Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook for ACGL Q3 Earnings

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $1.75 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.81. The consensus estimate for Arch Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $9.02 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Arch Capital Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.54 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $2.10 EPS.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last issued its 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. The company had revenue of $4.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.05 billion. Arch Capital Group had a net margin of 33.86% and a return on equity of 18.94%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.31 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Roth Mkm upped their price objective on Arch Capital Group from $110.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. JMP Securities increased their price target on Arch Capital Group from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Arch Capital Group from $108.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Barclays started coverage on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $120.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on Arch Capital Group from $128.00 to $125.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 1st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $118.88.

Arch Capital Group Price Performance

NASDAQ ACGL opened at $100.05 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.71, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.61. 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 company has a 50-day moving average price of $108.21 and a 200-day moving average price of $103.17. Arch Capital Group has a 52 week low of $72.85 and a 52 week high of $116.47.

Arch Capital Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a special dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 18th will be issued a $5.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 18th.

Institutional Trading of Arch Capital Group

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ACGL. Benjamin Edwards Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Arch Capital Group in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,873,000. Alerus Financial NA increased its holdings in shares of Arch Capital Group by 0.5% during the third quarter. Alerus Financial NA now owns 30,436 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $3,405,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares during the period. Erste Asset Management GmbH acquired a new stake in shares of Arch Capital Group in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $82,748,000. Edgestream Partners L.P. raised its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 215.8% in the 3rd quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 33,712 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $3,772,000 after buying an additional 23,037 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kolinsky Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Arch Capital Group in the third quarter worth approximately $226,000. 89.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.