Q1 EPS Estimate for Kinsale Capital Group Reduced by Analyst

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE:KNSL - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, March 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $3.16 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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 - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The financial services provider reported $4.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.23 by $0.39. Kinsale Capital Group had a return on equity of 28.04% and a net margin of 26.13%. The business had revenue of $412.12 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $418.32 million.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Truist Financial lifted their price target on Kinsale Capital Group from $480.00 to $525.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of 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. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating and issued a $500.00 price target on shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $415.00 to $412.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $468.56.

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Kinsale Capital Group Stock Performance

KNSL traded up $6.20 on Monday, hitting $486.61. The company's stock had a trading volume of 118,197 shares, compared to its average volume of 171,698. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $450.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is $460.69. The company has a quick ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 0.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. Kinsale Capital Group has a 12 month low of $355.12 and a 12 month high of $534.67. The firm has a market cap of $11.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.25.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Kinsale Capital Group by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 148,475 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $69,126,000 after acquiring an additional 3,469 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Kinsale Capital Group by 1.2% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 12,402 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $5,774,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the period. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Kinsale Capital Group by 6.0% in the third quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,353 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $646,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Algert Global LLC increased its stake in shares of Kinsale Capital Group by 1.0% in the third quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 11,601 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $5,401,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the period. Finally, Swedbank AB raised its holdings in Kinsale Capital Group by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 42,060 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $19,582,000 after buying an additional 2,010 shares during the last quarter. 85.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Kinsale Capital Group Increases Dividend

The firm 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.14%. This is a positive change from Kinsale Capital Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 27th. Kinsale Capital Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 3.82%.

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.