Roth Capital Issues Negative Forecast for ACGL Earnings

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $1.18 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.36. The consensus estimate for Arch Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $8.86 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Arch Capital Group’s FY2025 earnings at $7.90 EPS.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The insurance provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.36. Arch Capital Group had a net margin of 33.86% and a return on equity of 18.94%. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.45 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on ACGL. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on Arch Capital Group from $121.00 to $120.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 10th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Arch Capital Group from $98.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Arch Capital Group from $107.00 to $106.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Arch Capital Group from $110.00 to $106.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on shares of Arch Capital Group from $125.00 to $110.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $116.93.

Arch Capital Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ACGL opened at $88.26 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $33.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.92, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.58. Arch Capital Group has a fifty-two week low of $83.12 and a fifty-two week high of $116.47. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $92.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $101.06.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ACGL. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC bought a new position in Arch Capital Group during the third quarter valued at $912,000. CX Institutional lifted its position in shares of Arch Capital Group by 1,838.1% during the 3rd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 40,953 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $4,582,000 after buying an additional 38,840 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning lifted its position in shares of Arch Capital Group by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 37,950 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $4,246,000 after buying an additional 1,720 shares during the last quarter. Asset Dedication LLC grew its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 188.1% during the 3rd quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 435 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. increased its holdings in Arch Capital Group by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 21,610 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $2,418,000 after acquiring an additional 513 shares during the last quarter. 89.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Arch Capital Group Company Profile

Arch Capital Group Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance, reinsurance, and mortgage insurance products worldwide. The company's Insurance segment offers primary and excess casualty coverages; loss sensitive primary casualty insurance programs; directors' and officers' liability, errors and omissions liability, employment practices and fiduciary liability, crime, professional indemnity, and other financial related coverages; medical professional and general liability insurance coverages; and workers' compensation and umbrella liability, as well as commercial automobile and inland marine products.