Kingsway Financial Services (KFS) Competitors $14.38 -0.17 (-1.17%) Closing price 07/18/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.34 -0.04 (-0.28%) As of 07/18/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KFS vs. CLOV, YB, BOW, IGIC, TIPT, HRTG, HIPO, WDH, ACIC, and MCGShould you be buying Kingsway Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kingsway Financial Services include Clover Health Investments (CLOV), Yuanbao (YB), Bowhead Specialty (BOW), International General Insurance (IGIC), Tiptree Financial (TIPT), Heritage Insurance (HRTG), Hippo (HIPO), Waterdrop (WDH), American Coastal Insurance (ACIC), and Membership Collective Group (MCG). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Kingsway Financial Services vs. Its Competitors Clover Health Investments Yuanbao Bowhead Specialty International General Insurance Tiptree Financial Heritage Insurance Hippo Waterdrop American Coastal Insurance Membership Collective Group Clover Health Investments (NASDAQ:CLOV) and Kingsway Financial Services (NYSE:KFS) are both small-cap insurance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, CLOV or KFS? Clover Health Investments has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kingsway Financial Services has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, CLOV or KFS? Kingsway Financial Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Clover Health Investments. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioClover Health Investments$1.37B1.09-$43.01M-$0.05-58.80Kingsway Financial Services$109.38M3.62-$9.27MN/AN/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CLOV or KFS? 19.8% of Clover Health Investments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.4% of Kingsway Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. 24.1% of Clover Health Investments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.8% of Kingsway Financial Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor CLOV or KFS? In the previous week, Clover Health Investments and Clover Health Investments both had 3 articles in the media. Kingsway Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Clover Health Investments' score of 0.41 indicating that Kingsway Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Clover Health Investments 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Kingsway Financial Services 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is CLOV or KFS more profitable? Clover Health Investments has a net margin of -1.69% compared to Kingsway Financial Services' net margin of -3.92%. Clover Health Investments' return on equity of -7.42% beat Kingsway Financial Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Clover Health Investments-1.69% -7.42% -4.00% Kingsway Financial Services -3.92%-37.05%-2.23% Do analysts recommend CLOV or KFS? Clover Health Investments presently has a consensus price target of $4.83, indicating a potential upside of 64.40%. Given Clover Health Investments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Clover Health Investments is more favorable than Kingsway Financial Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Clover Health Investments 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Kingsway Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryClover Health Investments beats Kingsway Financial Services on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kingsway Financial Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KFS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KFS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KFS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKingsway Financial ServicesINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$400.67M$55.99B$12.11B$20.85BDividend YieldN/A2.00%5.55%3.65%P/E RatioN/A17.6619.1527.56Price / Sales3.622.6726.0659.11Price / Cash714.0029.1121.6822.29Price / Book38.862.992.314.66Net Income-$9.27M$4.66B$997.60M$994.58M7 Day Performance-1.30%1.76%0.39%-0.29%1 Month Performance2.95%0.46%4.38%4.90%1 Year Performance73.04%25.75%538.30%11.14% Kingsway Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KFSKingsway Financial Services1.1056 of 5 stars$14.38-1.2%N/A+68.6%$400.67M$109.38M0.00280CLOVClover Health Investments1.9756 of 5 stars$3.00+2.7%$4.83+61.1%+74.0%$1.53B$1.37B-60.00680YBYuanbaoN/A$30.16+5.5%N/AN/A$1.36B$456.88M0.00497BOWBowhead Specialty2.7377 of 5 stars$33.85+1.8%$39.67+17.2%+27.6%$1.11B$425.66M25.84193IGICInternational General Insurance3.1164 of 5 stars$23.84-1.4%$31.50+32.1%+55.3%$1.06B$539M8.76290TIPTTiptree Financial2.0112 of 5 stars$21.57+2.9%N/A+17.9%$808.81M$2.04B17.981,144HRTGHeritage Insurance4.3116 of 5 stars$21.75+3.2%$29.00+33.3%+188.4%$673.97M$816.98M8.60650Positive NewsHIPOHippo2.0445 of 5 stars$26.28+1.2%$31.50+19.9%+30.3%$661.08M$372.10M-12.05620WDHWaterdrop1.8114 of 5 stars$1.46+3.2%N/A+46.8%$527.41M$379.74M9.703,057News CoveragePositive NewsACICAmerican Coastal Insurance1.9405 of 5 stars$10.81+0.4%N/AN/A$522.66M$296.66M7.26470MCGMembership Collective GroupN/A$7.24-2.8%N/A+12.5%$422.95M$972.21M-5.844,300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Clover Health Investments Competitors Yuanbao Competitors Bowhead Specialty Competitors International General Insurance Competitors Tiptree Financial Competitors Heritage Insurance Competitors Hippo Competitors Waterdrop Competitors American Coastal Insurance Competitors Membership Collective Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KFS) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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