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

Company Overview

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE: KNSL) is a specialty insurance company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Through its principal subsidiary, Kinsale Insurance Company, the company provides property and casualty insurance products in the excess and surplus lines market, which serves risks that may not be covered by standard insurance carriers.

Kinsale’s offerings include commercial property, casualty and specialty insurance for businesses and organizations with complex or higher-risk exposures. Its underwriting platforms address areas such as construction, commercial general liability, professional liability, management liability, commercial auto, energy, environmental risks, inland marine and small-business coverage. The company distributes its products primarily through wholesale insurance brokers.

Founded in 2009, Kinsale has expanded its operations across the United States and writes business in all 50 states and the District of Columbia through its insurance subsidiaries. The company became publicly traded in 2016. Michael P. Kehoe serves as Kinsale Capital Group’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $346.62 to $355.24
• 50-Day Range: $319.85 to $395.68
• 52-Week Range: $287.20 to $485.00
• Volume: 51,679 shs
• Average Volume: 270,943 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.92 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.12
• Dividend Yield: 0.29%
• Price Target: $368.78
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Kinsale Capital Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kinsale Capital Group scored higher than 42% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 654th out of 835 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: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Kinsale Capital Group has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.90, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 7 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Kinsale Capital Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kinsale Capital Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.85%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kinsale Capital Group are expected to grow by 1.85% in the coming year, from $21.10 to $21.49 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kinsale Capital Group is 14.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kinsale Capital Group is 14.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.27.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kinsale Capital Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.13. 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 4.11. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.00% 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 13.27, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kinsale Capital Group has recently increased by 3.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Kinsale Capital Group has a dividend yield of 0.28%, 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 4.05%. 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 4.65% next year. This indicates that Kinsale Capital Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.06

News Sentiment

Kinsale Capital Group has a news sentiment score of 1.06. 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 0.64 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Kinsale Capital Group this week, compared to 6 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

10 people have added Kinsale Capital Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kinsale Capital Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.60% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/23/2026
• Record date for 9/14 Dividend: 8/28/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/14 Dividend: 8/28/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/14/2026
• Today: 9/23/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KNSL
• CIK: 1669162
• Web: www.kinsalecapitalgroup.com
• Phone: (804) 289-1300
• Fax: 804-673-5697
• Employees: 720
• Year Founded: 2009

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kinsale Capital Group: $368.78
• High Price Target: $442.00
• Low Price Target: $280.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.2%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.90
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $24.68
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.07
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.45
• P/E Growth: 1.13
• Net Income: $503.61 million
• Net Margins: 28.49%
• Pretax Margin: 35.73%
• Return on Equity: 25.54%
• Return on Assets: 8.15%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.11
• Current Ratio: 0.09
• Quick Ratio: 0.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.87 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.22
• Cash Flow: $19.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.04
• Book Value: $84.66 per share
• Price / Book: 4.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,780,000
• Free Float: 21,502,000
• Market Cap: $7.91 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.89