Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for KNSL Earnings

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE:KNSL) – Equities researchers 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 of $3.16 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on KNSL. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Kinsale Capital Group from $535.00 to $520.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Truist Financial boosted 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $415.00 to $412.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $500.00 price target on shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Kinsale Capital Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $468.56.

Kinsale Capital Group Price Performance

Kinsale Capital Group stock opened at $471.37 on Monday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $447.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $460.26. Kinsale Capital Group has a 12 month low of $355.12 and a 12 month high of $536.84. The company has a market cap of $10.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.50, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 0.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.

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

Institutional Trading of Kinsale Capital Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 29,686 shares during the period. Swedbank AB boosted its position in shares of Kinsale Capital Group by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 42,060 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $19,582,000 after acquiring an additional 2,010 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings 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 worth $69,126,000 after purchasing an additional 3,469 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in shares of Kinsale Capital Group in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,071,000. Finally, Argent Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Kinsale Capital Group in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,736,000. 85.36% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Kinsale Capital Group Increases Dividend

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