What is DOWLING & PARTN’s Estimate for KNSL FY2026 Earnings?

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE:KNSL) – Equities researchers at DOWLING & PARTN issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for Kinsale Capital Group in a report issued on Wednesday, May 20th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst J. Collins expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $20.25 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Kinsale Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $20.58 per share. DOWLING & PARTN also issued estimates for Kinsale Capital Group’s FY2027 earnings at $21.25 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $22.43 EPS.

Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The financial services provider reported $5.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.70 by $0.41. Kinsale Capital Group had a net margin of 27.48% and a return on equity of 25.82%. The company had revenue of $466.71 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $410.25 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $3.71 earnings per share. Kinsale Capital Group’s quarterly revenue was down .5% on a year-over-year basis.

KNSL has been the topic of several other research reports. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Kinsale Capital Group from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $392.00 to $312.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Kinsale Capital Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $385.00 to $375.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Wells Fargo & Company cut shares of Kinsale Capital Group from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $420.00 to $357.00 in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut shares of Kinsale Capital Group from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $348.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $390.18.

Kinsale Capital Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KNSL opened at $306.79 on Thursday. Kinsale Capital Group has a 1 year low of $293.78 and a 1 year high of $512.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 0.10 and a quick ratio of 0.10. The company’s 50-day moving average is $331.70 and its 200 day moving average is $367.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 0.95.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bamco Inc. NY lifted its stake in shares of Kinsale Capital Group by 1.4% in the third quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 1,788,590 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $760,616,000 after buying an additional 24,796 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in shares of Kinsale Capital Group by 117.4% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 987,844 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $386,366,000 after buying an additional 533,499 shares in the last quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. lifted its stake in shares of Kinsale Capital Group by 19.6% in the fourth quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 614,647 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $240,401,000 after buying an additional 100,600 shares in the last quarter. Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd bought a new position in shares of Kinsale Capital Group in the fourth quarter worth approximately $229,653,000. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC lifted its stake in shares of Kinsale Capital Group by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 530,043 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $208,443,000 after buying an additional 10,137 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.36% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Michael P. Kehoe sold 22,576 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.66, for a total transaction of $6,832,852.16. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 308,048 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $93,233,807.68. The trade was a 6.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Salmaan K. Allibhai sold 250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $311.17, for a total transaction of $77,792.50. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 3,645 shares in the company, valued at $1,134,214.65. The trade was a 6.42% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 5.60% of the company’s stock.

Kinsale Capital Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 28th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Kinsale Capital Group’s payout ratio is presently 4.40%.

Kinsale Capital Group Company Profile

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc (NYSE:KNSL) is a specialty property and casualty insurance company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Established in 2009, the company focuses on underwriting complex and underserved risks across the United States. Kinsale operates through a network of wholesale brokers and independent agencies, offering tailored coverage solutions for a range of niche industries.

The company’s product portfolio includes general liability, business auto, professional liability, environmental liability, inland marine, cyber liability, and other specialty lines.