Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for KNSL Earnings

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE:KNSL) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $3.16 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $3.28. The consensus estimate for Kinsale Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $17.72 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kinsale Capital Group’s FY2025 earnings at $17.23 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $5.11 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $20.68 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $23.15 EPS.

Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The financial services provider reported $4.62 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.23 by $0.39. The business had revenue of $412.12 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $418.32 million. Kinsale Capital Group had a return on equity of 28.04% and a net margin of 26.13%.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $500.00 target price on shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $535.00 to $520.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 14th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a report on Friday, February 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Kinsale Capital Group from $415.00 to $412.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price objective on Kinsale Capital Group from $480.00 to $525.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Kinsale Capital Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $468.56.

Kinsale Capital Group Trading Up 2.5 %

KNSL opened at $481.98 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 0.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. Kinsale Capital Group has a 52 week low of $355.12 and a 52 week high of $536.84. The business’s 50 day moving average is $448.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $460.38. The firm has a market cap of $11.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.25.

Kinsale Capital Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 27th were paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.14%. This is an increase from Kinsale Capital Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 27th. Kinsale Capital Group’s dividend payout ratio is 3.82%.

Institutional Trading of Kinsale Capital Group

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Kinsale Capital Group by 5.9% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 528,708 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $246,810,000 after acquiring an additional 29,686 shares during the period. Swedbank AB increased its holdings in shares of Kinsale Capital Group by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 42,060 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $19,582,000 after purchasing an additional 2,010 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Kinsale Capital Group by 2.4% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 148,475 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $69,126,000 after purchasing an additional 3,469 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in Kinsale Capital Group during the fourth quarter worth about $1,071,000. Finally, Argent Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Kinsale Capital Group during the fourth quarter worth about $1,736,000. 85.36% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.