Kingstone Companies Competitors

Tiptree (NASDAQ:TIPT) and Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

Dividends

Tiptree pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Kingstone Companies pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Kingstone Companies pays out -18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tiptree has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Kingstone Companies has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Tiptree and Kingstone Companies' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Tiptree has higher revenue and earnings than Kingstone Companies.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

33.3% of Tiptree shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.1% of Kingstone Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 27.0% of Tiptree shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Kingstone Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Tiptree and Kingstone Companies, as provided by MarketBeat.

Profitability

This table compares Tiptree and Kingstone Companies' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility & Risk

Tiptree has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kingstone Companies has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kingstone Companies beats Tiptree on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

Protective Insurance (NASDAQ:PTVCB) and Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

45.8% of Protective Insurance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.1% of Kingstone Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 27.3% of Protective Insurance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Kingstone Companies shares are held 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.

Dividends

Protective Insurance pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Kingstone Companies pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Kingstone Companies pays out -18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Protective Insurance has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Kingstone Companies has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Volatility and Risk

Protective Insurance has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kingstone Companies has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Protective Insurance and Kingstone Companies' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Protective Insurance and Kingstone Companies' gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Protective Insurance has higher revenue and earnings than Kingstone Companies.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Protective Insurance and Kingstone Companies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) and Protective Insurance (NASDAQ:PTVCA) 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, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Kingstone Companies and Protective Insurance, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Profitability

This table compares Kingstone Companies and Protective Insurance's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

Kingstone Companies pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Protective Insurance pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Kingstone Companies pays out -18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kingstone Companies has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Protective Insurance has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kingstone Companies and Protective Insurance's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Protective Insurance has higher revenue and earnings than Kingstone Companies.

Risk & Volatility

Kingstone Companies has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Protective Insurance has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

37.1% of Kingstone Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Protective Insurance shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Kingstone Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of Protective Insurance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Kingstone Companies beats Protective Insurance on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

Greenlight Capital Re (NASDAQ:GLRE) and Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Greenlight Capital Re and Kingstone Companies, as provided by MarketBeat.

Volatility & Risk

Greenlight Capital Re has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kingstone Companies has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Greenlight Capital Re and Kingstone Companies' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

39.5% of Greenlight Capital Re shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.1% of Kingstone Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.8% of Greenlight Capital Re shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Kingstone Companies 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Greenlight Capital Re and Kingstone Companies' revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Greenlight Capital Re has higher revenue and earnings than Kingstone Companies.

Summary

Greenlight Capital Re beats Kingstone Companies on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) and United Insurance (NASDAQ:UIHC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Kingstone Companies and United Insurance's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

37.1% of Kingstone Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.1% of United Insurance shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Kingstone Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 53.1% of United Insurance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Kingstone Companies and United Insurance, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

United Insurance has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.42%. Given United Insurance's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe United Insurance is more favorable than Kingstone Companies.

Dividends

Kingstone Companies pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. United Insurance pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Kingstone Companies pays out -18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Insurance pays out -22.2% 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. Kingstone Companies has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and United Insurance has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. United Insurance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kingstone Companies and United Insurance's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Kingstone Companies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than United Insurance. Kingstone Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Insurance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Kingstone Companies has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Insurance has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kingstone Companies beats United Insurance on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Volatility & Risk

Kingstone Companies has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heritage Insurance has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Kingstone Companies and Heritage Insurance, as provided by MarketBeat.

Heritage Insurance has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 42.33%. Given Heritage Insurance's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Heritage Insurance is more favorable than Kingstone Companies.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Kingstone Companies and Heritage Insurance's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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.

Dividends

Kingstone Companies pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Heritage Insurance pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Kingstone Companies pays out -18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Heritage Insurance pays out 25.3% 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. Kingstone Companies has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Heritage Insurance has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Kingstone Companies and Heritage Insurance's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

37.1% of Kingstone Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of Heritage Insurance shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Kingstone Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% 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.

Summary

Heritage Insurance beats Kingstone Companies on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.