Axis Capital Holdings Ltd (AXS) stock forecast: Can it reach its 52-week high of $100.78

A share price of Axis Capital Holdings Ltd [AXS] is currently trading at $99.51, down -0.13%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The AXS shares have gain 4.75% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.35%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd [NYSE: AXS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 13, 2025, when BMO Capital Markets initiated its Market Perform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $93. Previously, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to Equal Weight on December 11, 2024, and elevated its price target to $89. On October 04, 2024, TD Cowen initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $118 on the stock. Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating to a Outperform and increased its price target to $66 on November 13, 2023. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $68 on September 15, 2023. Goldman started tracking with a Sell rating for this stock on September 08, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $51. In a note dated December 19, 2022, Keefe Bruyette downgraded an Mkt Perform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $63 to $60.

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $60.44 and $100.78. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $95 within the next 12 months. Axis Capital Holdings Ltd [NYSE: AXS] shares were valued at $99.51 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -4.53% based on the average AXS price forecast.

Analyzing the AXS fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Axis Capital Holdings Ltd [NYSE:AXS] were 5.97B which represents 3.53% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 1.0% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.17%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.18%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.19 and Total Capital is 0.03. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.24.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 98.53 points at the first support level, and at 97.56 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 100.95, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 102.40.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Axis Capital Holdings Ltd [NYSE:AXS] is 0.74. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.35, the price to book ratio is 1.49 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 8.07.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved DAVIS CHARLES A, Director, that happened on Mar 05 ’25 when 2.14 million shares were sold. Director, DAVIS CHARLES A completed a deal on Feb 03 ’25 to sell 2.23 million shares. Meanwhile, Director SMITH HENRY B sold 7217.0 shares on Jun 03 ’24.

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