Arch Capital Group Ltd. $ACGL Stock Holdings Reduced by ProShare Advisors LLC

ProShare Advisors LLC reduced its position in Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 88,735 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after selling 8,130 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in Arch Capital Group were worth $8,051,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in Arch Capital Group by 157.9% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 673 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 412 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Arch Capital Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $253,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Arch Capital Group by 22.3% in the second quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,411 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $402,000 after acquiring an additional 803 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 41.6% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 39,494 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $3,596,000 after purchasing an additional 11,609 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MGO One Seven LLC increased its stake in shares of Arch Capital Group by 563.6% during the 2nd quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 20,538 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,870,000 after purchasing an additional 17,443 shares during the last quarter. 89.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Arch Capital Group

In related news, CFO Francois Morin sold 8,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.62, for a total transaction of $756,960.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 266,681 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,233,356.22. The trade was a 2.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider John M. Pasquesi sold 8,800 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.17, for a total transaction of $828,696.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 289,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,267,488.52. This trade represents a 2.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 220,666 shares of company stock worth $20,728,673. 4.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on ACGL. Evercore set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Arch Capital Group and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Mizuho set a $95.00 price target on Arch Capital Group and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $97.00 price target (up previously from $93.00) on shares of Arch Capital Group in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Weiss Ratings raised Arch Capital Group from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $125.00 target price on Arch Capital Group in a report on Friday, January 16th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $108.20.

Trending Headlines about Arch Capital Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Arch Capital Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations — operating income/earnings topped estimates and management highlighted underwriting strength and rising investment income, underpinning margin recovery. Arch Capital Tops Q4 Earnings Estimates on Solid Underwriting
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised targets and ratings — Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target to $115 (outperform) and Wells Fargo to $109 (overweight), signaling analyst confidence and creating visible upside. RBC Raise Wells Fargo Raise
• Positive Sentiment: Management tone and buyback plans support capital returns — management commentary and analyst write-ups point to disciplined underwriting, improving margins and accelerated buybacks (management discussed sizable buyback capacity). Measured Underwriting Buyback Analysis Management Confidence Boosted
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call materials and transcripts are available for detail — investors can review the Q4 presentation and full call transcript to assess guidance and segment-level commentary. Q4 Earnings Call Transcript Q4 Presentation
• Neutral Sentiment: Relative performance note — one report flagged that ACGL underperformed peers on a single-day basis despite gains; this is a short-term datapoint rather than a change to the company story. Underperforms Peers Note
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest rose in late January — as of Jan. 30 there were ~7.05M shares short (~2.0% of float) and a short-interest ratio around 2.7 days, which can add volatility or signal some investor skepticism about near-term upside.

Arch Capital Group Price Performance

NASDAQ ACGL opened at $98.61 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $94.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $91.74. Arch Capital Group Ltd. has a twelve month low of $82.44 and a twelve month high of $103.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.76 billion, a PE ratio of 8.49, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.53.

Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The insurance provider reported $2.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.34 by $0.64. Arch Capital Group had a return on equity of 16.73% and a net margin of 22.07%.The firm had revenue of $3.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.94 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.26 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Arch Capital Group Ltd. will post 8.42 EPS for the current year.

Arch Capital Group Company Profile

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: ACGL) is a Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance holding company that underwrites a broad range of property and casualty, mortgage, and specialty risk products. The company operates through a group of underwriting subsidiaries and platforms to provide insurance, reinsurance and related risk solutions tailored to commercial, institutional and individual clients.

Arch’s product mix includes treaty and facultative reinsurance, primary casualty and property insurance, mortgage insurance and other specialty lines.