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AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (AXS)

Financial Services | Insurance - Specialty | Pembroke, Bermuda | NYSE
114.52 USD +1.46 (1.291%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:10 a.m. EDT

Axis Capital presents a compelling case for a swing trade backed by solid fundamentals, though the balance sheet leaves room for caution. The stock is trading well above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, supported by a 14-day price surge and strong analyst consensus pointing to upside potential. Fundamentally, the company is delivering impressive earnings growth of nearly 46% and maintains healthy operating margins, yet it falls short of the exceptional growth thresholds required for a top-tier long-term hold due to modest revenue expansion and a balance sheet that carries net debt and tight liquidity ratios. The dividend is safe and consistent, offering a modest yield rather than a high-income play. While insider selling creates a headwind for near-term sentiment, the technical momentum and options flow suggest buyers are stepping in aggressively. This is a strong tactical buy, but investors should view it as a growth-at-a-reasonable-price opportunity rather than a fortress compounder.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.040127
MSTL0.040204
AutoARIMA0.040473
AutoTheta0.044168

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 31.68
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.074
Excess Kurtosis -0.33
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 23.409
Revenue per Share 87.471
Market Cap 8,442,784,256
Trailing P/E 8.57
Forward P/E 7.91
Beta 0.50
Profit Margins 16.00%
Website https://www.axiscapital.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:10 a.m. EDT: Near-term expiration (July 2026) shows elevated implied volatility and a bullish open interest skew where out-of-the-money calls dominate, suggesting speculators expect continued upside in the immediate weeks. However, longer-dated positions (December 2026) reveal significant put open interest at lower strikes (55, 65, 85) alongside a new flow of volume exceeding open interest at the 115 strike, indicating a mix of downside hedging and bullish positioning for the year-end target.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.41% 0.84% 1.89% 2.44%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-30 0.440 0.409531
2026-03-31 0.440 0.433882
2025-06-30 0.440 0.423810
2025-03-31 0.440 0.438947
2024-12-31 0.440 0.496502
2024-09-30 0.440 0.552694
2024-06-28 0.440 0.622788
2024-03-01 0.440 0.722971
2023-12-28 0.440 0.797969
2023-09-29 0.440 0.780557
2023-06-29 0.440 0.822584
2023-03-30 0.440 0.814061
2022-12-29 0.440 0.817085
2022-09-30 0.430 0.874873
2022-06-29 0.430 0.759315
2022-03-30 0.430 0.716667
2021-12-29 0.430 0.790587
2021-10-01 0.420 0.914037
2021-06-28 0.420 0.851236
2021-03-30 0.420 0.826284
2020-12-30 0.420 0.839664
2020-10-01 0.410 0.935646
2020-06-26 0.410 1.033006
2020-03-30 0.410 1.063830
2019-12-30 0.410 0.690701
2019-10-02 0.400 0.611621
2019-06-27 0.400 0.684580
2019-03-28 0.400 0.725426
2018-12-28 0.400 0.782779
2018-10-05 0.390 0.678851
2018-06-28 0.390 0.704098
2018-03-28 0.390 0.675208
2017-12-28 0.390 0.773810
2017-10-05 0.380 0.675676
2017-06-28 0.380 0.589421
2017-03-29 0.380 0.569118
2016-12-28 0.380 0.584885
2016-09-29 0.350 0.644924
2016-06-28 0.350 0.671656
2016-03-29 0.350 0.639971
2015-12-29 0.350 0.614035
2015-09-28 0.290 0.534661
2015-06-26 0.290 0.544601
2015-03-27 0.290 0.565523
2014-12-29 0.290 0.565302
2014-09-26 0.270 0.564499
2014-06-26 0.270 0.609206
2014-03-27 0.270 0.596158
2013-12-27 0.270 0.574835
2013-09-27 0.250 0.578035
2013-06-26 0.250 0.549330
2013-03-26 0.250 0.612445
2012-12-27 0.250 0.726322
2012-09-28 0.240 0.687285
2012-06-27 0.240 0.750469
2012-03-28 0.240 0.716204
2011-12-28 0.240 0.746269
2011-09-29 0.230 0.894942
2011-06-28 0.230 0.744096
2011-03-29 0.230 0.681280
2010-12-29 0.230 0.640312
2010-09-28 0.210 0.639269
2010-06-28 0.210 0.675458
2010-03-29 0.210 0.668790
2009-12-29 0.210 0.738137
2009-09-28 0.200 0.650195
2009-06-26 0.200 0.784314
2009-03-27 0.200 0.877963
2008-12-29 0.200 0.712251
2008-09-26 0.185 0.566789
2008-06-26 0.185 0.598512
2008-03-27 0.185 0.546206
2007-12-27 0.185 0.469067
2007-09-26 0.165 0.437782
2007-06-27 0.165 0.414677
2007-03-28 0.165 0.489179
2006-12-27 0.165 0.488021
2006-09-27 0.150 0.433777
2006-06-28 0.150 0.517241
2006-03-29 0.150 0.508992
2005-12-28 0.150 0.483403
2005-09-28 0.150 0.535714
2005-06-28 0.150 0.536673
2005-03-29 0.150 0.553914
2004-12-29 0.125 0.455705
2004-09-28 0.125 0.489812
2004-06-28 0.125 0.446429
2004-03-29 0.125 0.428082
2003-12-29 0.070 0.239398
2003-09-26 0.070 0.286885
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.76
dividendYield 1.56
exDividendDate 2026-06-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.76
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.015566956
lastDividendValue 0.44
lastDividendDate 2026-06-30
dividendDate 2026-07-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.14271271
Address1 29 Richmond Road
Address2 3rd Floor
All Time High 115.91
All Time Low 17.27
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 758,570
Average Daily Volume3 Month 651,900
Average Volume 651,900
Average Volume10Days 758,570
Beta 0.502
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 3
Book Value 78.86
City Pembroke
