Roth Capital Has Optimistic View of AXIS Capital Q2 Earnings

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS) – Analysts at Roth Capital increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for AXIS Capital in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 30th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $2.89 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.72. The consensus estimate for AXIS Capital’s current full-year earnings is $11.36 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for AXIS Capital’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.01 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of AXIS Capital from $108.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. StockNews.com lowered shares of AXIS Capital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. UBS Group raised their price objective on AXIS Capital from $92.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on AXIS Capital from $89.00 to $85.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on AXIS Capital from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, AXIS Capital currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.25.

AXIS Capital Price Performance

AXIS Capital stock opened at $90.37 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.32, a PEG ratio of 3.87 and a beta of 0.95. The business has a 50-day moving average of $90.06 and a 200-day moving average of $82.88. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. AXIS Capital has a 1 year low of $56.93 and a 1 year high of $94.89.

AXIS Capital (NYSE:AXS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The insurance provider reported $2.97 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.68 by $0.29. AXIS Capital had a return on equity of 18.89% and a net margin of 18.16%.

Institutional Trading of AXIS Capital

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in AXIS Capital by 48.6% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 371,557 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $30,070,000 after purchasing an additional 121,437 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AXIS Capital in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $638,000. Verition Fund Management LLC bought a new position in shares of AXIS Capital in the third quarter valued at $453,000. Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new position in AXIS Capital during the third quarter worth $507,000. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC raised its position in AXIS Capital by 24.4% during the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,625,057 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $129,371,000 after acquiring an additional 318,784 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at AXIS Capital

In other AXIS Capital news, Director Charles A. Davis sold 2,234,636 shares of AXIS Capital stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.50, for a total value of $199,999,922.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 4,543,170 shares in the company, valued at approximately $406,613,715. The trade was a 32.97 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

AXIS Capital Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a $0.44 dividend. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. AXIS Capital’s dividend payout ratio is presently 14.25%.

About AXIS Capital

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides various specialty insurance and reinsurance products in Bermuda, the United States, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Reinsurance. The Insurance segment offers professional insurance products that cover directors' and officers' liability, errors and omissions, employment practices, fiduciary, crime, professional indemnity, medical malpractice, and other financial insurance related coverages for commercial enterprises, financial institutions, not-for-profit organizations, and other professional service providers; and property insurance products for commercial buildings, residential premises, construction projects, property in transit, onshore renewable energy installations, and physical damage and business interruption following an act of terrorism.