Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL) Competitors $454.21 -4.85 (-1.06%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$458.67 +4.46 (+0.98%) As of 08/22/2025 08:00 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. ROOT, PUK, SLF, WTW, CRBG, PFG, EQH, BNT, RYAN, and AEGShould 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), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Equitable (EQH), Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), and Aegon (AEG). 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 Corebridge Financial Principal Financial Group Equitable Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ryan Specialty Aegon Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) and Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend ROOT or KNSL? Root currently has a consensus price target of $123.83, suggesting a potential upside of 36.07%. Kinsale Capital Group has a consensus price target of $505.80, suggesting a potential upside of 11.36%. Given Root's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Root is more favorable than Kinsale Capital Group.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) 2.44Kinsale Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36 Is ROOT or KNSL 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 Root6.02% 38.24% 5.27% Kinsale Capital Group 25.92%25.93%7.92% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ROOT or KNSL? 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 RatioRoot$1.18B1.20$30.90M$5.0118.17Kinsale Capital Group$1.59B6.67$414.84M$19.1723.69 Does the media refer more to ROOT or KNSL? In the previous week, Kinsale Capital Group had 13 more articles in the media than Root. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Kinsale Capital Group and 0 mentions for Root. Kinsale Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Root's score of 0.00 indicating that Kinsale Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Root Neutral Kinsale Capital Group Positive Which has more volatility & risk, ROOT or KNSL? Root has a beta of 2.25, indicating that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinsale Capital Group has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ROOT or KNSL? 59.8% of Root shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.4% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of Root shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KNSL 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 GroupINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.61B$58.09B$12.56B$21.29BDividend Yield0.15%1.85%5.43%3.52%P/E Ratio23.6916.4919.4029.06Price / Sales6.672.8126.0755.22Price / Cash27.8528.7819.1718.24Price / Book7.123.002.304.70Net Income$414.84M$4.66B$1.01B$992.19M7 Day Performance2.42%2.42%1.75%2.67%1 Month Performance-4.30%3.10%1.61%2.35%1 Year Performance-6.63%17.57%541.38%10.76% Kinsale Capital Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KNSLKinsale Capital Group4.1853 of 5 stars$454.21-1.1%$505.80+11.4%-6.6%$10.61B$1.59B23.69470Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementROOTRoot3.6078 of 5 stars$88.05-2.6%$123.83+40.6%+93.8%$1.40B$1.18B18.051,021PUKPrudential Public3.5938 of 5 stars$26.53-0.5%N/A+50.9%$34.34B$16.66B11.4415,412News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsSLFSun Life Financial4.8917 of 5 stars$58.44+0.6%$88.00+50.6%+8.1%$32.71B$28.32B14.4631,768Positive NewsWTWWillis Towers Watson Public3.5691 of 5 stars$329.59-0.3%$362.92+10.1%+20.5%$32.24B$9.93B19.3848,900News CoverageShort Interest ↑CRBGCorebridge Financial4.6574 of 5 stars$34.10+0.9%$40.70+19.4%+21.5%$18.20B$19.58B6.595,200News CoveragePositive NewsPFGPrincipal Financial Group4.0411 of 5 stars$77.70+0.1%$86.90+11.8%+1.6%$17.31B$15.13B11.6319,300News CoveragePositive NewsEQHEquitable3.8189 of 5 stars$53.05-1.6%$64.90+22.3%+28.8%$16.15B$12.44B42.798,000News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeBNTBrookfield Wealth SolutionsN/A$65.04-0.5%N/AN/A$15.72B$14.10B192.295,000RYANRyan Specialty4.6447 of 5 stars$59.00-0.2%$74.83+26.8%-8.0%$15.59B$2.52B30.955,250AEGAegon4.6626 of 5 stars$7.40-1.3%N/A+29.8%$15.05B$10.65B7.7123,123Trending NewsDividend Cut Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Root Competitors Prudential Public Competitors Sun Life Financial Competitors Willis Towers Watson Public Competitors Corebridge Financial Competitors Principal Financial Group Competitors Equitable Competitors Brookfield Wealth Solutions Competitors Ryan Specialty Competitors Aegon 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 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs This Stock the 'Next Nvidia'?'AI Bottleneck' Now Threatens Entire Magnificent 7 A new critical failure has appeared in the AI market, an...Altimetry | SponsoredTax Drain Deadline: Protect Your Wealth Before September 15thOn September 15th, the IRS collects another round of quarterly tax payments—targeting self-employed profession...American Alternative | SponsoredGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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