Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL) Competitors

Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) and Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ROOT or KNSL?

59.8% of Root shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.4% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of Root shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ROOT or KNSL more profitable?

Kinsale Capital Group has a net margin of 25.92% compared to Root's net margin of 6.02%. Root's return on equity of 40.09% beat Kinsale Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Root	6.02%	40.09%	5.30%
Kinsale Capital Group	25.92%	25.93%	7.92%

Which has better earnings and valuation, ROOT or KNSL?

Kinsale Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Root. Root 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Root	$1.18B	1.15	$30.90M	$5.01	17.62
Kinsale Capital Group	$1.59B	6.43	$414.84M	$19.17	22.85

Does the media prefer ROOT or KNSL?

In the previous week, Kinsale Capital Group had 9 more articles in the media than Root. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Kinsale Capital Group and 6 mentions for Root. Kinsale Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Root's score of 0.81 indicating that Kinsale Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Root	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kinsale Capital Group	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ROOT or KNSL?

Root has a beta of 2.25, suggesting that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinsale Capital Group has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ROOT or KNSL?

Root currently has a consensus price target of $130.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.29%. Kinsale Capital Group has a consensus price target of $506.44, suggesting a potential upside of 15.63%. Given Root's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Root is more favorable than Kinsale Capital Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Root	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Kinsale Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

Kinsale Capital Group beats Root on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.