After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Insurance – Specialty industry segment, falling under the Financial sector. The current market capitalization of Axis Capital Holdings Ltd is $7.69B. A total of 0.56 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 714.54K shares.
In the most recent transaction, SMITH HENRY B sold 3,500 shares of AXS for 98.67 per share on Aug 21 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 47,295 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 20 ’25, Draper Daniel J sold 4,305 shares at 97.57 per share. AXS shares that Grp Chief Underwriting Officer owns now total 16,269.
Among the insiders who bought shares, HENRY BLACKBURN SMITH acquired of 3,500 shares on Aug 21 ’25 at a per-share price of $98.67. In another insider transaction, DANIEL DRAPER bought 4,305 shares at $97.57 per share on Aug 20 ’25.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Axis Capital Holdings Ltd pays an annual dividend of $1.76, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.79%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.46.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AXS has a high of $107.19 and a low of $74.68.
As of this writing, AXS has an earnings estimate of $2.48 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 8.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.77 per share and a lower estimate of $2.13. The company reported an EPS of $2.71 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. AXS’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $13.19B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. Its Book Value Per Share was $71.95, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $5.41B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AXS is Buy with a score of 4.00.
