Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL) Competitors $431.50 +3.20 (+0.75%) As of 10:03 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KNSL vs. ROOT, PUK, SLF, WTW, PFG, CRBG, BNT, EQH, AEG, and EGShould you be buying Kinsale Capital Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kinsale Capital Group include Root (ROOT), Prudential Public (PUK), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT), Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), and Everest Group (EG). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Kinsale Capital Group vs. Its Competitors Root Prudential Public Sun Life Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Principal Financial Group Corebridge Financial Brookfield Wealth Solutions Equitable Aegon Everest Group Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) and Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Is KNSL or ROOT more profitable? Kinsale Capital Group has a net margin of 25.92% compared to Root's net margin of 6.02%. Root's return on equity of 38.24% beat Kinsale Capital Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kinsale Capital Group25.92% 25.93% 7.92% Root 6.02%38.24%5.27% Which has more risk & volatility, KNSL or ROOT? Kinsale Capital Group has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Root has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor KNSL or ROOT? In the previous week, Kinsale Capital Group had 6 more articles in the media than Root. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Kinsale Capital Group and 5 mentions for Root. Kinsale Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Root's score of 0.15 indicating that Kinsale Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kinsale Capital Group 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Root 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has higher valuation and earnings, KNSL or ROOT? Kinsale Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Root. Root 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKinsale Capital Group$1.59B6.29$414.84M$19.1722.37Root$1.18B1.29$30.90M$5.0119.68 Do institutionals & insiders believe in KNSL or ROOT? 85.4% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of Root shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Root shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend KNSL or ROOT? Kinsale Capital Group currently has a consensus target price of $505.80, indicating a potential upside of 17.96%. Root has a consensus target price of $123.83, indicating a potential upside of 25.60%. Given Root's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Root 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36Root 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 SummaryKinsale Capital Group beats Root on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kinsale Capital Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KNSL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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 KNSL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKinsale Capital GroupINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.88B$59.14B$12.71B$21.51BDividend Yield0.16%1.86%5.42%3.49%P/E Ratio22.3716.63244.9829.83Price / Sales6.292.7830.9153.44Price / Cash25.9428.8722.2224.76Price / Book6.733.022.314.53Net Income$414.84M$4.66B$1.01B$998.53M7 Day Performance0.56%1.65%0.41%1.09%1 Month Performance-3.31%4.01%3.00%4.39%1 Year Performance-5.81%18.19%541.47%13.83% Kinsale Capital Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KNSLKinsale Capital Group3.8221 of 5 stars$432.27+1.9%$505.80+17.0%-5.5%$10.10B$1.59B22.55470Positive NewsROOTRoot3.4414 of 5 stars$100.20+1.1%$123.83+23.6%+145.3%$1.53B$1.18B20.001,021PUKPrudential Public3.3623 of 5 stars$28.07+0.8%N/A+63.7%$35.82B$16.66B12.1015,412SLFSun Life Financial4.8168 of 5 stars$59.69+0.8%$88.00+47.4%+4.0%$33.29B$28.32B14.7731,768Positive NewsWTWWillis Towers Watson Public3.8803 of 5 stars$333.70-1.5%$362.92+8.8%+12.5%$33.05B$9.93B228.5648,900Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradePFGPrincipal Financial Group4.2164 of 5 stars$82.95+0.3%$86.90+4.8%-2.5%$18.48B$15.13B12.4219,300Positive NewsCRBGCorebridge Financial4.7965 of 5 stars$32.50-2.6%$40.80+25.5%+15.4%$17.96B$19.58B-53.275,200Positive NewsBNTBrookfield Wealth Solutions0.4596 of 5 stars$69.27+2.0%N/AN/A$16.34B$14.10B203.745,000News CoveragePositive NewsEQHEquitable4.4339 of 5 stars$53.28-1.4%$64.90+21.8%+29.5%$16.19B$12.44B42.978,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAEGAegon4.4843 of 5 stars$7.86+1.4%N/A+28.0%$15.55B$10.65B8.1823,123Short Interest ↓EGEverest Group4.7966 of 5 stars$339.95-2.7%$397.14+16.8%-15.1%$14.65B$17.28B18.043,037Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Root Competitors Prudential Public Competitors Sun Life Financial Competitors Willis Towers Watson Public Competitors Principal Financial Group Competitors Corebridge Financial Competitors Brookfield Wealth Solutions Competitors Equitable Competitors Aegon Competitors Everest Group 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:KNSL) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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