Brokers Set Expectations for AXIS Capital Holdings Limited’s Q3 2025 Earnings (NYSE:AXS)

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of AXIS Capital in a research note issued on Thursday, May 2nd. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings of $2.69 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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. The business had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.49 billion. AXIS Capital had a return on equity of 19.11% and a net margin of 10.34%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.33 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on AXIS Capital from $59.00 to $57.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of AXIS Capital from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. UBS Group lifted their price target on AXIS Capital from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 5th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on AXIS Capital from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $67.33.

AXIS Capital Price Performance

AXS opened at $65.39 on Friday. AXIS Capital has a twelve month low of $51.61 and a twelve month high of $66.74. The firm 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 company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $62.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.73.

Institutional Trading of AXIS Capital

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AXIS Capital by 1.7% during the first quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,246,288 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $81,034,000 after purchasing an additional 20,746 shares during the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its holdings in AXIS Capital by 600.0% during the 1st quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 7,000 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $455,000 after buying an additional 6,000 shares during the period. Connecticut Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in AXIS Capital during the first quarter valued at about $838,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new position in shares of AXIS Capital in the first quarter worth about $683,000. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of AXIS Capital in the first quarter worth approximately $669,000. 93.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Stanley A. Galanski purchased 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 6th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $58.45 per share, for a total transaction of $409,150.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 9,763 shares in the company, valued at $570,647.35. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

AXIS Capital Dividend Announcement

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

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.