Axis Capital Holdings Ltd (AXS): Today's Featured Insurance Laggard

Axis Capital Holdings was a leading decliner within the insurance industry, falling $0.91 (-1.9%) to $47.03 on average volume
By TheStreet Wire ,

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Axis Capital Holdings

(

AXS

) pushed the Insurance industry lower today making it today's featured Insurance laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.9%. By the end of trading, Axis Capital Holdings fell $0.91 (-1.9%) to $47.03 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1,300,387 shares of Axis Capital Holdings exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 916,100 shares. The stock ranged in price between $46.71-$48.30 after having opened the day at $47.81 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $47.94. Other companies within the Insurance industry that declined today were:

First Acceptance Corporation

(

FAC

), down 5.1% and

Platinum Underwriters Holdings

(

PTP

), down 1.5%.

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited provides specialty lines insurance and treaty reinsurance products worldwide. It operates in two segments, Insurance and Reinsurance. Axis Capital Holdings has a market cap of $5.7 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 38.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate Axis Capital Holdings a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates

Axis Capital Holdings

as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, good cash flow from operations, compelling growth in net income, notable return on equity and solid stock price performance. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook.

On the positive front,

MGIC Investment Corporation

(

MTG

), up 5.2%,

Lincoln National Corp (Radnor

(

LNC

), up 4.0%,

Symetra Financial Corporation

(

SYA

), up 3.6% and

Baldwin & Lyons

(

BWINA

), up 3.6% , were all gainers within the insurance industry with

Prudential Financial

(

PRU

) being today's featured insurance industry leader.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the insurance industry could consider

KBW Insurance ETF

(

KIE

) while those bearish on the insurance industry could consider

Proshares Short Financials

(

SEF

).

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