AustralianSuper Pty Ltd Has $6.91 Million Stock Holdings in Arch Capital Group Ltd. $ACGL

AustralianSuper Pty Ltd raised its stake in Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) by 8.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 76,131 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,787 shares during the period. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd’s holdings in Arch Capital Group were worth $6,907,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Arch Capital Group Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ ACGL opened at $100.48 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.65, a PEG ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.40. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $96.23 and its 200 day moving average is $92.82. Arch Capital Group Ltd. has a 52 week low of $82.44 and a 52 week high of $103.39. 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 (NASDAQ:ACGL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The insurance provider reported $2.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.34 by $0.64. The firm had revenue of $4.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 period in the prior year, the company posted $2.26 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Arch Capital Group Ltd. will post 8.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Roth Mkm set a $110.00 price target on Arch Capital Group and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted 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 report on Wednesday, January 7th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Arch Capital Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $104.00 price target (up from $102.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $120.00 price objective (up from $113.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a report on Friday, February 13th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $109.20.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Arch Capital Group news, insider Maamoun Rajeh sold 47,430 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.12, for a total transaction of $4,558,971.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 433,589 shares in the company, valued at $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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider John M. Pasquesi sold 203,866 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.90, for a total value of $19,143,017.40. Following the sale, the insider owned 351,356 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,992,328.40. The trade was a 36.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 260,096 shares of company stock worth $24,530,685 over the last three months. 4.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Arch Capital Group News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Arch reported record operating income and strong return on equity for 2025, driven by a robust Q4. Those fundamentals support valuation and dividend/capital return potential, and are a clear positive catalyst for longer‑term investor confidence. Arch Capital Group (ACGL) Delivers Record 2025 Operating Income and Robust ROE InsiderMonkey: Arch Capital Group Delivers Record 2025 Operating Income
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest notices in early March show reported large changes but the published figures appear inconsistent (zeros/NaN in the data feed). That creates uncertainty about actual shorting pressure; unclear short interest is unlikely to be a decisive driver until the data is corrected/clarified.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research trimmed its EPS forecasts slightly for FY2026, Q4 2026 and Q1 2027 (FY2026 to $9.34 from $9.36; FY2027 to $10.08 from $10.10; Q1/Q4 nudges). While the cuts are small, downward revisions can pressure the stock in the short term because they lower near‑term earnings expectations despite the strong reported results. MarketBeat: ACGL profile / Zacks note

Arch Capital Group 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.