Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL) Competitors $431.60 -3.66 (-0.84%) As of 11:06 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. SLF, WTW, PUK, RYAN, EG, PFG, CRBG, EQH, AEG, and GLShould 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), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Everest Group (EG), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), and Globe Life (GL). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Kinsale Capital Group vs. Sun Life Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Prudential Ryan Specialty Everest Group Principal Financial Group Corebridge Financial Equitable Aegon Globe Life Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) and Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders believe 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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% Which has more volatility and risk, KNSL or SLF? Kinsale Capital Group has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Life Financial has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KNSL or SLF? Sun Life Financial received 172 more outperform votes than Kinsale Capital Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.88% of users gave Kinsale Capital Group an outperform vote while only 62.23% of users gave Sun Life Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKinsale Capital GroupOutperform Votes31966.88% Underperform Votes15833.12% Sun Life FinancialOutperform Votes49162.23% Underperform Votes29837.77% Do analysts rate KNSL or SLF? Kinsale Capital Group currently has a consensus target price of $473.75, indicating a potential upside of 8.92%. Given Kinsale Capital Group's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Kinsale Capital Group is more favorable than Sun Life Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kinsale Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30Sun Life Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 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 0.2%. Sun Life Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.31 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 60.2% 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. Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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$1.59B6.38$414.84M$17.3825.03Sun Life Financial$28.68B1.18$2.31B$3.8415.53 Does the media refer more to KNSL or SLF? In the previous week, Kinsale Capital Group had 14 more articles in the media than Sun Life Financial. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Kinsale Capital Group and 10 mentions for Sun Life Financial. Kinsale Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Sun Life Financial's score of 0.97 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 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sun Life Financial 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryKinsale Capital Group beats Sun Life Financial on 15 of the 21 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$10.12B$49.07B$11.12B$18.97BDividend Yield0.16%2.34%5.79%4.02%P/E Ratio24.4511.4422.0032.71Price / Sales6.386.1226.0927.84Price / Cash34.7316.8117.6017.53Price / Book6.832.272.654.47Net Income$414.84M$4.16B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-13.36%0.56%0.57%0.50%1 Month Performance-10.87%0.30%-0.43%-2.83%1 Year Performance14.88%19.88%537.91%4.36% Kinsale Capital Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KNSLKinsale Capital Group2.8094 of 5 stars$431.60-0.8%$473.75+9.8%+19.7%$10.06B$1.59B24.28470Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsSLFSun Life Financial3.3383 of 5 stars$56.60+0.3%N/A+16.8%$32.31B$28.68B14.7429,200Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionWTWWillis Towers Watson Public3.1532 of 5 stars$315.76-1.6%$346.38+9.7%+22.6%$31.48B$9.93B-315.7646,600Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPUKPrudential4.2581 of 5 stars$20.50-1.2%N/A+20.9%$26.90B$8.14B8.8414,500Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsRYANRyan Specialty3.627 of 5 stars$67.57-4.3%$75.67+12.0%+32.6%$17.70B$2.52B97.933,850Positive NewsEGEverest Group4.7032 of 5 stars$343.54-1.8%$396.00+15.3%-2.1%$16.42B$17.08B10.942,430Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownPFGPrincipal Financial Group4.2301 of 5 stars$70.26-2.6%$84.69+20.5%-6.3%$15.81B$16.13B10.5219,300Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastCRBGCorebridge Financial4.7848 of 5 stars$27.01-2.5%$36.15+33.9%+11.4%$15.02B$19.06B7.157,700Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsEQHEquitable4.2067 of 5 stars$45.65-2.6%$60.91+33.4%+34.0%$14.01B$12.44B11.958,200Earnings ReportPositive NewsAEGAegon3.2047 of 5 stars$6.07-0.5%N/A+4.2%$13.38B$19.52B6.3222,300GLGlobe Life4.8258 of 5 stars$116.95-3.5%$137.55+17.6%+61.9%$9.74B$5.78B9.793,540Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sun Life Financial Competitors Willis Towers Watson Public Competitors Prudential Competitors Ryan Specialty Competitors Everest Group Competitors Principal Financial Group Competitors Corebridge Financial Competitors Equitable Competitors Aegon Competitors Globe Life 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredThis Is How Empires FallThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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