Q2 Earnings Forecast for AXIS Capital Issued By Roth Capital

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for AXIS Capital in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 30th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $2.89 for the quarter, up from their previous 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.

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

AXS has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of AXIS Capital from $89.00 to $85.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. StockNews.com lowered shares of AXIS Capital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of AXIS Capital from $92.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of AXIS Capital from $81.00 to $96.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of AXIS Capital in a report on Monday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, AXIS Capital currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $99.25.

AXIS Capital Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE AXS opened at $90.12 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $90.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $82.75. AXIS Capital has a 52-week low of $56.93 and a 52-week high of $94.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.30, a P/E/G ratio of 3.87 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AXIS Capital

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Independent Advisor Alliance boosted its holdings in shares of AXIS Capital by 0.4% in the third quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 32,549 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $2,591,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the period. Pathstone Holdings LLC raised its position in shares of AXIS Capital by 0.4% in the third quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 31,785 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $2,542,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its position in shares of AXIS Capital by 24.0% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 671 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its position in AXIS Capital by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 2,799 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $248,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares during the period. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. increased its position in AXIS Capital by 32.6% during the second quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 602 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the period. 93.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other AXIS Capital news, Director Charles A. Davis sold 2,234,636 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director now directly owns 4,543,170 shares in the company, valued at $406,613,715. The trade was a 32.97 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

AXIS Capital Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.44 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.95%. AXIS Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.