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After finishing at $99.57 in the prior trading day, Axis Capital Holdings Ltd (NYSE: AXS) closed at $100.16, up 0.59%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.69 million shares were traded. AXS stock price reached its highest trading level at $101.36 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $99.965.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AXS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.23 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.23.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, RBC Capital Mkts on November 25, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $125.
On October 08, 2025, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight but kept the price unchanged to $123. On January 13, 2025, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and target price of $93.BMO Capital Markets initiated its Market Perform rating on January 13, 2025, with a $93 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 19 ’25 when DAVIS CHARLES A sold 2,404,133 shares for $98.90 per share. The transaction valued at 237,768,754 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
SMITH HENRY B sold 3,500 shares of AXS for $345,345 on Aug 21 ’25. The Director now owns 47,295 shares after completing the transaction at $98.67 per share. On Aug 20 ’25, another insider, Draper Daniel J, who serves as the Grp Chief Underwriting Officer of the company, sold 4,305 shares for $97.57 each. As a result, the insider received 420,039 and left with 16,269 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AXS now has a Market Capitalization of 7829906432 and an Enterprise Value of 8914678784. As of this moment, Axis’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.98. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.23 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.33. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.415 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.855.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AXS is 0.64, which has changed by 0.060948372 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1177547 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AXS has reached a high of $107.19, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $83.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.24%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.12%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 708.76K shares per day over the past 3-months and 591160 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 77.03M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 74.01M. Insiders hold about 3.93% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.75% stake in the company. Shares short for AXS as of 1763078400 were 831988 with a Short Ratio of 1.18, compared to 1760486400 on 973635. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 831988 and a Short% of Float of 1.23000005.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AXS’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.76, compared to 1.76 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017676007. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.8.
