In a filing, Axis Capital Holdings Ltd revealed its Director SMITH HENRY B unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.35 million on Aug 21 ’25. In the deal valued at $98.67 per share,3,500 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, SMITH HENRY B now holds 47,295 shares worth roughly $4.66 million.
Then, Draper Daniel J sold 4,305 shares, generating $420,039 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $97.57, the Grp Chief Underwriting Officer now owns 16,269 shares.
Before that, HENRY BLACKBURN SMITH bought 3,500 shares. Axis Capital Holdings Ltd shares valued at $345,338 were divested by the Director at a price of $98.67 per share.
BMO Capital Markets initiated its Axis Capital Holdings Ltd [AXS] rating to a Market perform in a research note published on January 13, 2025; the price target was $93. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wells Fargo’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid December from “an Underweight” to “an Equal weight”. TD Cowen began covering AXS with “Buy” recommendation on October 04, 2024. Keefe Bruyette revised its rating on November 13, 2023. It rated AXS as “an Outperform” which previously was an “a Mkt perform”.
Price Performance Review of AXS
On Friday, Axis Capital Holdings Ltd [NYSE:AXS] saw its stock fall -0.06% to $98.58. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.61%. Axis Capital Holdings Ltd shares have risen nearly 27.31% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 11.24% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $107.19 was reached on 06/06/25, a 52-week low of $74.68 was recorded on 01/13/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For AXS Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 98.17, which if violated will result in even more drops to 97.77. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 99.14. A further resistance level may holdings at 99.71.
How much short interest is there in Axis Capital Holdings Ltd?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Axis Capital Holdings Ltd stocks on 2025-08-15, dropping by -0.52 million shares to a total of 1.46 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-15 was 1.98 million shares. There was a decline of -35.22%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
