KNSL Stock Gets Increased EPS Forecast from DOWLING & PARTN

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE:KNSL) – Analysts at DOWLING & PARTN boosted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 27th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst J. Collins now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $21.65 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $20.50. The consensus estimate for Kinsale Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $21.62 per share.

KNSL has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Kinsale Capital Group from $375.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday. Citigroup reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research report on Friday, October 23rd. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $390.00 to $350.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $390.00 to $375.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 9th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $264.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $362.78.

Kinsale Capital Group Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:KNSL opened at $358.44 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 0.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. Kinsale Capital Group has a 52-week low of $287.20 and a 52-week high of $421.90. The stock has a market cap of $8.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.62, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.88. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $359.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $352.52.

Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 22nd. The financial services provider reported $5.70 earnings per share 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $401.43 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $5.21 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kinsale Capital Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. MGO One Seven LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kinsale Capital Group by 2.7% in the third quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 1,113 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $359,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Parcion Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Kinsale Capital Group during the third quarter worth about $275,000. Peterson Wealth Services raised its position in Kinsale Capital Group by 6.1% during the third quarter. Peterson Wealth Services now owns 2,231 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $720,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Kinsale Capital Group during the third quarter valued at approximately $248,000. Finally, Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Kinsale Capital Group by 4.6% during the third quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 950 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $307,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.36% of the company’s stock.

Kinsale Capital Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 28th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 28th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Kinsale Capital Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.36%.

About Kinsale Capital Group

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.