Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It markets and sells its insurance products in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands primarily through a network of independent insurance brokers. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $454.60 to $462.10
• 50-Day Range: $436.67 to $490.16
• 52-Week Range: $405.00 to $531.79
• Volume: 47,223 shs
• Average Volume: 205,399 shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.64 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.82
• Dividend Yield: 0.15%
• Price Target: $505.80
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kinsale Capital Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kinsale Capital Group scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 297th out of 934 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Kinsale Capital Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.36, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kinsale Capital Group has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.68%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kinsale Capital Group are expected to grow by 18.68% in the coming year, from $17.72 to $21.03 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kinsale Capital Group is 23.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kinsale Capital Group is 23.97, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.47.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kinsale Capital Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.67. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kinsale Capital Group has a P/B Ratio of 6.22. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.89% of the float of Kinsale Capital Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kinsale Capital Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kinsale Capital Group has recently decreased by 11.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Kinsale Capital Group has a dividend yield of 0.15%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Kinsale Capital Group has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kinsale Capital Group is 3.55%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Kinsale Capital Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 3.23% next year. This indicates that Kinsale Capital Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.89% of the float of Kinsale Capital Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kinsale Capital Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kinsale Capital Group has recently decreased by 11.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.43

News Sentiment

Kinsale Capital Group has a news sentiment score of 1.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.18 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Kinsale Capital Group this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for KNSL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Kinsale Capital Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kinsale Capital Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $659,856.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.50% of the stock of Kinsale Capital Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.36% of the stock of Kinsale Capital Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

KNSL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KNSL shares performed this year?

Kinsale Capital Group's stock was trading at $465.13 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, KNSL shares have decreased by 1.2% and is now trading at $459.57.

How were Kinsale Capital Group's earnings last quarter?

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE:KNSL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 24th. The financial services provider reported $4.78 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.41 by $0.37. The firm's revenue was up 22.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Kinsale Capital Group IPO?

Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL) raised $90 million in an IPO on Thursday, July 28th 2016. The company issued 6,000,000 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share. J.P. Morgan, William Blair and RBC Capital Markets served as the underwriters for the IPO and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Dowling & Partners Securities and Moelis & Company were co-managers.

Who are Kinsale Capital Group's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Kinsale Capital Group include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.06%), Bamco Inc. NY (7.57%), State Street Corp (3.03%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.55%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael P Kehoe, Brian D Haney, Bryan P Petrucelli, Steven J Bensinger, Anne C Kronenberg, James Joseph Ritchie, Diane D Schnupp, Robert V Hatcher III and Frederick L Jr Russell.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Kinsale Capital Group?

Shares of KNSL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Kinsale Capital Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kinsale Capital Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), ServiceNow (NOW), CrowdStrike (CRWD) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 6/12 Dividend: 5/29/2025
• Record date for 6/12 Dividend: 5/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/12/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/24/2025
• Today: 8/29/2025
• Record date for 9/11 Dividend: 8/29/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/11 Dividend: 8/29/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/11/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: INS - PROP&CASLTY
• Sub-Industry: Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KNSL
• CIK: 1669162
• Web: www.kinsaleins.com
• Phone: (804) 289-1272
• Fax: 804-673-5697
• Employees: 470
• Year Founded: 2009

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kinsale Capital Group: $505.80
• High Price Target: $560.00
• Low Price Target: $460.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.36
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $19.17
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.79
• P/E Growth: 1.67
• Net Income: $414.84 million
• Net Margins: 25.92%
• Pretax Margin: 32.71%
• Return on Equity: 25.93%
• Return on Assets: 7.92%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.11
• Current Ratio: 0.10
• Quick Ratio: 0.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.72 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.18
• Cash Flow: $16.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.83
• Book Value: $73.93 per share
• Price / Book: 6.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 23,300,000
• Free Float: 22,019,000
• Market Cap: $10.65 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.12