Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of KNSL Q1 Earnings

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE:KNSL) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a report released 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 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The financial services provider reported $4.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.23 by $0.39. The company had revenue of $412.12 million during 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%.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on KNSL. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $480.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed 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. JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research note on Friday, February 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective 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, Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Kinsale Capital Group from $535.00 to $520.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $468.56.

Kinsale Capital Group Trading Up 2.5 %

Kinsale Capital Group stock opened at $481.98 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $11.22 billion, a PE ratio of 27.09, a P/E/G 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. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $448.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $460.38. Kinsale Capital Group has a 52 week low of $355.12 and a 52 week high of $536.84.

Kinsale Capital Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared 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. 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 an increase from Kinsale Capital Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. Kinsale Capital Group’s payout ratio is 3.82%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kinsale Capital Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Kinsale Capital Group during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust acquired a new position in Kinsale Capital Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Kinsale Capital Group by 7,400.0% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 75 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of Kinsale Capital Group by 450.0% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 88 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Kinsale Capital Group in the fourth quarter worth $46,000. 85.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.