AXIS Capital Holdings (AXS) Stock Overview
Through its subsidiaries, provides various specialty insurance and reinsurance products in Bermuda, the United States, and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 6/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 3/6 |
| Financial Health | 4/6 |
| Dividends | 5/6 |
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AXIS Capital Holdings Limited Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$100.13 |
| 52 Week High | US$110.34 |
| 52 Week Low | US$88.07 |
| Beta | 0.64 |
| 1 Month Change | -1.51% |
| 3 Month Change | -3.59% |
| 1 Year Change | 0.25% |
| 3 Year Change | 83.39% |
| 5 Year Change | 72.85% |
| Change since IPO | 291.90% |
Recent News & Updates
AXS: Future Upside Will Rely On Buybacks And Firm Fair Value
Analysts have adjusted their price target on AXIS Capital Holdings slightly, reducing it from about $123.18 to approximately $122.45. The change reflects updated assumptions related to revenue growth, profit margins, and forward P/E expectations.AXS: Future Upside Will Rely On Buybacks And Firm Fair Value
Analysts have trimmed their price target on AXIS Capital Holdings slightly to about $123.18 from roughly $123.64, reflecting small tweaks to fair value assumptions, discount rate inputs and projected revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E levels. What's in the News The Board of Directors authorized a new share buyback plan on February 26, 2026, signaling approval for additional capital returns to shareholders (Key Developments).AXS: Future Upside Will Rely On Buybacks And Steady Fair Value
Analysts have adjusted their price target for AXIS Capital Holdings to $123.64. The updated view reflects unchanged fair value estimates, a consistent 6.98% discount rate, and steady assumptions for revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E.Recent updates
AXS: Future Upside Will Rely On Buybacks And Firm Fair Value
Analysts have adjusted their price target on AXIS Capital Holdings slightly, reducing it from about $123.18 to approximately $122.45. The change reflects updated assumptions related to revenue growth, profit margins, and forward P/E expectations.AXS: Future Upside Will Rely On Buybacks And Firm Fair Value
Analysts have trimmed their price target on AXIS Capital Holdings slightly to about $123.18 from roughly $123.64, reflecting small tweaks to fair value assumptions, discount rate inputs and projected revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E levels. What's in the News The Board of Directors authorized a new share buyback plan on February 26, 2026, signaling approval for additional capital returns to shareholders (Key Developments).AXS: Future Upside Will Rely On Buybacks And Steady Fair Value
Analysts have adjusted their price target for AXIS Capital Holdings to $123.64. The updated view reflects unchanged fair value estimates, a consistent 6.98% discount rate, and steady assumptions for revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E.AXS: Future Upside Will Rely On Completed Buybacks And Refined Fair Value
Analysts have left their AXIS Capital Holdings price target effectively unchanged at around $124, reflecting stable views on fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E assumptions. What's in the News AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced a share repurchase program authorizing the company to buy back up to $300 million of its common shares (Buyback Transaction Announcements).AXS: Future Upside Will Rely On Completed Buybacks And Refined Fair Value
Analysts have adjusted their price target on AXIS Capital Holdings to $123.64, citing updated assumptions on future P/E while maintaining steady views on revenue growth and profit margin. What's in the News AXIS Capital Holdings completed a share repurchase tranche between October 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025, buying back 2,930,273 shares for $291.53 million, equal to 3.8% of the company.AXS: Future Upside Will Rely On Buybacks And Refined Fair Value
Analysts have modestly raised their price target on AXIS Capital Holdings to about US$123.64 from roughly US$120.91, citing updated assumptions that combine a slightly higher discount rate with adjusted expectations for revenue, profit margin, and future P/E. What's in the News Completed share repurchase of 2,930,273 shares, representing 3.8% of shares, for a total of US$291.53 million under the buyback announced on September 17, 2025 (Key Developments).AXS: Future Upside Will Rely On Refined Fair Value And Stable Metrics
Analysts have nudged their price target for AXIS Capital Holdings slightly higher to about $120.91 from $120.00, citing small adjustments in fair value inputs, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E assumptions. What's in the News AXIS Capital Holdings reported that between September 17, 2025 and September 30, 2025, it repurchased 0 shares for $0 million under its existing buyback program (Key Developments).AXIS Capital: Upcoming Q4 Release Needs To Steady The Ship (Downgrade)
Jan 17AXS: Future Upside Will Rely On Stable Metrics As Buyback Pauses
Analysts now place their price target for AXIS Capital Holdings at US$120.00, up from about US$118.18, citing updated assumptions for fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E estimates. What's in the News Between September 17, 2025 and September 30, 2025, AXIS Capital Holdings reported no share repurchases under its announced buyback, with 0 shares repurchased for US$0 million, completing that tranche of the program (Key Developments).AXS: Modest Upside Will Emerge As Buyback Stalls And Fundamentals Hold
Analysts have nudged their price target on AXIS Capital Holdings modestly higher, from approximately $116 to about $118 per share. They cite slightly stronger expected revenue growth, a marginally richer future earnings multiple, and a stable discount rate that together outweigh a small downward tweak to projected profit margins.AXS: Share Repurchases Will Support Upside As Fundamentals Remain Stable
