AXA shares break through their €44 resistance and gain nearly 3%
The Paris-based insurer climbs to the top of the CAC 40 at midday, in a well-oriented European market. The stock breaks through a technical threshold and pulls away from its main moving averages.
A breakout that puts the stock back above its three moving averages
AXA shares gain 2.86% to €44.28 intraday and rank among the strongest gainers in the CAC 40, while the index rises 1.51%.
The stock has broken upward through its €44 resistance, a former ceiling now acting as support, and is holding above it. It trades 4.16% above its 20-day moving average (MM20) and 6.16% above its 200-day moving average (MM200), with an RSI at 63, which signals neither overbought conditions nor loss of momentum.
Over the week, the gain reaches 4.29%. The next identified level is resistance at €45.57.
A €471 million buyback programme and 2026 targets confirmed in October
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On 29 October, when publishing its first nine months of 2026 results, AXA reported premiums up 5% on a comparable basis, to €93.0 billion. The group reaffirmed its target of approximately €8.6 billion in operating earnings for the year, with growth in operating earnings per share at the upper end of its target range.
In early October, AXA had also announced a €471 million share buyback programme. On the analyst side, BNP Paribas Wealth Management lowered its price target from €56 to €50 on 2 November, while maintaining its buy rating. This target remains 12.9% above the day's share price.
« La diversification de notre modèle d'activité et la prudence de notre provisionnement nous donnent confiance dans notre capacité à atteindre en 2026 une croissance du résultat opérationnel par action à l'extrémité supérieure de la fourchette cible de notre plan, malgré un niveau élevé de catastrophes naturelles au troisième trimestre en Europe. » ; « Pour 2026, AXA réaffirme son objectif d'un ré
Outlook / guidance
Expected net income: 8 600 millions d'euros
Management commentary: For 2026, the Group reaffirms that it expects underlying earnings of circa Euro 8.6 billion with underlying EPS growth at the top end of the plan target range of 6-8% and underlying return on equity at the top end of the plan target range of 14-16%
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