Kingstone Companies (KINS) Competitors $13.61 -0.06 (-0.44%) Closing price 09/16/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.60 0.00 (-0.04%) As of 09/16/2025 07:32 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KINS vs. HRTG, WDH, ACIC, MCG, AMBC, KFS, AII, SLQT, NODK, and JRVRShould you be buying Kingstone Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kingstone Companies include Heritage Insurance (HRTG), Waterdrop (WDH), American Coastal Insurance (ACIC), Membership Collective Group (MCG), Ambac Financial Group (AMBC), Kingsway Financial Services (KFS), American Integrity Insurance Group (AII), SelectQuote (SLQT), NI (NODK), and James River Group (JRVR). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Kingstone Companies vs. Its Competitors Heritage Insurance Waterdrop American Coastal Insurance Membership Collective Group Ambac Financial Group Kingsway Financial Services American Integrity Insurance Group SelectQuote NI James River Group Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) and Heritage Insurance (NYSE:HRTG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation. Does the media prefer KINS or HRTG? In the previous week, Heritage Insurance had 7 more articles in the media than Kingstone Companies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Heritage Insurance and 1 mentions for Kingstone Companies. Kingstone Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Heritage Insurance's score of 0.75 indicating that Kingstone Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Kingstone Companies Positive Heritage Insurance Positive Which has more volatility and risk, KINS or HRTG? Kingstone Companies has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heritage Insurance has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer KINS or HRTG? Heritage Insurance has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.46%. Given Heritage Insurance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Heritage Insurance is more favorable than Kingstone Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kingstone Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Heritage Insurance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Is KINS or HRTG more profitable? Kingstone Companies has a net margin of 14.84% compared to Heritage Insurance's net margin of 12.71%. Heritage Insurance's return on equity of 33.36% beat Kingstone Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kingstone Companies14.84% 33.21% 6.72% Heritage Insurance 12.71%33.36%4.46% Which has better valuation & earnings, KINS or HRTG? Heritage Insurance has higher revenue and earnings than Kingstone Companies. Kingstone Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heritage Insurance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKingstone Companies$155.14M1.24$18.36M$2.006.81Heritage Insurance$816.98M0.93$61.54M$3.477.05 Do insiders and institutionals believe in KINS or HRTG? 14.9% of Kingstone Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of Heritage Insurance shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Kingstone Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.0% of Heritage Insurance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryHeritage Insurance beats Kingstone Companies on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 CompaniesINS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$193.30M$59.14B$12.71B$10.31BDividend Yield1.46%1.86%5.42%4.63%P/E Ratio6.8116.63246.5426.51Price / Sales1.242.7830.88123.58Price / Cash8.0628.8722.2260.46Price / Book2.523.022.316.29Net Income$18.36M$4.66B$1.01B$270.51M7 Day Performance1.49%1.65%0.41%1.95%1 Month Performance-2.65%4.01%3.00%6.33%1 Year Performance47.61%18.19%541.39%25.62% Kingstone Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KINSKingstone Companies1.7299 of 5 stars$13.61-0.4%N/A+42.8%$193.30M$155.14M6.8190HRTGHeritage Insurance3.9907 of 5 stars$23.74-1.4%$29.00+22.1%+64.2%$747.21M$816.98M6.84650Insider TradeWDHWaterdrop2.7928 of 5 stars$1.90+5.0%N/A+84.0%$656.08M$379.74M11.183,057Analyst UpgradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeACICAmerican Coastal Insurance2.2378 of 5 stars$11.27-0.9%N/AN/A$554.46M$296.66M6.91470Positive NewsMCGMembership Collective GroupN/A$8.85-0.8%N/A+65.0%$517.01M$972.21M-7.144,300AMBCAmbac Financial Group4.1383 of 5 stars$9.19+0.9%$12.50+36.1%-21.0%$422.26M$235.82M-0.67130Positive NewsKFSKingsway Financial Services1.3201 of 5 stars$14.38+2.5%N/A+81.0%$405.09M$109.38M0.00280AIIAmerican Integrity Insurance GroupN/A$19.55-0.6%$22.00+12.5%N/A$384.98M$204.35M0.00294News CoveragePositive NewsSLQTSelectQuote3.6926 of 5 stars$2.04-1.7%$4.42+117.0%+10.4%$357.73M$1.53B40.704,269NODKNI1.0081 of 5 stars$13.40+0.4%N/A-8.9%$275.81M$325.20M167.50210JRVRJames River Group3.2369 of 5 stars$5.39-0.7%$6.06+12.5%-22.3%$249.33M$707.63M-1.71640Positive NewsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HRTG Competitors WDH Competitors ACIC Competitors MCG Competitors AMBC Competitors KFS Competitors AII Competitors SLQT Competitors NODK Competitors JRVR 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 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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