Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL) Competitors $464.97 -11.38 (-2.39%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$464.52 -0.46 (-0.10%) As of 07:42 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KNSL vs. SLF, WTW, PUK, PFG, RYAN, CRBG, EQH, AEG, EG, and BNTShould you be buying Kinsale Capital Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kinsale Capital Group include Sun Life Financial (SLF), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Prudential (PUK), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), Everest Group (EG), and Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Kinsale Capital Group vs. Sun Life Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Prudential Principal Financial Group Ryan Specialty Corebridge Financial Equitable Aegon Everest Group Brookfield Wealth Solutions Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) and Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and community ranking. Which has more volatility and risk, KNSL or SLF? Kinsale Capital Group has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Life Financial has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KNSL or SLF? 85.4% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Sun Life Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to KNSL or SLF? In the previous week, Kinsale Capital Group had 12 more articles in the media than Sun Life Financial. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Kinsale Capital Group and 10 mentions for Sun Life Financial. Sun Life Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Kinsale Capital Group's score of 1.34 indicating that Sun Life Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kinsale Capital Group 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sun Life Financial 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend KNSL or SLF? Kinsale Capital Group currently has a consensus price target of $484.57, indicating a potential upside of 4.22%. Sun Life Financial has a consensus price target of $88.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.47%. Given Sun Life Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sun Life Financial 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) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Sun Life Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is KNSL or SLF more profitable? Kinsale Capital Group has a net margin of 26.13% compared to Sun Life Financial's net margin of 8.08%. Kinsale Capital Group's return on equity of 28.04% beat Sun Life Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kinsale Capital Group26.13% 28.04% 8.31% Sun Life Financial 8.08%16.86%1.10% Is KNSL or SLF a better dividend stock? Kinsale Capital Group pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Sun Life Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Kinsale Capital Group pays out 3.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sun Life Financial pays out 62.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Kinsale Capital Group has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Sun Life Financial has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Sun Life Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has higher valuation & earnings, KNSL or SLF? Sun Life Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Kinsale Capital Group. Sun Life Financial 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$1.64B6.62$414.84M$17.3826.75Sun Life Financial$33.02B1.08$2.31B$3.9316.06 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KNSL or SLF? Sun Life Financial received 173 more outperform votes than Kinsale Capital Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.01% of users gave Kinsale Capital Group an outperform vote while only 62.37% of users gave Sun Life Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKinsale Capital GroupOutperform Votes32167.01% Underperform Votes15832.99% Sun Life FinancialOutperform Votes49462.37% Underperform Votes29837.63% SummaryKinsale Capital Group beats Sun Life Financial on 12 of the 22 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 KNSL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKinsale Capital GroupFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.84B$47.44B$11.49B$19.37BDividend Yield0.15%2.24%5.46%3.84%P/E Ratio26.1412.3222.4834.23Price / Sales6.626.5427.2834.85Price / Cash34.7316.8117.6217.51Price / Book7.302.382.794.69Net Income$414.84M$4.16B$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance6.48%0.61%0.34%-1.34%1 Month Performance-1.29%9.08%8.69%9.79%1 Year Performance20.51%21.15%537.74%3.27% Kinsale Capital Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KNSLKinsale Capital Group1.4816 of 5 stars$464.97-2.4%$484.57+4.2%+23.8%$10.84B$1.64B26.14470Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSLFSun Life Financial4.8598 of 5 stars$62.48+0.5%$88.00+40.8%+23.2%$35.46B$28.68B16.2729,200WTWWillis Towers Watson Public3.0656 of 5 stars$307.46-0.5%$351.55+14.3%+23.6%$30.48B$9.81B-307.4646,600Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementPUKPrudential3.4618 of 5 stars$22.90+3.1%N/A+13.0%$29.91B$8.14B9.8714,500Positive NewsPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.8449 of 5 stars$81.70+3.5%$83.54+2.3%-3.6%$18.32B$15.77B12.2319,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRYANRyan Specialty2.8501 of 5 stars$69.12-0.9%$75.67+9.5%+30.0%$18.10B$2.65B100.173,850News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCRBGCorebridge Financial4.4568 of 5 stars$32.57+4.6%$36.62+12.4%+7.2%$17.92B$16.06B8.627,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEQHEquitable4.4789 of 5 stars$53.90+5.0%$61.08+13.3%+32.8%$16.38B$14.78B14.118,200Positive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastGap UpAEGAegon3.71 of 5 stars$6.76+0.7%N/A+1.9%$14.89B$19.52B7.0422,300Upcoming EarningsBuyback AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeEGEverest Group4.8765 of 5 stars$348.35+0.1%$397.18+14.0%-10.8%$14.82B$17.23B11.092,430News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBNTBrookfield Wealth SolutionsN/A$58.63+3.4%N/AN/A$14.34B$14.34B183.2260 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sun Life Financial Competitors Willis Towers Watson Public Competitors Prudential Competitors Principal Financial Group Competitors Ryan Specialty Competitors Corebridge Financial Competitors Equitable Competitors Aegon Competitors Everest Group Competitors Brookfield Wealth Solutions 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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