Q1 EPS Forecast for Arch Capital Group Lowered by Analyst

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Arch Capital Group in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 30th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $2.42 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.43. The consensus estimate for Arch Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $8.42 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Arch Capital Group’s FY2026 earnings at $9.33 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $10.06 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $11.32 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Evercore set a $100.00 price objective on Arch Capital Group and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Morgan Stanley set a $125.00 price target on shares of Arch Capital Group in a report on Friday, January 16th. Barclays set a $104.00 price objective on shares of Arch Capital Group and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Arch Capital Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $114.00 target price (up from $113.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Arch Capital Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $109.20.

Arch Capital Group Stock Performance

ACGL stock opened at $95.99 on Tuesday. Arch Capital Group has a 1-year low of $82.44 and a 1-year high of $103.39. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The firm has a market cap of $34.20 billion, a PE ratio of 8.26, a P/E/G ratio of 3.90 and a beta of 0.40. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $96.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $93.23.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 company had revenue of $4.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.94 billion. Arch Capital Group had a net margin of 22.07% and a return on equity of 16.73%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.26 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Arch Capital Group news, insider David Gansberg sold 5,907 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.37, for a total transaction of $569,257.59. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 336,559 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,434,190.83. This represents a 1.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Nicolas Papadopoulo sold 21,930 shares of Arch Capital Group stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.31, for a total transaction of $2,112,078.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 871,594 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $83,943,218.14. This trade represents a 2.45% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 78,267 shares of company stock valued at $7,291,637 in the last ninety days. 4.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Arch Capital Group

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in Arch Capital Group by 157.9% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 673 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 412 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Arch Capital Group during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $253,000. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Arch Capital Group by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 3,025 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $275,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Arch Capital Group by 14.6% during the 2nd quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 7,695 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $701,000 after acquiring an additional 978 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in Arch Capital Group by 17.3% in the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 544,469 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $49,447,000 after acquiring an additional 80,414 shares during the period. 89.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Arch Capital Group Company Profile

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.