Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL) Competitors $431.89 -4.48 (-1.03%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$431.94 +0.05 (+0.01%) As of 09/12/2025 04:16 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, BNT, EQH, AEG, and RYANShould 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), Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT), Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), and Ryan Specialty (RYAN). 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 Brookfield Wealth Solutions Equitable Aegon Ryan Specialty Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) and Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend KNSL or ROOT? Kinsale Capital Group currently has a consensus price target of $505.80, suggesting a potential upside of 17.11%. Root has a consensus price target of $123.83, suggesting a potential upside of 24.98%. 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 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 higher earnings & valuation, 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$1.72B5.84$414.84M$19.1722.53Root$1.36B1.12$30.90M$5.0119.78 Which has more risk and volatility, KNSL or ROOT? Kinsale Capital Group has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Root has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its stock 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 1.42 beat Root's score of 0.27 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 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 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 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of Root shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$10.17B$58.72B$12.77B$21.58BDividend Yield0.16%1.84%5.40%3.49%P/E Ratio22.5316.74245.8629.75Price / Sales5.842.6931.0886.27Price / Cash26.6829.2422.3625.00Price / Book6.773.052.314.58Net Income$414.84M$4.66B$1.01B$999.94M7 Day Performance-5.24%1.80%1.00%0.68%1 Month Performance-4.87%3.14%2.74%4.02%1 Year Performance-7.03%20.04%543.82%16.39% Kinsale Capital Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KNSLKinsale Capital Group3.7902 of 5 stars$431.89-1.0%$505.80+17.1%-7.1%$10.17B$1.72B22.53470Positive NewsROOTRoot3.4349 of 5 stars$100.74+8.7%$123.83+22.9%+145.5%$1.43B$1.18B20.111,021News CoveragePUKPrudential Public3.3352 of 5 stars$26.78+1.5%N/A+69.0%$33.94B$16.66B11.5415,412Short Interest ↑SLFSun Life Financial4.7979 of 5 stars$58.47+1.3%$88.00+50.5%+5.7%$32.43B$28.32B14.4731,768News CoveragePositive NewsWTWWillis Towers Watson Public3.7655 of 5 stars$332.23+0.9%$362.92+9.2%+16.5%$32.12B$9.93B227.5648,900News CoveragePositive NewsCRBGCorebridge Financial4.7427 of 5 stars$33.62-0.2%$40.80+21.4%+21.7%$18.14B$19.58B-55.115,200Positive NewsPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.262 of 5 stars$79.71-0.3%N/AN/A$17.82B$16.13B10.4319,700BNTBrookfield Wealth Solutions0.4796 of 5 stars$66.35-0.3%N/AN/A$16.01B$14.10B195.155,000News CoveragePositive NewsEQHEquitable4.2805 of 5 stars$53.16-0.4%$64.90+22.1%+34.8%$15.99B$12.44B42.878,000News CoveragePositive NewsAEGAegon4.5185 of 5 stars$7.59+0.9%N/A+29.5%$15.09B$10.65B7.9023,123Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓RYANRyan Specialty4.7944 of 5 stars$54.12-0.5%$74.83+38.3%-19.4%$14.34B$2.52B154.625,250 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 Brookfield Wealth Solutions Competitors Equitable Competitors Aegon Competitors Ryan Specialty 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 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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