Analysts have nudged their price target on AXIS Capital Holdings slightly lower to approximately $116.10 per share from about $116.20, reflecting only marginal tweaks to discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P E assumptions, while maintaining a broadly stable outlook. What's in the News Board of Directors authorizes a new share repurchase plan for AXIS Capital Holdings, setting the framework for future buybacks as of September 17, 2025 (company announcement).AXS: Share Buyback Program Is Expected To Drive Long-Term Upside
Analysts have raised their price target for AXIS Capital Holdings from $115.78 to $116.20. They cite improved profit margin forecasts and a slightly higher discount rate, despite moderating revenue growth expectations.Share Buyback and Leadership Transition Will Shape Specialty Insurance Prospects
Analysts have slightly lowered their price target for AXIS Capital Holdings from $116.38 to $115.78, citing updated projections for revenue growth and adjustments to profit margins. What's in the News AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announces a share repurchase program of up to $400 million of its common shares (Key Developments) The Board of Directors authorizes a buyback plan on September 17, 2025 (Key Developments) Between July and September 2025, the company completed the repurchase of 4,235,514 shares, representing 5.22% for $400 million under the existing buyback (Key Developments) Matthew Kirk will be appointed Chief Financial Officer effective March 31, 2026 as part of a planned leadership transition (Key Developments) Launch of AXIS Capacity Solutions, a new business unit focused on structured and multi-line portfolio capacity deals (Key Developments) Valuation Changes The Fair Value Estimate has decreased slightly from $116.38 to $115.78.AI And Cyber Investments Will Expand Specialty Insurance Prospects
Analysts have raised their price target for AXIS Capital Holdings from $113.50 to $116.38, citing strengthened revenue growth expectations, even though the outlook for profit margin is slightly lower. What's in the News AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced a share repurchase program authorizing up to $400 million in common share buybacks (Buyback Transaction Announcements).Cautious Investors Not Rewarding AXIS Capital Holdings Limited's (NYSE:AXS) Performance Completely
Jul 11
AXIS Capital Holdings (NYSE:AXS) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.44
Jun 13AXIS Capital Holdings (NYSE:AXS) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.44
May 19AXIS Capital: A Niche Leader Priced For NOPAT Fall
Dec 23
Decisive Enhancements And Digital Investments Poised To Elevate Profitability And Market Position
Improved underwriting discipline from specialty underwriting focus and strategic portfolio reshaping expected to enhance profitability and earnings stability.AXIS Capital: Successful Transition To Less Risky Business Model
Aug 15AXIS Capital: Promising Niche Insurer, But Unclear Growth Driver Warrants Neutral Rating
Mar 01Shareholder Returns
| AXS | US Insurance | US Market | |
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| 7D | 0.8% | -1.0% | 0.8% |
| 1Y | 0.3% | -8.2% | 27.8% |
Return vs Industry: AXS exceeded the US Insurance industry which returned -8.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: AXS underperformed the US Market which returned 27.8% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| AXS volatility | |
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| AXS Average Weekly Movement | 3.3% |
| Insurance Industry Average Movement | 4.4% |
| Market Average Movement | 7.1% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.3% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.2% |
Stable Share Price: AXS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: AXS's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,966 | Vince Tizzio | www.axiscapital.com |
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides various specialty insurance and reinsurance products in Bermuda, the United States, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Insurance and Reinsurance. Its Insurance segment offers professional insurance products that cover directors’ and officers’ liability, errors and omissions, employment practices, fiduciary, crime, professional indemnity, medical malpractice, environmental liability, 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.
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited Fundamentals Summary
| AXS fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | US$7.38b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$1.04b |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$6.69b |
Is AXS overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| AXS income statement (TTM) | |
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| Revenue | US$6.69b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$4.55b |
| Gross Profit | US$2.14b |
| Other Expenses | US$1.10b |
| Earnings | US$1.04b |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2026
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 14.10 |
| Gross Margin | 32.00% |
| Net Profit Margin | 15.55% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 21.7% |
How did AXS perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/05/03 10:17 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/01 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited is covered by 23 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Michael Zaremski | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Joshua Shanker | BofA Global Research |
| Ryan Byrnes | Brean Capital Historical (Janney Montgomery) |