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AXIS Capital (AXS)

Financials · Property & Casualty Insurance / Reinsurance · NYSE

AXIS Capital is a specialty underwriter providing global insurance and reinsurance protection against complex and emerging risks.

What AXIS Capital does

AXIS Capital is a global provider of specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions. The company operates through its subsidiaries to provide underwriting services across a diverse range of risk categories, including property, liability, professional lines, and marine/energy, while also managing program business.

Themes: specialty insurance, reinsurance, commercial lines underwriting, risk management, program business

Fundamentals

  • Price$97.50 as of 2026-10-08 close
  • Market cap$7.2B as of 2026-04-24 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
  • 1-year return+0.5% 2025-10-08 close $97.00 → 2026-10-08 close $97.50
  • P/E6.73 as of 2026-10-08
  • Net margin+15.4% FY2025, SEC XBRL
  • ROE+15.9% FY2025, SEC XBRL
  • Debt / equity0.20 as of 2026-09-03
  • Revenue growth (YoY)+9.0% as of 2026-09-03
  • Revenue CAGR (3y)+8.5% SEC XBRL
  • Beta0.42 as of 2026-09-03
  • Last reported earnings2026-07-28 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)

Dividend: yield +1.8%; at least 18 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.

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How AXS compares in its sector

  • price-to-earnings ratiobottom 10% 513 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-10-08
  • net profit marginmiddle range 344 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-09-03
  • return on equitytop 25% 559 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-09-03
  • 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 347 covered Financials peers
  • indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 468 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-09-03

Position among covered Financials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.

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Top 10 scores & list membership

AXS is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.

Top 10 score

65.8 #89 of 1,379 scored · #37 of 220 in Financials

  • Profitability65.6
  • Growth53.3
  • Financial health74.6
  • Valuation92.1
  • Capital return95.9
  • Trend37.3

Capital return 96th (consecutive years of dividend increases 18 years, net share count bought back over the year 6.9) and valuation 92nd (price to earnings 6.7, price to book 1.1); weakest is trend (37th, a strong downtrend, with sellers in control).

Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.

Dividend coverage (FY2025)

Covered by reported results. In FY2025, AXS's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 14%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.

  • Earnings payout14% dividends / net income
  • Free-cash-flow payoutnot assessable operating cash flow was not positive that year

Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.

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How AXIS Capital looks technically

AXIS Capital (AXS) is trading 4.9% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 10 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 29, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 51, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 4 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 7 trading days ago. It is 18.7% below its highest point of the past year.

Trend

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Distance from the 200-dayit is trading 4.9% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend-4.8%
50-day moving averageits average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $99.22$99.22
200-day moving averageits average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $102.47$102.47
Swing structureeach recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes nextlower highs and lower lows
Last swing turnits last significant turn was a swing low 27 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on27 sessions
Wave structureits recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 96.86. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next.possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions)
Since the 50/200 crossits 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 10 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal10 sessions
Trend strength (14-day ADX)a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 29, with sellers in control29.3

Momentum

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14-day RSImomentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 51, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30)50.5
Position in its 14-day rangeit is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($93.02 to $99.99) — its "stochastic" reading is 64 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions.64.3
Since the MACD crossed zeroMACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 4 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive)4 sessions

Range

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52-week highits highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $119.99$119.99
From the 52-week highit is 18.7% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year)-18.7%
Above the 52-week lowit is 10.7% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year)+10.7%
Below the 52-week highit is 18.7% below its highest point of the past year18.7%
Since a 20-day breakoutit made a new 20-day low about 7 trading days ago7 sessions
Since a 55-day breakoutit made a new 55-day low about 7 trading days ago7 sessions
All-time highits highest closing price on record is $119.99 (set on 2026-07-28)$119.99
Given back of the 52-week moveover the past year its closes ranged ($88.25 to $119.27), and it has given back well over two thirds of its rise from last year’s low — 70% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $99.11 to $100.10. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast.70.2%
From the all-time highit is 18.7% below its all-time high-18.7%
Nearest price levelit is sitting right on a resistance level at $97.84 — a price it turned at 18 times since 2025-03-03, most recently on 2026-09-11. Since 2024-10-08 it has 5 such levels below the current price and 4 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go.+0.3%
All-time lowits lowest closing price on record is $17.27 (set on 2008-11-24)$17.27
Above the all-time lowit is 464.7% above its all-time low+464.7%

Volatility

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Band width vs its own 6 monthsday-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history53rd percentile
Typical daily rangein a typical session it travels about $1.93 between its high and its low — about 2.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was$1.93
Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ)most of its recent trading has stayed between about $92.56 and $100.96 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles$92.56 – $96.76 – $100.96
Typical daily range (% of price)its price moves about 2.0% in a typical session — among the calmest in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price2.0%
Stretch from the 200-day averageit is trading 2.6 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (4.9% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale2.6 daily ranges below its 200-day average

