Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) Short Interest Down 20.7% in February

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 5,588,593 shares, a decline of 20.7% from the January 29th total of 7,051,817 shares. Approximately 1.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 2,119,389 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.6 days. Based on an average trading volume of 2,119,389 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.6 days. Approximately 1.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, 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 value of $4,558,971.60. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 433,589 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $41,676,574.68. The trade was a 9.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider John M. Pasquesi sold 8,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The stock was 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 $27,267,488.52. This represents a 2.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 260,096 shares of company stock worth $24,530,685. 4.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Arch Capital Group

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Arch Capital Group by 1.2% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 42,414,557 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $3,861,845,000 after purchasing an additional 493,583 shares in the last quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership grew its position in shares of Arch Capital Group by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 23,833,290 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,170,021,000 after buying an additional 408,950 shares during the last quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 13,525,402 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,214,987,000 after acquiring an additional 171,693 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Arch Capital Group by 1.1% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 10,502,003 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $952,523,000 after acquiring an additional 115,465 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Arch Capital Group by 4.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,190,927 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $743,168,000 after acquiring an additional 360,626 shares during the last quarter. 89.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on ACGL. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 price objective (up from $113.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Arch Capital Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Arch Capital Group from $111.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $114.00 price objective (up from $113.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $104.00 target price (up from $102.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $109.20.

Arch Capital Group Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ ACGL opened at $100.15 on Monday. Arch Capital Group has a twelve month low of $82.44 and a twelve month high of $103.39. The firm has a market cap of $35.63 billion, a PE ratio of 8.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.02 and a beta of 0.40. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $96.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.69. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The insurance provider reported $2.98 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.34 by $0.64. Arch Capital Group had a return on equity of 16.73% and a net margin of 22.07%.The firm had revenue of $4.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.94 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.26 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Arch Capital Group will post 8.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Arch Capital Group News Summary

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

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.