Choreo LLC Buys 13,406 Shares of Arch Capital Group Ltd. $ACGL

Choreo LLC lifted its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) by 39.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 47,314 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,406 shares during the quarter. Choreo LLC’s holdings in Arch Capital Group were worth $4,293,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. boosted its position in shares of Arch Capital Group by 31.4% in the second quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 469 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC now owns 3,702 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $337,000 after buying an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its holdings in Arch Capital Group by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 3,892 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $354,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Arch Capital Group by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 3,025 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $275,000 after buying an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Compound Planning Inc. raised its holdings in Arch Capital Group by 5.0% during the third quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 2,644 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $240,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the period. 89.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Arch Capital Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Arch Capital Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Arch reported a solid quarterly result earlier this year (beat on EPS and revenue), giving investors confidence in earnings power and underwriting performance. (Background)
• Positive Sentiment: Arch’s board declared a dividend on a series of preferred shares, which supports income investors and signals capital allocation discipline. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Short interest has fallen materially from ~7.05M shares to about 5.59M shares (as of Feb 13), reducing potential downward pressure from short covering; short-interest ratio ~2.6 days. (Feb 13 short-interest data)
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and other market sites note increased investor attention on ACGL, which can boost volume and volatility but is not a directional catalyst on its own. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Mentions of ACGL in investor letters/fund reports (e.g., Q4 fund commentary) are present but don’t point to a clear company-specific catalyst. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: There are conflicting/odd short‑interest data points in some feeds (entries showing 0 shares/NaN), so verify with the exchange’s official short‑interest release before drawing conclusions. (Data anomaly)
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research recently trimmed several near‑term and FY2026–FY2027 EPS estimates for ACGL (multiple quarter and year cuts), which could weigh on valuation and near‑term sentiment. Article Title

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider John M. Pasquesi sold 8,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.17, for a total value of $828,696.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 289,556 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,267,488.52. This trade represents a 2.95% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Maamoun Rajeh sold 47,430 shares of Arch Capital Group stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.12, for a total transaction of $4,558,971.60. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 433,589 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $41,676,574.68. This represents a 9.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 260,096 shares of company stock valued at $24,530,685. 4.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Arch Capital Group Trading Up 0.5%

ACGL opened at $100.15 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $96.08 and a 200 day moving average of $92.63. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Arch Capital Group Ltd. has a 12 month low of $82.44 and a 12 month high of $103.39. The firm has a market cap of $36.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.62, a P/E/G ratio of 4.00 and a beta of 0.42.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The insurance provider reported $2.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.34 by $0.64. The business had revenue of $4.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.94 billion. Arch Capital Group had a return on equity of 16.73% and a net margin of 22.07%.During the same period last year, the company earned $2.26 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Arch Capital Group Ltd. will post 8.42 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ACGL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Mizuho upped their price objective on Arch Capital Group from $95.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $114.00 price target (up from $113.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Roth Mkm set a $110.00 price objective on shares of Arch Capital Group and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Barclays set a $104.00 target price on shares of Arch Capital Group and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Arch Capital Group from $111.00 to $117.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $109.20.

About Arch Capital Group

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: ACGL) is a Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance holding company that underwrites a broad range of property and casualty, mortgage, and specialty risk products. The company operates through a group of underwriting subsidiaries and platforms to provide insurance, reinsurance and related risk solutions tailored to commercial, institutional and individual clients.

Arch’s product mix includes treaty and facultative reinsurance, primary casualty and property insurance, mortgage insurance and other specialty lines.