Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for KNSL FY2025 Earnings

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE:KNSL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $17.55 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $17.23. The consensus estimate for Kinsale Capital Group's current full-year earnings is $17.72 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kinsale Capital Group's Q2 2026 earnings at $5.54 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $22.74 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $500.00 price objective on shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $525.00 to $500.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 28th. JMP Securities reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a report on Friday, February 14th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $515.00 to $490.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $402.00 to $400.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $470.00.

Kinsale Capital Group Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of KNSL opened at $454.46 on Monday. Kinsale Capital Group has a 12-month low of $366.92 and a 12-month high of $531.79. The company has a quick ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 0.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.29. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $463.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $461.49.

Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The financial services provider reported $3.71 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.56. Kinsale Capital Group had a net margin of 26.13% and a return on equity of 28.04%. The business had revenue of $423.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $425.73 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.50 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Kinsale Capital Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 27th were given a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 27th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.15%. This is a boost from Kinsale Capital Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. Kinsale Capital Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 3.91%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kinsale Capital Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Kinsale Capital Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Key Financial Inc increased its holdings in Kinsale Capital Group by 315.4% during the 1st quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 54 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust bought a new position in Kinsale Capital Group in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Kinsale Capital Group in the 1st quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in Kinsale Capital Group by 7,400.0% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 75 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. 85.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Kinsale Capital Group

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc, a specialty insurance company, engages in the provision of property and casualty insurance products in the United States. The company's commercial lines offerings include commercial property, small business casualty and property, excess and general casualty, construction, allied health, life sciences, entertainment, energy, environmental, excess professional, health care, public entity, commercial auto, inland marine, aviation, ocean marine, product recall, and railroad, as well as product, professional, and management liability insurance.

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