Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL – Get Rating) was upgraded by equities researchers at StockNews.com from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday.

Separately, Barclays cut their target price on shares of Arch Capital Group from $54.00 to $52.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Arch Capital Group has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $53.38.

Arch Capital Group Stock Down 3.5 %

ACGL stock traded down $1.63 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $44.80. The stock had a trading volume of 1,304,316 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,772,345. Arch Capital Group has a 1-year low of $37.44 and a 1-year high of $50.73. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The company has a market capitalization of $16.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.98, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.73. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $45.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.98.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Francois Morin sold 16,885 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.92, for a total value of $792,244.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 193,259 shares in the company, valued at $9,067,712.28. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In other news, CFO Francois Morin sold 16,885 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.92, for a total value of $792,244.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 193,259 shares in the company, valued at $9,067,712.28. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Louis T. Petrillo sold 16,023 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.83, for a total transaction of $734,334.09. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 105,274 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,824,707.42. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 40,546 shares of company stock worth $1,883,120. Insiders own 4.20% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Arch Capital Group

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Private Trust Co. NA bought a new stake in Arch Capital Group during the second quarter worth approximately $36,000. Verition Fund Management LLC boosted its holdings in Arch Capital Group by 43.3% during the second quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 32,487 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $1,478,000 after buying an additional 9,814 shares in the last quarter. Summit Global Investments boosted its holdings in Arch Capital Group by 1.8% during the second quarter. Summit Global Investments now owns 262,390 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $11,936,000 after buying an additional 4,632 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in Arch Capital Group by 131.5% during the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 8,978 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $408,000 after buying an additional 5,100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its position in shares of Arch Capital Group by 19.3% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,982,664 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $135,682,000 after acquiring an additional 481,700 shares in the last quarter. 87.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Arch Capital Group Company Profile

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Arch Capital Group Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance, reinsurance, and mortgage insurance products worldwide. The company's Insurance segment offers primary and excess casualty coverages; loss sensitive primary casualty insurance programs; collateral protection, debt cancellation, and service contract reimbursement products; directors' and officers' liability, errors and omissions liability, employment practices and fiduciary liability, crime, professional indemnity, and other financial related coverages; medical professional and general liability insurance coverages; and workers' compensation and umbrella liability, as well as commercial automobile and inland marine products.

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