Volume

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Volume vs its 30-day averagetrading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average0.91×

Analyst

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Change in the average price targetanalysts have cut their average price target by 0.3% since the prior reading-0.3%
Change in the consensus ratingthe analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior readingunchanged

Candlestick patterns

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Since a doji8 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level8 sessions ago
Since a bullish engulfingtoday it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before ittoday

Price gaps

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Gap at the openit opened on 2026-10-08 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap-0.1%
Open gapit gapped 17.9% below the previous close 50 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 119.27 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed-17.9%

Price streaks

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Closing streakit closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run1 session up

Relative strength

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vs market, 1 monthover the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 2.2 percentage points (the stock lost 1.1% while the market gained 1.0%)-2.2%
vs market, 3 monthsover the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 17.4 percentage points (the stock lost 13.6% while the market gained 3.8%)-17.4%
vs market, 6 monthsover the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 21.4 percentage points (the stock lost 3.9% while the market gained 17.5%)-21.4%
vs market, 12 monthsover the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 14.5 percentage points (the stock gained 0.5% while the market gained 15.0%)-14.5%

Signal agreement

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Bullish technical signals1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast1 of 9
Bearish technical signals5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast5 of 9

Trend (Ichimoku cloud)

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Vs the Ichimoku cloudtrading 6.1% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 4.9% of the share price.-6.1%

Volume-weighted price

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Vs this year’s average price paidthe price is 5% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $102.24 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP.-4.6%
Vs the average paid since it last reportedthe price is 3% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-28 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $100.21 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 52 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP.-2.7%

Price levels it has turned at before

AXS last closed at $97.50 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 5 prices below its last close and 4 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.

LevelSideDistanceEvidence
$97.84Resistance0.3% above the last closeturned there 18 times · 2025-03-03 to 2026-09-11
$100.28Resistance2.9% above the last closeturned there six times · 2025-03-28 to 2026-02-25
$94.28Support3.3% below the last closeturned there 9 times · 2024-12-05 to 2026-06-01
$102.99Resistance5.6% above the last closeturned there 9 times · 2025-05-20 to 2026-09-03
$91.33Support6.3% below the last closeturned there twice · 2025-01-17 to 2025-08-01
$89.48Support8.2% below the last closeturned there twice · 2025-02-13 to 2025-03-11

A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.

Wave structure

Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.

This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $96.86.

It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.

This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-10-08.

Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.

An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.

Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.

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Analyst consensus

  • Consensus ratingBuy (1.83 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 11 analysts
  • Mean price target$122.73 range $104.00 – $131.00; median $126.00

Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-06. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.

Analyst EPS estimate for AXS

  • Consensus EPS estimate$2.81 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-06
  • Estimate change, 30 days-$0.01333 (-0.5%) from $2.82, on 2026-09-01, 35-day window
  • Readings revised upward13% of 8 comparable readings

The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.

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Key risks (from latest filing)

["Cyclicality of insurance and reinsurance pricing and underwriting capacity","Frequency and severity of natural and man-made disasters leading to significant claims losses","Reliance on industry models and the potential for reserve inadequacy"]

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What changed in the latest 10-Q

AI-assisted comparison of AXS's 10-Q filed 2026-07-28 against the prior one filed 2026-04-29.

Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)

