Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL) Competitors $482.91 -2.19 (-0.45%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$483.78 +0.87 (+0.18%) As of 05:13 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KNSL vs. SLF, WTW, PUK, RYAN, PFG, CRBG, EG, EQH, AEG, and GLShould you be buying Kinsale Capital Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kinsale Capital Group include Sun Life Financial (SLF), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Prudential (PUK), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Everest Group (EG), Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), and Globe Life (GL). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Kinsale Capital Group vs. Sun Life Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Prudential Ryan Specialty Principal Financial Group Corebridge Financial Everest Group Equitable Aegon Globe Life Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) and Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, KNSL or SLF? Sun Life Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Kinsale Capital Group. Sun Life Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinsale Capital Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKinsale Capital Group$1.59B7.17$414.84M$17.7927.50Sun Life Financial$28.68B1.13$2.31B$3.8414.79 Is KNSL or SLF a better dividend stock? Kinsale Capital Group pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Sun Life Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Kinsale Capital Group pays out 3.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sun Life Financial pays out 60.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the media refer more to KNSL or SLF? In the previous week, Kinsale Capital Group had 3 more articles in the media than Sun Life Financial. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Kinsale Capital Group and 14 mentions for Sun Life Financial. Sun Life Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Kinsale Capital Group's score of 1.43 indicating that Sun Life Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kinsale Capital Group 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sun Life Financial 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KNSL or SLF? Sun Life Financial received 173 more outperform votes than Kinsale Capital Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.95% of users gave Kinsale Capital Group an outperform vote while only 62.23% of users gave Sun Life Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKinsale Capital GroupOutperform Votes31866.95% Underperform Votes15733.05% Sun Life FinancialOutperform Votes49162.23% Underperform Votes29837.77% Is KNSL or SLF more profitable? Kinsale Capital Group has a net margin of 26.13% compared to Sun Life Financial's net margin of 8.08%. Kinsale Capital Group's return on equity of 28.04% beat Sun Life Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kinsale Capital Group26.13% 28.04% 8.31% Sun Life Financial 8.08%16.86%1.10% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of KNSL or SLF? 85.4% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Sun Life Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate KNSL or SLF? Kinsale Capital Group currently has a consensus price target of $468.56, suggesting a potential downside of 4.22%. Given Kinsale Capital Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kinsale Capital Group is more favorable than Sun Life Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kinsale Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27Sun Life Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, KNSL or SLF? Kinsale Capital Group has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Life Financial has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryKinsale Capital Group beats Sun Life Financial on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Kinsale Capital Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KNSL 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 KNSL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKinsale Capital GroupFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.41B$48.86B$10.88B$18.64BDividend Yield0.14%2.44%6.00%4.24%P/E Ratio27.5611.3021.6131.24Price / Sales7.175.6525.2626.30Price / Cash34.7316.8117.6117.54Price / Book7.682.252.604.32Net Income$414.84M$4.16B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance11.92%6.41%4.02%7.02%1 Month Performance7.45%-0.46%-3.34%-6.51%1 Year Performance9.38%21.50%535.42%1.68% Kinsale Capital Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KNSLKinsale Capital Group1.4673 of 5 stars$482.91-0.5%$468.56-3.0%+7.5%$11.24B$1.59B27.14470News CoveragePositive NewsSLFSun Life Financial4.0962 of 5 stars$53.80-1.2%N/A+11.1%$30.71B$28.68B14.0129,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsWTWWillis Towers Watson Public1.6969 of 5 stars$301.01-2.5%$346.15+15.0%+26.0%$30.01B$9.93B-301.0146,600High Trading VolumePUKPrudential3.7536 of 5 stars$18.59-3.3%N/A+15.0%$24.46B$8.14B8.0114,500Short Interest ↑Positive NewsRYANRyan Specialty2.7852 of 5 stars$68.47-2.9%$75.27+9.9%+48.6%$17.93B$2.52B99.233,850High Trading VolumePFGPrincipal Financial Group4.203 of 5 stars$71.65-1.8%$86.57+20.8%-8.0%$16.16B$16.13B10.7319,300Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeCRBGCorebridge Financial4.8298 of 5 stars$25.47-1.0%$37.00+45.3%+2.2%$14.16B$19.06B6.747,700EGEverest Group4.4502 of 5 stars$326.46-3.1%$416.50+27.6%-2.6%$14.02B$17.08B10.392,430Short Interest ↑Gap DownEQHEquitable4.8243 of 5 stars$44.84-0.6%$60.75+35.5%+29.4%$13.76B$12.44B11.748,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownAEGAegon3.0968 of 5 stars$5.54-3.7%N/A+3.7%$12.20B$19.52B5.7722,300High Trading VolumeGLGlobe Life4.8798 of 5 stars$114.21-2.6%$138.45+21.2%+105.0%$9.51B$5.78B9.563,540Short Interest ↓ Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sun Life Financial Competitors Willis Towers Watson Public Competitors Prudential Competitors Ryan Specialty Competitors Principal Financial Group Competitors Corebridge Financial Competitors Everest Group Competitors Equitable Competitors Aegon Competitors Globe Life 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:KNSL) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsElon Musk just confirmed Tesla’s robot will go to Mars. 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