Hamilton Insurance Group (HG) Competitors

Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) and Hamilton Insurance Group (NYSE:HG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, KNSL or HG?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kinsale Capital Group	$1.59B	7.03	$414.84M	$19.17	24.98
Hamilton Insurance Group	$2.33B	1.06	$400.43M	$3.62	6.81

Is KNSL or HG more profitable?

Kinsale Capital Group has a net margin of 25.92% compared to Hamilton Insurance Group's net margin of 14.67%. Kinsale Capital Group's return on equity of 25.93% beat Hamilton Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kinsale Capital Group	25.92%	25.93%	7.92%
Hamilton Insurance Group	14.67%	13.27%	3.94%

Which has more risk and volatility, KNSL or HG?

Kinsale Capital Group has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hamilton Insurance Group has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of KNSL or HG?

85.4% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.2% of Hamilton Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of Hamilton Insurance Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend KNSL or HG?

Kinsale Capital Group currently has a consensus price target of $506.89, suggesting a potential upside of 5.85%. Hamilton Insurance Group has a consensus price target of $26.71, suggesting a potential upside of 8.42%. Given Hamilton Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hamilton Insurance Group is more favorable than Kinsale Capital Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kinsale Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Hamilton Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Does the media favor KNSL or HG?

In the previous week, Kinsale Capital Group had 1 more articles in the media than Hamilton Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Kinsale Capital Group and 13 mentions for Hamilton Insurance Group. Hamilton Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Kinsale Capital Group's score of 0.78 indicating that Hamilton Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kinsale Capital Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hamilton Insurance Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Kinsale Capital Group beats Hamilton Insurance Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.