Arch Capital Group Ltd [ACGL] short interest surges, jumping by 4.06 million million shares

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Arch Capital Group Ltd shares valued at $1,194,576 were sold by Morin Francois on May 16 ’25. At $94.58 per share, Morin Francois sold 12,630 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 274,681 shares worth approximately $24.33 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Morin Francois purchased 12,630 shares, netting a total of over 1,194,575 in proceeds.

Before that, PASQUESI JOHN M had sold 75,060 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $7,056,060, the CHAIR traded Arch Capital Group Ltd shares for $94.01 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 75,060 shares, worth approximately $51.3 million.

As published in a research note from Keefe Bruyette on July 09, 2025, Arch Capital Group Ltd [ACGL] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Mkt perform and the price target has been revised to $101. Analysts at Jefferies downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of September 05, 2024, Barclays has initiated its “an Equal weight” rating for ACGL. Earlier on August 23, 2024, ROTH MKM resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for ACGL stock.

Analyzing ACGL Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Arch Capital Group Ltd [NASDAQ: ACGL] rose 0.73% to $88.56. The stock’s lowest price that day was $86.54, but it reached a high of $88.58 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.20%. Over the course of the year, Arch Capital Group Ltd shares have dropped approximately -5.22%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $97.40 on 03/28/25 and a 52-week low of $82.49 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Arch Capital Group Ltd (ACGL)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 87.21, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 85.85. In the upper region, resistance lies at 89.25. The next price resistance is at 89.93. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 42.29 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Arch Capital Group Ltd subject to short interest?

Stocks of Arch Capital Group Ltd saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.22 million shares to 4.06 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 3.84 million shares. A jump of 5.32% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.76 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.76.

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In terms of Arch Capital Group Ltd share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 109 in the next 12 months, up nearly 23.98% from the previous closing price of $87.92. Analysts anticipate Arch Capital Group Ltd stock to reach 110 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 108. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Arch Capital Group Ltd stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 10, 2024, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $96.

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