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country Bermuda
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 114.52
Current Ratio 0.694
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 115.26
Day Low 113.6301
Debt To Equity 23.409
Display Name AXIS Capital
Dividend Date 1,784,073,600
Dividend Rate 1.76
Dividend Yield 1.56
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,355,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,355,200
Earnings Growth 0.456
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.313
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,268,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,268,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,268,800
Ebitda 1,483,602,048
Ebitda Margins 0.22192
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.483
Enterprise To Revenue 1.439
Enterprise Value 9,618,214,912
Eps Current Year 13.10677
Eps Forward 14.48072
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 13.37
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 441 405 2600
Fifty Day Average 101.7894
Fifty Day Average Change 12.730598
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.12506802
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 14.271271
Fifty Two Week High 115.91
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.390007
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.011992123
Fifty Two Week Low 88.07
Fifty Two Week Low Change 26.449997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.30032924
Fifty Two Week Range 88.07 - 115.91
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,057,066,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.59
Float Shares 68,156,394
Forward Eps 14.48072
Forward P E 7.9084463
Free Cashflow 67,629,504
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,966
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.31998
Gross Profits 2,139,160,960
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.008719999
Held Percent Institutions 0.99948996
Implied Shares Outstanding 73,723,236
Industry Insurance - Specialty
Industry Disp Insurance - Specialty
Industry Key insurance-specialty
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Last Dividend Value 0.44
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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. This segment also provides marine and aviation insurance services for offshore energy, offshore renewable energy, ocean marine, cargo, liability, including kidnap and ransom, fine art, specie, and hull war, hull and liability, and specific war coverage for passenger airlines, cargo operations, general aviation operations, airports, aviation authorities, security firms, and product manufacturers; personal accident, travel insurance, specialty health products for employer and affinity groups, and pet insurance products; and liability, cyber, and credit and political risk insurance services. The Reinsurance segment offers agriculture, marine and aviation, catastrophe, accident and health, credit and surety, motor, professional, travel, life, engineering, property, and liability reinsurance products. AXIS Capital Holdings Limited was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.
Long Name AXIS Capital Holdings Limited
Market us_market
Market Cap 8,442,784,256
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_4793955
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 1,039,344,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 8,335,149,062
Number Of Analyst Opinions 11
Open 114.12
Operating Cashflow 169,392,000
Operating Margins 0.18954
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.13149999
Peg Ratio 1.18
Phone 441 496 2600
Pre Market Change 1.3550034
Pre Market Change Percent 1.1833574
Pre Market Price 115.86
Pre Market Time 1,784,017,379
Previous Close 113.06
Price Eps Current Year 8.73747
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.4521937
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.2629062
Profit Margins 0.15999
Quick Ratio 0.19
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.83333
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.46
Regular Market Change Percent 1.29135
Regular Market Day High 115.26
Regular Market Day Low 113.6301
Regular Market Day Range 113.6301 - 115.26
Regular Market Open 114.12
Regular Market Previous Close 113.06
Regular Market Price 114.52
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,803
Regular Market Volume 574,733
Return On Assets 0.02589
Return On Equity 0.17415
Revenue Growth 0.08
Revenue Per Share 87.471
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 73,723,236
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.03
Shares Short 2,211,818
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 1,519,366
Short Name Axis Capital Holdings Limited
Short Percent Of Float 0.030199999
Short Ratio 3.04
Source Interval 15
Symbol AXS
Target High Price 142.0
Target Low Price 112.0
Target Mean Price 124.72727
Target Median Price 130.0
Total Cash 868,235,008
Total Cash Per Share 11.777
Total Debt 1,493,665,024
Total Revenue 6,685,202,944
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.76
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.015566956
Trailing Eps 13.37
Trailing P E 8.565445
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 100.9824
Two Hundred Day Average Change 13.537598
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.13405898
Type Disp Equity
Volume 574,733
Website https://www.axiscapital.com
Zip HM 08