Kingstone Companies (KINS) Competitors $15.06 -0.01 (-0.07%) As of 12:03 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KINS vs. TIPT, HRTG, YB, HIPO, ACIC, WDH, SLQT, MCG, AMBC, and KFSShould you be buying Kingstone Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kingstone Companies include Tiptree (TIPT), Heritage Insurance (HRTG), Yuanbao (YB), Hippo (HIPO), AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE (ACIC), Waterdrop (WDH), SelectQuote (SLQT), Membership Collective Group (MCG), Ambac Financial Group (AMBC), and Kingsway Financial Services (KFS). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Kingstone Companies vs. Its Competitors Tiptree Heritage Insurance Yuanbao Hippo AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE Waterdrop SelectQuote Membership Collective Group Ambac Financial Group Kingsway Financial Services Tiptree (NASDAQ:TIPT) and Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings and risk. Is TIPT or KINS a better dividend stock? Tiptree pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Kingstone Companies pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Tiptree pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kingstone Companies pays out 10.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Tiptree has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Kingstone Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media prefer TIPT or KINS? In the previous week, Tiptree had 3 more articles in the media than Kingstone Companies. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Tiptree and 3 mentions for Kingstone Companies. Kingstone Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Tiptree's score of 0.90 indicating that Kingstone Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tiptree 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kingstone Companies 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TIPT or KINS? Tiptree has higher revenue and earnings than Kingstone Companies. Kingstone Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tiptree, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTiptree$2.04B0.43$13.95M$1.2019.58Kingstone Companies$169.88M1.24-$6.17M$1.599.47 Is TIPT or KINS more profitable? Kingstone Companies has a net margin of 10.60% compared to Tiptree's net margin of 2.05%. Kingstone Companies' return on equity of 32.55% beat Tiptree's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tiptree2.05% 11.50% 1.33% Kingstone Companies 10.60%32.55%4.27% Which has more volatility and risk, TIPT or KINS? Tiptree has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kingstone Companies has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TIPT or KINS? 37.8% of Tiptree shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.9% of Kingstone Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 32.7% of Tiptree shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of Kingstone Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend TIPT or KINS? Kingstone Companies has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential downside of 56.84%. Given Kingstone Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kingstone Companies is more favorable than Tiptree.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tiptree 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Kingstone Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TIPT or KINS? Kingstone Companies received 11 more outperform votes than Tiptree when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Tiptree an outperform vote while only 65.65% of users gave Kingstone Companies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTiptreeOutperform Votes18266.67% Underperform Votes9133.33% Kingstone CompaniesOutperform Votes19365.65% Underperform Votes10134.35% SummaryKingstone Companies beats Tiptree on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kingstone Companies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KINS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KINS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KINS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKingstone CompaniesFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$210.93M$46.05B$11.69B$8.61BDividend YieldN/A2.19%5.66%4.18%P/E Ratio11.5812.1022.9919.97Price / Sales1.247.0326.93152.58Price / CashN/A16.8117.6034.64Price / Book4.692.502.884.68Net Income-$6.17M$4.16B$1.04B$248.05M7 Day Performance0.47%0.39%1.33%2.40%1 Month Performance-16.19%1.78%1.24%6.14%1 Year Performance211.80%29.64%540.03%13.62% Kingstone Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KINSKingstone Companies3.5816 of 5 stars$15.06-0.1%$6.50-56.8%+211.4%$210.93M$169.88M11.5890Positive NewsTIPTTiptree2.2804 of 5 stars$22.84+3.0%N/A+39.1%$856.43M$2.04B23.551,470News CoverageHRTGHeritage Insurance4.1413 of 5 stars$25.53+4.3%$29.00+13.6%+196.9%$791.28M$844.30M10.21650YBYuanbaoN/A$15.14+0.3%N/AN/A$682.51M$3.28B0.00497Earnings ReportQuiet Period ExpirationHIPOHippo1.914 of 5 stars$24.63+4.5%$30.33+23.2%+57.4%$619.62M$397.30M-4.73620Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeACICAMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE2.5054 of 5 stars$11.28+4.4%N/AN/A$545.42M$302.26M7.57470Insider TradeHigh Trading VolumeWDHWaterdrop2.7641 of 5 stars$1.50+3.1%N/A+0.7%$541.90M$2.77B12.462,940SLQTSelectQuote2.7322 of 5 stars$2.14-1.4%$3.75+75.2%-25.2%$369.62M$1.49B-23.784,370MCGMembership Collective GroupN/A$6.31-0.8%N/A+28.1%$368.62M$972.21M-5.094,300AMBCAmbac Financial Group4.6606 of 5 stars$7.91+1.1%$15.00+89.5%-47.8%$367.42M$249.02M-17.20130Positive NewsKFSKingsway Financial Services1.0882 of 5 stars$12.59-2.1%N/A+71.5%$346.69M$114.52M0.00280 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TIPT Competitors HRTG Competitors YB Competitors HIPO Competitors ACIC Competitors WDH Competitors SLQT Competitors MCG Competitors AMBC Competitors KFS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KINS) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold is soaring. 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