What is William Blair’s Forecast for KNSL Q1 Earnings?

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE:KNSL) – Stock analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, October 23rd. William Blair analyst A. Klauber forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $4.73 for the quarter. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $5.04 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.96 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $5.53 EPS.

KNSL has been the subject of several other reports. Compass Point lifted their price objective on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $432.00 to $490.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Kinsale Capital Group from $525.00 to $500.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Kinsale Capital Group from $500.00 to $560.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Kinsale Capital Group from $429.00 to $474.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Kinsale Capital Group to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $502.13.

Kinsale Capital Group Trading Up 2.0%

NYSE KNSL opened at $430.88 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 0.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. 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 $10.04 billion, a PE ratio of 21.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.09. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $446.60 and a two-hundred day moving average of $459.05.

Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The financial services provider reported $5.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.79 by $0.42. The firm had revenue of $405.06 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $446.00 million. Kinsale Capital Group had a net margin of 26.30% and a return on equity of 25.66%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $4.20 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Kinsale Capital Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Kinsale Capital Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $125,812,000. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Kinsale Capital Group during the first quarter worth about $125,003,000. First Manhattan CO. LLC. raised its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 161,132 shares during the last quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kinsale Capital Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $76,235,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Kinsale Capital Group by 39.8% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 460,651 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $224,204,000 after buying an additional 131,056 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.36% of the company’s stock.

Kinsale Capital Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th were issued a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. Kinsale Capital Group’s payout ratio is 3.34%.

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.