FY2025 EPS Estimates for KNSL Increased by Cantor Fitzgerald

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE:KNSL) – Stock analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a note issued to investors on Monday, October 27th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst R. Tunis now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $19.11 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $18.81. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kinsale Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $17.72 per share. Cantor Fitzgerald also issued estimates for Kinsale Capital Group’s FY2026 earnings at $20.28 EPS.

Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The financial services provider reported $5.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.79 by $0.42. The business had revenue of $405.06 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $446.00 million. Kinsale Capital Group had a net margin of 26.30% and a return on equity of 25.66%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.20 EPS.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on KNSL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $460.00 to $450.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $500.00 to $560.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $525.00 to $500.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Compass Point lifted their price target on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $432.00 to $490.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $502.13.

Kinsale Capital Group Stock Performance

NYSE:KNSL opened at $430.88 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 0.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.16, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.09. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $446.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $459.05. Kinsale Capital Group has a twelve month low of $405.00 and a twelve month high of $531.79.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kinsale Capital Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Kinsale Capital Group during the 2nd quarter valued at about $125,812,000. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kinsale Capital Group during the 1st quarter valued at about $125,003,000. First Manhattan CO. LLC. grew its position in shares of Kinsale Capital Group by 401.4% during the 1st quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 201,272 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $97,961,000 after buying an additional 161,132 shares during the last quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kinsale Capital Group during the 1st quarter valued at about $76,235,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Kinsale Capital Group by 39.8% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 460,651 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $224,204,000 after buying an additional 131,056 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.36% of the company’s stock.

Kinsale Capital Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th were given a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Kinsale Capital Group’s payout ratio is presently 3.34%.

Kinsale Capital Group Company Profile

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc, a specialty insurance company, engages in the provision of property and casualty insurance products in the United States. The company’s commercial lines offerings include commercial property, small business casualty and property, excess and general casualty, construction, allied health, life sciences, entertainment, energy, environmental, excess professional, health care, public entity, commercial auto, inland marine, aviation, ocean marine, product recall, and railroad, as well as product, professional, and management liability insurance.