Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE:KNSL – Free Report) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research report issued on Thursday, November 5th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $21.83 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $20.93. The consensus estimate for Kinsale Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $21.80 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kinsale Capital Group’s Q4 2026 earnings at $5.48 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $4.99 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $5.36 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $5.90 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $5.30 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $6.59 EPS and Q3 2028 earnings at $5.19 EPS.
Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Kinsale Capital Group from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price target on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $264.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, October 26th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $377.00 to $348.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $390.00 to $350.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $352.88.
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Kinsale Capital Group Price Performance
Shares of KNSL opened at $397.10 on Friday. Kinsale Capital Group has a 12 month low of $287.20 and a 12 month high of $421.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 0.07 and a quick ratio of 0.07. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $358.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $352.11. The company has a market cap of $8.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.30, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.81.
Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 22nd. The financial services provider reported $5.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.11 by $0.59. Kinsale Capital Group had a return on equity of 25.73% and a net margin of 26.89%. The business had revenue of $454.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $401.43 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $5.21 EPS.
Kinsale Capital Group Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 28th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 28th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Kinsale Capital Group’s payout ratio is currently 4.36%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kinsale Capital Group
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KNSL. Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new stake in Kinsale Capital Group during the 2nd quarter valued at $10,035,000. Odyssean LLC boosted its position in Kinsale Capital Group by 141.3% during the 2nd quarter. Odyssean LLC now owns 9,547 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,149,000 after acquiring an additional 5,591 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in Kinsale Capital Group during the 2nd quarter worth $2,081,000. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new position in Kinsale Capital Group during the 2nd quarter worth $9,462,000. Finally, United Capital Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Kinsale Capital Group in the second quarter worth $4,704,000. 85.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Kinsale Capital Group Company Profile
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc is a specialty insurance company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Through its insurance subsidiaries, the company focuses primarily on the excess and surplus lines market, providing coverage for risks that may be difficult to insure through standard commercial insurance channels.
Kinsale offers a range of commercial property and casualty products, including coverage for commercial property, general liability, professional liability, inland marine, commercial auto, workers’ compensation and other specialty risks.
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