Kingsway Financial Services (KFS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kingsway Financial Services Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the extended warranty and business services in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Extended Warranty and Kingsway Search Xcelerator. The Extended Warranty segment markets, sells, and administers vehicle service agreements and related products for new and used automobiles, motorcycles, and ATVs. This segment also markets and distributes warranty products to manufacturers, distributors, and installers of heating, ventilation and air conditioning, standby generator, commercial LED lighting, and commercial refrigeration equipment; and provides equipment breakdown and maintenance support services to companies, as well as after-market vehicle protection services. The Kingsway Search Xcelerator offers outsourced finance and human resources consulting services, including operational accounting, such as bookkeeping, accounting, financial reporting, and analysis and strategic finance services; technical accounting comprising initial public offerings, Securities and Exchange Commission reporting, and international consolidation services; human resources, workforce management, and compliance support services; and advisory services. This segment also provides financial executive services for project and interim staffing engagements; search services for permanent placements; healthcare staffing services to acute healthcare facilities for short-term and day-to-day needs of hospitals; software products for the management needs of all types of shared-ownership properties; and fully managed outsourced cardiac telemetry services, as well as provides mobile monitors to the hospitals. The company offers its products and services through credit unions and dealers. Kingsway Financial Services Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.97 to $9.28
• 50-Day Range: $7.90 to $9.55
• 52-Week Range: $7.10 to $9.58
• Volume: 78,126 shs
• Average Volume: 46,985 shs
• Market Capitalization: $247.33 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Kingsway Financial Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kingsway Financial Services scored higher than 9% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 906th out of 922 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Kingsway Financial Services.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kingsway Financial Services has a P/B Ratio of 21.88. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.11% of the float of Kingsway Financial Services has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kingsway Financial Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.9, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kingsway Financial Services has recently increased by 1.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Kingsway Financial Services does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Kingsway Financial Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.11% of the float of Kingsway Financial Services has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kingsway Financial Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.9, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kingsway Financial Services has recently increased by 1.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: -2.00

News Sentiment

Kingsway Financial Services has a news sentiment score of -2.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Kingsway Financial Services this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Kingsway Financial Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kingsway Financial Services insiders have sold 3,240.44% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $6,571.00 in company stock and sold $219,500.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

54.75% of the stock of Kingsway Financial Services is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.38% of the stock of Kingsway Financial Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

KFS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KFS shares performed this year?

Kingsway Financial Services' stock was trading at $8.40 at the start of the year. Since then, KFS shares have increased by 6.8% and is now trading at $8.97.
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How were Kingsway Financial Services' earnings last quarter?

Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (NYSE:KFS) posted its earnings results on Friday, October, 21st. The insurance provider reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter. The insurance provider earned $45.83 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $38.56 million. Kingsway Financial Services had a negative net margin of 3.63% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.83%.

Who are Kingsway Financial Services' major shareholders?

Kingsway Financial Services' top institutional investors include Geode Capital Management LLC (1.26%), Bard Associates Inc. (1.04%), State Street Corp (0.55%) and Barclays PLC (0.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Gregory Paul Hannon, Oakmont Capital Inc, John Taylor Maloney Fitzgerald, Joseph Stilwell, Charles L Frischer and Kent A Hansen.
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How do I buy shares of Kingsway Financial Services?

Shares of KFS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Kingsway Financial Services own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kingsway Financial Services investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOG) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/21/2016
• Today: 11/23/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/04/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Fire, marine, & casualty insurance
• Sub-Industry: Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KFS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1072627
• Web: www.kingsway-financial.com
• Phone: (312) 766-2144
• Fax: 416-850-5439
• Employees: 280
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $23.56 million
• Net Margins: -3.63%
• Pretax Margin: -8.29%
• Return on Equity: -7.83%
• Return on Assets: -0.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.20
• Current Ratio: 0.41
• Quick Ratio: 0.41

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $108.73 million
• Price / Sales: 2.27
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.41 per share
• Price / Book: 21.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 27,573,000
• Free Float: 12,477,000
• Market Cap: $247.33 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: -0.08