Zacks Research Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for KNSL

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE:KNSL) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Kinsale Capital Group in a report released on Thursday, March 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will earn $3.16 per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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 announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The financial services provider reported $4.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.23 by $0.39. The firm had revenue of $412.12 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $418.32 million. Kinsale Capital Group had a net margin of 26.13% and a return on equity of 28.04%.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on KNSL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased 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. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $500.00 target price on shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $535.00 to $520.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 14th. JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their target price 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 equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $468.56.

Kinsale Capital Group Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of KNSL stock opened at $485.35 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $11.30 billion, a PE ratio of 27.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.25. Kinsale Capital Group has a 1 year low of $355.12 and a 1 year high of $536.84. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $449.57 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $460.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 0.09 and a quick ratio of 0.09.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kinsale Capital Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake 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 worth $246,810,000 after acquiring an additional 29,686 shares during the period. Swedbank AB lifted its position 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 worth $19,582,000 after purchasing an additional 2,010 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Kinsale Capital Group by 2.4% during 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 in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in Kinsale Capital Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,071,000. Finally, Argent Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Kinsale Capital Group in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,736,000. Institutional investors own 85.36% of the company’s stock.

Kinsale Capital Group Increases Dividend

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

About Kinsale Capital Group

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.