Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for ACGL Earnings

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, April 9th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $2.53 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.54. 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 Q2 2027 earnings at $2.34 EPS.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last announced its 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. The business had revenue of $4.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 business posted $2.26 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. 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. Morgan Stanley set a $125.00 target price on Arch Capital Group in a report on Friday, January 16th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $100.00 target price (up from $97.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 target price (up from $113.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Evercore set a $100.00 target price on Arch Capital Group and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $109.40.

Arch Capital Group Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ACGL opened at $95.97 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $34.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.26, a PEG ratio of 4.03 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.53. Arch Capital Group has a one year low of $82.44 and a one year high of $103.39. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $96.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.65.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Arch Capital Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Arch Capital Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. WealthCollab LLC increased its holdings in Arch Capital Group by 410.3% during the 3rd quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 296 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares during the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Arch Capital Group during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Grove Bank & Trust purchased a new stake in Arch Capital Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Aventura Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Arch Capital Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. 89.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Arch Capital Group news, CEO Nicolas Papadopoulo sold 21,930 shares of Arch Capital Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.31, for a total transaction of $2,112,078.30. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 871,594 shares in the company, valued at $83,943,218.14. The trade was a 2.45% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Brian S. Posner sold 3,000 shares of Arch Capital Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.11, for a total value of $51,330.00. Following the sale, the director owned 2,000 shares in the company, valued at $34,220. This represents a 60.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 over the last 90 days. 4.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.