Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Forecast for KNSL Earnings

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE:KNSL) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Kinsale Capital Group in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $17.55 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $17.23. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $5.54 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $22.74 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $402.00 to $400.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 28th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Kinsale Capital Group from $515.00 to $490.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $500.00 price objective on shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Kinsale Capital Group from $525.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, JMP Securities reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a report on Friday, February 14th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $470.00.

Kinsale Capital Group Stock Down 2.3%

Shares of NYSE KNSL opened at $446.39 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 0.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The firm has a market cap of $10.41 billion, a PE ratio of 25.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.29. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $464.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $461.53. Kinsale Capital Group has a 12-month low of $366.92 and a 12-month high of $531.79.

Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The financial services provider reported $3.71 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.15 by $0.56. Kinsale Capital Group had a net margin of 26.13% and a return on equity of 28.04%. The company had revenue of $423.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $425.73 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.50 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kinsale Capital Group

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Kinsale Capital Group by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,113,683 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $983,137,000 after acquiring an additional 29,553 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kinsale Capital Group by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 544,954 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $254,441,000 after purchasing an additional 16,246 shares during the period. DAVENPORT & Co LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kinsale Capital Group by 6.2% in the 1st quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 543,349 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $263,233,000 after purchasing an additional 31,480 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 131,056 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneva Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Kinsale Capital Group by 0.6% during the first quarter. Geneva Capital Management LLC now owns 405,363 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $197,294,000 after purchasing an additional 2,449 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.36% of the company’s stock.

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.