Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to ROOT or KNSL?

In the previous week, Kinsale Capital Group had 6 more articles in the media than Root. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Kinsale Capital Group and 4 mentions for Root. Kinsale Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Root's score of 0.37 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kinsale Capital Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ROOT or KNSL more profitable?

Kinsale Capital Group has a net margin of 24.73% compared to Root's net margin of 4.11%. Root's return on equity of 27.33% beat Kinsale Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Root	4.11%	27.33%	3.41%
Kinsale Capital Group	24.73%	26.36%	7.90%

Do analysts recommend ROOT or KNSL?

Root currently has a consensus target price of $130.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.37%. Kinsale Capital Group has a consensus target price of $491.88, suggesting a potential upside of 2.98%. Given Root's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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. 11.7% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ROOT or KNSL?

Kinsale Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Root. Kinsale Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Root, 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	1.57	$30.90M	$3.20	37.63
Kinsale Capital Group	$1.59B	7.01	$414.84M	$17.38	27.48

Which has more volatility and risk, ROOT or KNSL?

Root has a beta of 2.26, indicating that its share price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinsale Capital Group has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kinsale Capital Group beats Root on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.