Equities Analysts Set Expectations for KNSL Q3 Earnings

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE:KNSL) – Analysts at William Blair increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Kinsale Capital Group in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, October 9th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $4.56 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $4.55. The consensus estimate for Kinsale Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $17.72 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Kinsale Capital Group’s FY2026 earnings at $20.27 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America initiated coverage on Kinsale Capital Group in a research note on Friday, June 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $543.00 target price on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised Kinsale Capital Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, June 22nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Compass Point upped their price target on Kinsale Capital Group from $432.00 to $490.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Kinsale Capital Group from $440.00 to $460.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $506.89.

Kinsale Capital Group Price Performance

KNSL opened at $471.31 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 0.10 and a current ratio of 0.10. Kinsale Capital Group has a 52-week low of $405.00 and a 52-week high of $531.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.98 billion, a PE ratio of 24.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.09. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $445.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $460.47.

Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The financial services provider reported $4.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.41 by $0.37. Kinsale Capital Group had a return on equity of 25.93% and a net margin of 25.92%.The firm had revenue of $458.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $436.25 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.75 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 22.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Kinsale Capital Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th were issued a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. Kinsale Capital Group’s payout ratio is 3.55%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kinsale Capital Group

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Kinsale Capital Group during the second quarter valued at $125,812,000. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Kinsale Capital Group during the first quarter valued at $125,003,000. First Manhattan CO. LLC. lifted its holdings in Kinsale Capital Group by 401.4% in the first quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 201,272 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $97,961,000 after acquiring an additional 161,132 shares during the period. Madison Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Kinsale Capital Group in the first quarter valued at about $76,235,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Kinsale Capital Group by 39.8% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 460,651 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $224,204,000 after acquiring an additional 131,056 shares during the period. 85.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.