Kingsway Financial Services (KWY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kingsway Financial Services Inc. is a specialty insurance and holding company that operates primarily in the United States. The company focuses on niche insurance and insurance-related businesses rather than broad-based personal lines coverage.

Kingsway’s operating businesses include providers of vehicle service agreements and other extended warranty products, as well as specialty insurance and insurance services. Its portfolio has included businesses serving automotive dealers, vehicle owners, commercial customers and other specialized markets. The company also manages legacy insurance liabilities and runoff operations from portions of its historical underwriting activities.

Founded in 1989, Kingsway has evolved from a traditional insurance organization into a holding company focused on acquiring, developing and managing specialty insurance and related businesses. Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KWY. Joseph Palumbo serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.01 to $9.28
• 50-Day Range: $8.57 to $10.70
• 52-Week Range: $8.41 to $16.51
• Volume: 46,025 shs
• Average Volume: 38,623 shs
• Market Capitalization: $266.45 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Kingsway Financial Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kingsway Financial Services scored higher than 10% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 821st out of 854 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Kingsway Financial Services has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kingsway Financial Services has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kingsway Financial Services is -30.70, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kingsway Financial Services is -30.70, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kingsway Financial Services has a P/B Ratio of 15.35. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.22% of the float of Kingsway Financial Services has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kingsway Financial Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 39.62, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kingsway Financial Services has recently decreased by 0.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Kingsway Financial Services does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Kingsway Financial Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Kingsway Financial Services has a news sentiment score of 0.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Kingsway Financial Services this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Kingsway Financial Services in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kingsway Financial Services insiders have sold 880.51% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $101,988.00 in company stock and sold $1,000,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

41.41% of the stock of Kingsway Financial Services is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.38% of the stock of Kingsway Financial Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Financial Services
• Sub-Industry: Specialized Finance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KWY
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:KFS
• CIK: 1072627
• Web: kingsway-financial.com
• Phone: (312) 766-2144
• Fax: 416-850-5439
• Employees: 280
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.30)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$10.73 million
• Net Margins: -6.69%
• Pretax Margin: -6.05%
• Return on Equity: -61.62%
• Return on Assets: -4.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.39
• Current Ratio: 1.36
• Quick Ratio: 1.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $134.97 million
• Price / Sales: 1.97
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.60 per share
• Price / Book: 15.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,930,000
• Free Float: 16,951,000
• Market Cap: $266.45 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.25