KINS vs. HRTG, HIPO, WDH, ACIC, MCG, SLQT, KFS, AII, AMBC, and NODK
Should you be buying Kingstone Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kingstone Companies include Heritage Insurance (HRTG), Hippo (HIPO), Waterdrop (WDH), American Coastal Insurance (ACIC), Membership Collective Group (MCG), SelectQuote (SLQT), Kingsway Financial Services (KFS), American Integrity Insurance Group (AII), Ambac Financial Group (AMBC), and NI (NODK). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.
Kingstone Companies vs. Its Competitors
Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) and Heritage Insurance (NYSE:HRTG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 15.2% of Heritage Insurance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Kingstone Companies has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heritage Insurance has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Heritage Insurance had 2 more articles in the media than Kingstone Companies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Heritage Insurance and 2 mentions for Kingstone Companies. Heritage Insurance's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Kingstone Companies' score of 0.20 indicating that Heritage Insurance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Kingstone Companies presently has a consensus target price of $6.50, suggesting a potential downside of 57.56%. Heritage Insurance has a consensus target price of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.81%. Given Heritage Insurance's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Heritage Insurance is more favorable than Kingstone Companies.
Kingstone Companies has a net margin of 12.25% compared to Heritage Insurance's net margin of 9.29%. Kingstone Companies' return on equity of 31.92% beat Heritage Insurance's return on equity.
Heritage Insurance has higher revenue and earnings than Kingstone Companies. Heritage Insurance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kingstone Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Heritage Insurance beats Kingstone Companies on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:KINS) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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