Kingstone Companies (KINS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kingstone Companies, Inc. is an insurance holding company that operates primarily through its subsidiary, Kingstone Insurance Company. The company focuses on property and casualty insurance for individuals and families, with an emphasis on personal lines coverage.

Its products have included homeowners, condominium, cooperative, renters, dwelling fire and personal umbrella insurance. These policies are designed to protect residential properties and personal assets against risks such as property damage, liability claims and other covered losses.

Kingstone serves customers through independent insurance agents and has historically concentrated its business in the Northeastern United States, particularly New York and other selected states in the region. Kingstone Insurance Company traces its history to the late 19th century, while Kingstone Companies became a publicly traded holding company in the 2000s.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $22.33 to $22.61
• 50-Day Range: $17.58 to $22.74
• 52-Week Range: $13.83 to $22.99
• Volume: 4,053 shs
• Average Volume: 118,670 shs
• Market Capitalization: $324.74 million
• P/E Ratio: 7.82
• Dividend Yield: 1.07%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Kingstone Companies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kingstone Companies scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 525th out of 833 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Kingstone Companies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kingstone Companies has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.57%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kingstone Companies are expected to grow by 3.57% in the coming year, from $2.80 to $2.90 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kingstone Companies is 7.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.84.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kingstone Companies is 7.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.58.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kingstone Companies has a P/B Ratio of 2.41. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.79% of the float of Kingstone Companies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kingstone Companies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.25, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kingstone Companies has recently decreased by 5.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Kingstone Companies pays a meaningful dividend of 1.10%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Kingstone Companies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kingstone Companies is 8.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Kingstone Companies will have a dividend payout ratio of 8.28% next year. This indicates that Kingstone Companies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.57

News Sentiment

Kingstone Companies has a news sentiment score of 0.57. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Kingstone Companies this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for KINS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kingstone Companies insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.30% of the stock of Kingstone Companies is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

14.91% of the stock of Kingstone Companies is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/26 Dividend: 8/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/26 Dividend: 8/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/26/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/25 Dividend: 11/10/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026
• Record date for 11/25 Dividend: 11/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/25/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:KINS
• CIK: 33992
• Web: www.kingstonecompanies.com
• Phone: (845) 802-7900
• Fax: 845-853-1890
• Employees: 113
• Year Founded: 1886

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.87
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.32
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.84
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $40.77 million
• Net Margins: 16.83%
• Pretax Margin: 21.18%
• Return on Equity: 34.79%
• Return on Assets: 9.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.03
• Current Ratio: 0.36
• Quick Ratio: 0.34

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $214.87 million
• Price / Sales: 1.53
• Cash Flow: $3.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.37
• Book Value: $9.44 per share
• Price / Book: 2.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 14,480,000
• Free Float: 13,854,000
• Market Cap: $329.28 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.49