Roth Capital Expects Reduced Earnings for Arch Capital Group

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital reduced their FY2024 earnings per share estimates for Arch Capital Group in a report released on Thursday, October 31st. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now anticipates that the insurance provider will earn $8.80 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $9.30. The consensus estimate for Arch Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $9.12 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Arch Capital Group’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.86 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.59 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $2.78 EPS.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The insurance provider reported $1.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.05. Arch Capital Group had a return on equity of 19.65% and a net margin of 33.86%. The business had revenue of $4.72 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.05 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.31 EPS.

ACGL has been the topic of several other reports. Citigroup lifted their price target on Arch Capital Group from $105.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 10th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on Arch Capital Group from $120.00 to $121.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Bank of America upped their price target on Arch Capital Group from $119.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. StockNews.com downgraded Arch Capital Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Arch Capital Group from $110.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $119.53.

Arch Capital Group Stock Down 6.3 %

ACGL opened at $98.56 on Friday. Arch Capital Group has a 12 month low of $72.85 and a 12 month high of $116.47. The stock has a market cap of $37.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.59. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $110.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $102.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.60 and a quick ratio of 0.60.

Insider Transactions at Arch Capital Group

In other news, CFO Francois Morin sold 11,460 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.46, for a total value of $1,174,191.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 221,779 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,723,476.34. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 4.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Arch Capital Group

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Summit Global Investments grew its position in Arch Capital Group by 646.8% during the 3rd quarter. Summit Global Investments now owns 77,739 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $8,697,000 after acquiring an additional 67,329 shares during the last quarter. Bensler LLC boosted its position in Arch Capital Group by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Bensler LLC now owns 18,921 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $2,117,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Lifestyle Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Arch Capital Group by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Lifestyle Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,471 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $1,283,000 after buying an additional 299 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Arch Capital Group by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,438,738 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $832,246,000 after buying an additional 337,786 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Graypoint LLC acquired a new position in shares of Arch Capital Group in the 3rd quarter valued at $212,000. 89.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Arch Capital Group

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.