Roth Capital Forecasts Lower Earnings for Arch Capital Group

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Arch Capital Group in a report released on Tuesday, February 11th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings of $1.18 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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 - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The insurance provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 in the previous year, the firm posted $2.45 earnings per share.

A number of other research firms have also commented on ACGL. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of Arch Capital Group from $98.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on shares of Arch Capital Group from $120.00 to $113.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Arch Capital Group from $143.00 to $136.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 15th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Arch Capital Group from $120.00 to $100.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on shares of Arch Capital Group from $125.00 to $110.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $116.53.

Arch Capital Group Trading Down 2.2 %

ACGL stock traded down $1.96 during trading on Thursday, hitting $88.20. The company had a trading volume of 1,823,977 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,882,892. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $92.53 and a 200-day moving average price of $100.98. Arch Capital Group has a 12 month low of $83.97 and a 12 month high of $116.47. The stock has a market cap of $33.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.92, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.64.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Arch Capital Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC acquired a new position in Arch Capital Group in the 3rd quarter valued at about $912,000. CX Institutional grew its stake in Arch Capital Group by 1,838.1% in 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 grew its stake in Arch Capital Group by 4.7% in 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 Arch Capital Group by 188.1% in the 3rd quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 435 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. grew its position in shares of Arch Capital Group by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 21,610 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $2,418,000 after purchasing an additional 513 shares in 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.