AXIS Capital
About: Axis Capital Holdings Ltd is a specialty underwriter and provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions with operations in Bermuda, the United States ("U.S."), Europe, Singapore, and Canada. The company manages its portfolio holistically, aiming to construct an optimum consolidated portfolio of funded and unfunded risks. The company's segment consists of AXIS Insurance and AXIS Reinsurance. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Insurance segment. Geographically, the company generates the majority of its revenue from the United States.
Employees: 1,876
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Funds holding %
of 7,372 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
1,221% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.31M | Put options by funds: $629K
111% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 74 | Existing positions closed: 35
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 143 | Existing positions reduced: 118
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.25B [Q3] → $7.11B (+$857M) [Q4]
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 350 [Q3] → 383 (+33) [Q4]
3.08% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.78% [Q3] → 95.86% (+3.08%) [Q4]
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 [Q3] → 6 (-2) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$85
7%
downside
Avg. target
$99
8%
upside
High target
$118
29%
upside
3 analyst ratings
1 positive
33%
2 neutral
67%
0 negative
0%
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Meyer Shields 67% 1-year accuracy 74 / 110 met price target | 29%upside $118 | Outperform Maintained | 13 Mar 2025 |
Wells Fargo Elyse Greenspan 61% 1-year accuracy 72 / 118 met price target | 7%downside $85 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 14 Jan 2025 |
BMO Capital Charlie Lederer 0% 1-year accuracy 0 / 2 met price target | 1%upside $93 | Market Perform Initiated | 13 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about AXS published over the past 30 days
Negative
Investors Business Daily
6 days ago
This Stock With Massive Earnings Growth Crushes S&P 500, Hangs Tough Near Entry
With the stock market pulling back, now is the time to look for stocks showing strength. This insurance stock is doing just that.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Axis Capital (AXS) Up 3.8% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
Axis Capital (AXS) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
AXS Stock Trading at Discount to Industry at 1.38X: Time to Hold?
AXIS Capital stock is poised to gain from a well-performing specialty insurance, reinsurance as well as the accident and health portfolio.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
AXIS Capital Declares Quarterly Dividends and Announces New Share Repurchase Authorization
PEMBROKE, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #insurance--AXIS Capital Holdings Limited ("AXIS Capital" or the “Company”) (NYSE: AXS) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.44 per common share payable on April 17, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2025. In addition, the Board declared a dividend of $34.375 per Series E 5.50% preferred share (equivalent to $0.34375 per depositary share) payable on April 17, 2025 to shareholders of record.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (AXS) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 30, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Cliff Gallant - Head, Investor Relations Vince Tizzio - President and Chief Executive Officer Pete Vogt - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Andrew Kligerman - TD Securities Yaron Kinar - Jefferies Brian Meredith - UBS Josh Shanker - Bank of America Charlie Lederer - BMO Operator Good morning, and welcome to the AXIS Capital Fourth Quarter 2024 Conference Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
AXIS Capital Q4 Earnings Top Estimates on Solid Underwriting
AXS' fourth-quarter results reflect improved net investment income and higher premiums, offset by higher expenses.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Axis Capital (AXS) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Axis Capital (AXS) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Axis Capital (AXS) Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates
Axis Capital (AXS) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.97 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.68 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.94 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
AXIS Capital Reports Fourth Quarter Net Income Available to Common Shareholders of $286 Million, or $3.38 Per Diluted Common Share and Operating Income of $252 Million, or $2.97 Per Diluted Common Share
PEMBROKE, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $AXS #insurance--AXIS Capital Holdings Limited ("AXIS Capital" or "AXIS" or "the Company") (NYSE: AXS) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024. Commenting on the 2024 financial results, Vince Tizzio, President and CEO of AXIS Capital, said: "2024 was an excellent year for AXIS. We delivered on the financial and operational guideposts that we shared at our Investor Day this past May, highlighted by an operating return-on-equity of 18.6%.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
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