Axos Financial FY2026 EPS Estimate Increased by DA Davidson

Axos Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AX) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson upped their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Axos Financial in a report issued on Thursday, January 30th. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner now anticipates that the company will earn $7.29 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $7.26. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $88.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Axos Financial’s current full-year earnings is $7.16 per share.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on AX. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on Axos Financial from $91.00 to $90.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Raymond James reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $80.00 price objective (up previously from $75.00) on shares of Axos Financial in a research note on Wednesday. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on shares of Axos Financial from $85.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Axos Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $84.17.

Axos Financial Price Performance

NYSE:AX opened at $70.03 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $74.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $70.34. The firm has a market cap of $4.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.41 and a beta of 1.46. Axos Financial has a one year low of $44.10 and a one year high of $88.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.08.

Axos Financial (NYSE:AX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.75 by $0.07. Axos Financial had a net margin of 22.10% and a return on equity of 19.12%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AX. Wasatch Advisors LP grew its stake in Axos Financial by 34.0% during the 3rd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 1,154,737 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,610,000 after acquiring an additional 292,952 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its position in shares of Axos Financial by 107.9% in the second quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 367,251 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,988,000 after purchasing an additional 190,584 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Axos Financial by 5.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,178,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $199,877,000 after purchasing an additional 164,997 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. purchased a new position in Axos Financial during the fourth quarter worth approximately $9,849,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Axos Financial by 6.8% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,444,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,861,000 after buying an additional 91,797 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.79% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Edward James Ratinoff sold 4,002 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.41, for a total transaction of $317,798.82. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 46,209 shares in the company, valued at $3,669,456.69. This represents a 7.97 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory Garrabrants sold 125,000 shares of Axos Financial stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.89, for a total value of $10,236,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,340,377 shares in the company, valued at approximately $109,763,472.53. The trade was a 8.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 5.07% of the company’s stock.

Axos Financial Company Profile

Axos Financial, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides consumer and business banking products in the United States. It operates through two segments, Banking Business and Securities Business. The company offers deposits products, including consumer and business checking, demand, savings, time deposit, money market, zero balance, and insured cash sweep accounts.