Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL) Competitors $482.17 -4.58 (-0.94%) Closing price 03/28/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$475.00 -7.17 (-1.49%) As of 03/28/2025 07:48 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, PFG, RYAN, CRBG, EQH, EG, 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), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Equitable (EQH), Everest Group (EG), 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 Principal Financial Group Ryan Specialty Corebridge Financial Equitable Everest Group 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and community ranking. 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% Does the media favor KNSL or SLF? In the previous week, Kinsale Capital Group had 10 more articles in the media than Sun Life Financial. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Kinsale Capital Group and 10 mentions for Sun Life Financial. Sun Life Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Kinsale Capital Group's score of 1.14 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 13 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sun Life Financial 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, KNSL or SLF? Kinsale Capital Group has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Life Financial has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Do analysts rate KNSL or SLF? Kinsale Capital Group currently has a consensus target price of $468.56, indicating a potential downside of 2.82%. Given Kinsale Capital Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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. Which has better 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$1.59B7.07$414.84M$17.7927.10Sun Life Financial$28.68B1.13$2.31B$3.8414.75 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$11.22B$48.75B$11.28B$19.38BDividend Yield0.15%2.23%5.57%3.75%P/E Ratio27.1011.5522.6533.02Price / Sales7.075.5425.7326.58Price / Cash34.7316.8117.6117.54Price / Book7.572.312.734.53Net Income$414.84M$4.16B$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.29%1.47%0.06%-1.28%1 Month Performance11.56%2.12%495.52%-4.01%1 Year Performance-8.11%20.34%536.52%2.63% Kinsale Capital Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KNSLKinsale Capital Group2.7271 of 5 stars$482.17-0.9%$468.56-2.8%-8.2%$11.22B$1.59B27.10470News CoveragePositive NewsSLFSun Life Financial3.9012 of 5 stars$57.39+2.1%N/A+3.8%$35.87B$28.68B14.9429,200Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsWTWWillis Towers Watson Public2.1164 of 5 stars$337.22+1.4%$346.15+2.6%+22.6%$33.62B$9.93B-337.2248,000Positive NewsPUKPrudential3.9726 of 5 stars$21.25+2.8%N/A+11.4%$27.96B$7.52B9.1614,500Short Interest ↓Positive NewsPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.9523 of 5 stars$85.25+2.4%$85.92+0.8%-3.8%$19.23B$16.13B12.7619,300Positive NewsRYANRyan Specialty2.0107 of 5 stars$72.44+2.0%$75.27+3.9%+31.5%$18.97B$2.52B104.993,850Positive NewsCRBGCorebridge Financial4.7364 of 5 stars$33.00+1.9%$37.29+13.0%+9.1%$18.35B$19.06B8.735,200Positive NewsEQHEquitable4.3945 of 5 stars$53.70+2.2%$57.75+7.5%+35.8%$16.53B$12.44B14.068,200Short Interest ↑Positive NewsEGEverest Group4.8107 of 5 stars$359.37+2.0%$416.50+15.9%-9.1%$15.43B$17.08B11.442,430Short Interest ↓Positive NewsAEGAegon3.098 of 5 stars$6.69+1.6%N/A+9.2%$14.74B$30.66B6.9622,300Upcoming EarningsGLGlobe Life4.7032 of 5 stars$129.79+2.3%$135.60+4.5%+11.4%$10.88B$5.78B10.863,540News Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sun Life Financial Competitors Willis Towers Watson Public Competitors Prudential Competitors Principal Financial Group Competitors Ryan Specialty Competitors Corebridge Financial Competitors Equitable Competitors Everest Group 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 3/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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