Axis Capital Holdings Ltd vs Radian Group Inc

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd (AXS) is undervalued and Radian Group Inc (RDN) is undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, AXS trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +52%, against +36% for RDN.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd (AXS)

Book value at 2.50x, the multiple a 17.4% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $200.30; the price of $96.28 is 52% below that value.

Leak Score 100/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Radian Group Inc (RDN)

Book value at 1.52x, the multiple a 12.0% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $54.57; the price of $34.69 is 36% below that value.

Leak Score 68/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricAXSRDN
VerdictUndervaluedUndervalued
Price$96.28$34.69
Intrinsic value$200.30$54.57
Margin of safety+52%+36%
Leak Score100/100 (3/12)68/100 (3/12)
Market cap$7.0B$4.6B
Revenue growth, 5 years5.9%-3.6%
Operating margin20.4%51.1%
Net margin15.8%32.6%
Return on equity17.4%12.0%
Debt to equity0.230.26
P/E6.8x8.9x
Forward P/E7.2x6.7x
P/B1.2x1.0x
Dividend yield1.9%6.1%

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