AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS) to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $2.69 Per Share, Roth Capital Forecasts

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of AXIS Capital in a research report issued on Thursday, May 2nd. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now expects that the insurance provider will post earnings of $2.69 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.70. The consensus estimate for AXIS Capital’s current full-year earnings is $10.17 per share.

AXIS Capital (NYSE:AXS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The insurance provider reported $2.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.17. AXIS Capital had a return on equity of 19.11% and a net margin of 10.34%. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.49 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.33 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis.

AXS has been the subject of several other research reports. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of AXIS Capital from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of AXIS Capital from $59.00 to $57.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 11th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on AXIS Capital from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 10th. Finally, StockNews.com raised AXIS Capital from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $67.33.

AXIS Capital Price Performance

NYSE AXS opened at $65.39 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.62. The stock has a market cap of $5.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.00, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 0.80. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $62.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.73. AXIS Capital has a 52-week low of $51.61 and a 52-week high of $66.74.

AXIS Capital Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 4th were paid a dividend of $0.44 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 1st. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.69%. AXIS Capital’s dividend payout ratio is 26.91%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Stanley A. Galanski purchased 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 6th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $58.45 per share, with a total value of $409,150.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 9,763 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $570,647.35. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of AXIS Capital

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AXS. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of AXIS Capital in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $52,845,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in AXIS Capital by 89.5% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,230,822 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $69,381,000 after purchasing an additional 581,409 shares during the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC boosted its position in AXIS Capital by 185.1% during the fourth quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 488,556 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $27,051,000 after purchasing an additional 317,169 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of AXIS Capital by 2.5% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,632,025 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $486,587,000 after purchasing an additional 207,233 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wasatch Advisors LP raised its position in shares of AXIS Capital by 26.0% in the fourth quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 989,689 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $54,799,000 after purchasing an additional 204,389 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.44% of the company’s stock.

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.