Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Axis Capital Holdings Ltd shares valued at $345,345 were sold by SMITH HENRY B on Aug 21 ’25. At $98.67 per share, SMITH HENRY B sold 3,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 47,295 shares worth approximately $4.58 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Draper Daniel J sold 4,305 shares, netting a total of over 420,039 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $97.57 each, the insider now holds 16,269 shares.
Before that, HENRY BLACKBURN SMITH had added 3,500 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $345,338, the Director bought Axis Capital Holdings Ltd shares for $98.67 each.
As published in a research note from Wells Fargo on October 08, 2025, Axis Capital Holdings Ltd [AXS] has been rated up from an Equal weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $123. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets started covering the stock with ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid January. As of December 11, 2024, Wells Fargo has increased its “an Underweight” rating to a “an Equal weight” for AXS. Earlier on October 04, 2024, TD Cowen initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for AXS stock.
Analyzing AXS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Axis Capital Holdings Ltd [NYSE: AXS] plunged -0.22% to $96.79. The stock’s lowest price that day was $96.14, but it reached a high of $97.725 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.14%. Over the course of the year, Axis Capital Holdings Ltd shares have jumped approximately 22.83%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $107.19 on 06/06/25 and a 52-week low of $83.90 on 01/13/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Axis Capital Holdings Ltd (AXS)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 96.03, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 95.26. In the upper region, resistance lies at 97.64. The next price resistance is at 98.49. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 53.01 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Axis Capital Holdings Ltd subject to short interest?
Stocks of Axis Capital Holdings Ltd saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-09-15 dropping by -0.33 million shares to 1.14 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 1.46 million shares. A decline of -28.59% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.06 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.06.
Which companies own the most shares of Axis Capital Holdings Ltd (AXS)?
In terms of Axis Capital Holdings Ltd share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 121.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 25.26% from the previous closing price of $97.0. Analysts anticipate Axis Capital Holdings Ltd stock to reach 123 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 120. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Axis Capital Holdings Ltd stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On November 13, 2023, Keefe Bruyette assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $66.