  • Added:
    • Newer filing covers the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, while the older filing covers the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
    • Newer filing financial condition date is June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, while the older filing uses March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
    • Newer filing renames section to 'Second Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights' and replaces first quarter metrics with second quarter 2026 metrics.
    • Newer filing reports net income available to common shareholders of $251 million, or $3.38 per diluted common share (older: $247 million, or $3.29).
    • Newer filing reports operating income of $211 million, or $2.84 per diluted common share (older: $257 million, or $3.42).
    • Newer filing reports gross premiums written of $2.7 billion (older: $3.1 billion).
    • Newer filing reports net premiums written of $1.6 billion (older: $1.9 billion).
    • Newer filing reports pre-tax, catastrophe and weather-related losses, net of reinsurance, of $80 million vs. $48 million in older filing.
    • Newer filing attributes $31 million of catastrophe and weather-related losses to the Middle East Conflict (older: $15 million).
    • Newer filing reports natural catastrophe losses of $49 million, or 3.2 points (older: $33 million, or 2.2 points, primarily attributable to U.S. winter storms and other weather-related events).
    • Newer filing reports net favorable prior year reserve development of $15 million (older: $18 million).
    • Newer filing reports underwriting income of $143 million and combined ratio of 93.1% (older: $187 million and 89.8%).
    • Newer filing reports fees related to arrangements with strategic capital partners of $22 million, including $17 million recognized as a reimbursement of general and administrative expenses (older: $23 million and $18 million).
    • Newer filing reports net investment income of $182 million (older: $185 million).
    • Newer filing reports net investment gains of $47 million (older: net investment losses of $27 million).
    • Newer filing reports reorganization expenses of $6 million primarily related to continued implementation of initiatives to streamline operations, initiated in the first quarter of 2026 (older: $23 million primarily related to streamlining reinsurance operations and transitions in executive leadership).
    • Newer filing reports income tax expense of $61 million and effective tax rate of 19.2% (older: $56 million and 18.0%).
    • Newer filing consolidated financial condition shows total cash and invested assets of $17.8 billion (older: $17.3 billion).
    • Newer filing consolidated financial condition shows fixed maturities, short-term investments, and cash equivalents comprise 87% of total cash and investments (older: 86%).
    • Newer filing consolidated financial condition shows total assets of $36.6 billion (older: $35.6 billion).
    • Newer filing consolidated financial condition shows reserve for losses and loss expenses of $18.6 billion (older: $18.3 billion).
    • Newer filing consolidated financial condition shows reinsurance recoverable of $9.6 billion (older: $9.5 billion).
    • Newer filing consolidated financial condition shows debt to total capital ratio of 16.8% (older: 17.1%).
    • Newer filing consolidated financial condition shows total common shares repurchased of 978,000 shares for $97 million, including $89 million under Board-authorized programs and $8 million from employees (older: 0.8 million shares for $82 million, including $60 million and $23 million).
    • Newer filing consolidated financial condition shows common shareholders' equity of $6.0 billion and book value per diluted common share of $80.67 (older: $5.8 billion and $78.19).
    • Newer filing describes execution of business strategy for the first six months of 2026, and adds 'with a focus on short-tail lines' to the bullet on growing targeted specialty lines markets.
    • Newer filing changes bullet on investing in data and technology to add 'enhance productivity' before 'empower our teammates'.
    • Newer filing Outlook section changes 'executing with clarity and conviction on our strategy' to 'executing with clarity and conviction in our strategy' (older: 'on').
    • Newer filing Outlook section changes 'long-standing distribution partnerships' to 'global multivariate distribution model'.
    • Newer filing Outlook section adds 'This is reinforced by a conservative, high-quality investment' (older text appears to be truncated at 'This is reinforced').
  • Removed:
    • Older filing includes foreign exchange gains of $36 million; this item is absent from newer filing's second quarter highlights.
    • Older filing includes 'the U.S.' in the location list; newer filing writes 'the United States' instead.
    • Older filing includes 'long-standing distribution partnerships' in the Outlook section; newer filing replaces with 'global multivariate distribution model'.
  • Reworded:
    • Older filing states results for 'three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025'; newer filing states 'three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025'.
    • Older filing financial condition date is 'March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025'; newer filing is 'June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025'.
    • Older filing titles section 'First Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights'; newer filing titles section 'Second Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights'.
    • Older filing says 'the U.S.' in the list of locations; newer filing says 'the United States'.
    • Older filing says execution of business strategy for 'the first three months of 2026'; newer filing says 'the first six months of 2026'.
    • Older filing says 'executing with clarity and conviction on our strategy'; newer filing says 'executing with clarity and conviction in our strategy'.
    • Older filing says 'long-standing distribution partnerships'; newer filing says 'global multivariate distribution model'.
    • Older filing says 'investing in data and technology, together with AI capabilities and tools, to empower our teammates'; newer filing says 'to enhance productivity, empower our teammates'.
  • Notes:
    • The newer filing text is truncated at the end of the Outlook section ('This is reinforced by a conservative, high-quality investmen...'), so changes beyond that point in the Outlook section cannot be assessed.

AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.

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Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.

  • Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 1 sell ($250870) — 1 selling insider

Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-07. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.

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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.

Short interest (FINRA)

AXS had 1,986,280 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).

AXS had 2.69% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.2 days to cover at the same settlement.

  • Reported short interest (shares) 1,986,280
  • Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 2.69%
  • Prior settlement (shares) 2,119,445
  • Reported change -6.28%
  • Days to cover (reported) 3.2

Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.

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Frequently asked questions

What does AXIS Capital (AXS) do?

AXIS Capital is a global provider of specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions. The company operates through its subsidiaries to provide underwriting services across a diverse range of risk categories, including property, liability, professional lines, and marine/energy, while also managing program business.

What sector is AXIS Capital (AXS) in?

AXIS Capital (AXS) is classified in the Financials sector. Its industry is Property & Casualty Insurance / Reinsurance. It trades on NYSE.

Does AXS pay a dividend?

Yes — AXIS Capital (AXS) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.77% and at least 18 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.

Who are AXIS Capital's (AXS) competitors?

Notable peers of AXIS Capital (AXS) include Arch Capital Group, RenaissanceRe, Everest Group, Markel Group and WR Berkley. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.

Is AXIS Capital (AXS) overbought or oversold right now?

AXIS Capital (AXS) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 51, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.

Where does stocks-llm's data on AXS come from?

Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.

Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.

Last updated 2026-10-08.

Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.