Kingsway Financial Services (KFS) Competitors $14.06 -0.01 (-0.04%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.08 +0.02 (+0.14%) As of 04:04 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KFS vs. ROOT, CLOV, YB, IGIC, BOW, TIPT, HIPO, WDH, HRTG, and ACICShould you be buying Kingsway Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kingsway Financial Services include Root (ROOT), Clover Health Investments (CLOV), Yuanbao (YB), International General Insurance (IGIC), Bowhead Specialty (BOW), Tiptree Financial (TIPT), Hippo (HIPO), Waterdrop (WDH), Heritage Insurance (HRTG), and American Coastal Insurance (ACIC). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Kingsway Financial Services vs. Its Competitors Root Clover Health Investments Yuanbao International General Insurance Bowhead Specialty Tiptree Financial Hippo Waterdrop Heritage Insurance American Coastal Insurance Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) and Kingsway Financial Services (NYSE:KFS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability and earnings. Which has more volatility & risk, ROOT or KFS? Root has a beta of 2.25, indicating that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kingsway Financial Services has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer ROOT or KFS? Root presently has a consensus target price of $123.83, suggesting a potential upside of 36.07%. Given Root's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Root is more favorable than Kingsway Financial Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Root 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44Kingsway Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is ROOT or KFS more profitable? Root has a net margin of 6.02% compared to Kingsway Financial Services' net margin of -4.46%. Root's return on equity of 38.24% beat Kingsway Financial Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Root6.02% 38.24% 5.27% Kingsway Financial Services -4.46%-40.69%-2.51% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ROOT or KFS? Root has higher revenue and earnings than Kingsway Financial Services. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoot$1.18B1.20$30.90M$5.0118.17Kingsway Financial Services$109.38M3.71-$9.27MN/AN/A Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ROOT or KFS? 59.8% of Root shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.4% of Kingsway Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of Root shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.8% of Kingsway Financial Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor ROOT or KFS? In the previous week, Kingsway Financial Services had 3 more articles in the media than Root. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Kingsway Financial Services and 1 mentions for Root. Kingsway Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Root's score of 0.00 indicating that Kingsway Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Root 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Kingsway Financial Services 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryRoot beats Kingsway Financial Services on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kingsway Financial Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KFS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KFS 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 NYSE 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 KFS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKingsway Financial ServicesINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$406.06M$58.02B$12.65B$21.17BDividend YieldN/A1.88%5.52%3.59%P/E RatioN/A16.4919.3829.15Price / Sales3.712.7226.9854.92Price / Cash681.6128.4121.7823.84Price / Book20.992.412.355.45Net Income-$9.27M$4.66B$1.01B$992.10M7 Day Performance0.82%2.42%1.72%2.62%1 Month Performance-2.66%2.63%1.52%2.51%1 Year Performance76.92%19.88%542.52%12.94% Kingsway Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KFSKingsway Financial Services1.13 of 5 stars$14.070.0%N/A+77.3%$406.06M$109.38M0.00280Insider TradeHigh Trading VolumeROOTRoot3.6597 of 5 stars$87.46-1.1%$128.00+46.4%+87.7%$1.35B$1.18B17.521,021CLOVClover Health Investments2.7454 of 5 stars$2.51+1.4%$4.37+74.3%-25.4%$1.27B$1.37B-31.19680Positive NewsYBYuanbaoN/A$25.74-1.6%N/AN/A$1.16B$456.88M0.00497News CoverageGap UpIGICInternational General Insurance3.4956 of 5 stars$24.28+2.0%$31.50+29.7%+50.3%$1.09B$539M8.88290BOWBowhead Specialty2.4338 of 5 stars$31.60+1.9%$39.17+23.9%+4.0%$1.04B$425.66M21.66193TIPTTiptree Financial2.9059 of 5 stars$22.33+3.0%N/A+23.4%$840.60M$2.04B17.791,144Positive NewsShort Interest ↓HIPOHippo1.5477 of 5 stars$29.04+0.7%$34.25+17.9%+77.0%$728.91M$372.10M-59.12620WDHWaterdrop3.162 of 5 stars$1.86+0.3%N/A+72.3%$674.21M$379.74M12.403,057News CoverageHRTGHeritage Insurance4.8269 of 5 stars$21.09-1.7%$29.00+37.5%+58.0%$656.46M$816.98M6.10650Positive NewsACICAmerican Coastal Insurance2.2436 of 5 stars$10.74+4.9%N/AN/A$523.68M$296.66M6.59470 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Root Competitors Clover Health Investments Competitors Yuanbao Competitors International General Insurance Competitors Bowhead Specialty Competitors Tiptree Financial Competitors Hippo Competitors Waterdrop Competitors Heritage Insurance Competitors American Coastal Insurance 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 (NYSE:KFS) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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