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Kingstone Companies, Inc. (KINS)

Financial Services | Insurance - Property & Casualty | Kingston, United States | NasdaqCM
20.64 USD +0.43 (2.128%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 20.64
Short-term:★★★★⯪Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 2:56 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is driven by a powerful convergence of a turnaround story and aggressive speculative positioning. Fundamentally, the company has executed a remarkable recovery, surging over 200% year-over-year with robust revenue growth of 23%, while trading at a very attractive forward P/E of roughly 6.7x. This valuation implies the market still views the business as deeply distressed despite the operational improvements. The balance sheet remains fragile with a current ratio below 0.6, which caps the long-term rating just shy of exceptional status, but the cash generation and margin expansion provide a solid floor. Short-term momentum is explosive. The stock has rallied nearly 23% in the last two weeks, breaking above key moving averages, and the options market is screaming 'upside.' The heavy concentration of call open interest at strikes well above the current price indicates institutional and retail players are positioning for a continuation of this trend. While the statistical forecasting model offers little conviction due to recent price noise, the fundamental thesis of a high-ROE turnaround combined with a low valuation and strong options flow creates a high-conviction setup for a near-term rally.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.101967
AutoETS0.103882
MSTL0.106875
AutoTheta0.115947

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 36%
H-stat 0.34
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.019
Excess Kurtosis 0.86
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-10
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-10
Debt to Equity Ratio 3.713
Revenue per Share 15.817
Market Cap 298,967,104
Trailing P/E 9.34
Forward P/E 6.88
Beta 0.43
Profit Margins 13.86%
Website https://www.kingstonecompanies.com

As of July 11, 2026, 2:56 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes $22.50 and $30.00) compared to negligible put activity. Implied volatility is significantly higher for puts than calls, suggesting a fear premium for downside protection, yet the volume and open interest structure clearly point to a bet on continued appreciation rather than a crash.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.36% 1.31% 0.44% 1.07%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-11 0.050 0.355114
2026-02-11 0.050 0.310752
2025-11-10 0.050 0.329164
2025-08-11 0.050 0.315657
2022-08-30 0.040 1.025641
2022-05-27 0.040 0.888889
2022-02-25 0.040 0.761905
2021-11-29 0.040 0.806452
2021-08-30 0.040 0.570613
2021-05-27 0.040 0.499376
2021-02-25 0.040 0.564972
2020-11-27 0.040 0.586510
2020-08-28 0.040 0.666667
2020-05-28 0.040 0.992556
2020-02-27 0.063 0.893617
2019-11-27 0.063 0.815006
2019-08-29 0.063 0.770171
2019-05-30 0.100 1.086957
2019-02-27 0.100 0.594530
2018-11-29 0.100 0.623053
2018-08-30 0.100 0.533333
2018-05-30 0.100 0.558659
2018-02-27 0.100 0.506329
2017-11-29 0.080 0.417755
2017-08-29 0.080 0.535117
2017-05-26 0.080 0.551724
2017-02-24 0.063 0.421405
2016-11-28 0.063 0.492187
2016-08-29 0.063 0.692308
2016-05-26 0.063 0.691548
2016-02-25 0.063 0.783582
2015-11-25 0.063 0.647482
2015-08-27 0.050 0.588582
2015-05-28 0.050 0.671862
2015-02-25 0.050 0.657895
2014-11-25 0.050 0.584112
2014-08-27 0.050 0.694444
2014-05-28 0.040 0.650406
2014-03-04 0.040 0.559441
2013-11-26 0.040 0.666667
2013-08-28 0.040 0.785855
2013-05-29 0.040 0.779879
2013-03-05 0.040 0.821355
2012-11-28 0.040 0.806452
2012-08-29 0.040 0.803213
2012-05-29 0.030 0.608766
2012-02-27 0.030 0.923077
2011-11-28 0.030 0.974026
2011-08-26 0.030 0.967742
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.2
dividendYield 0.99
exDividendDate 2026-05-11
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.15
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.007422069
lastDividendValue 0.05
lastDividendDate 2026-05-11
dividendDate 2026-05-26

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.3795222
Address1 120 Wood Road
All Time High 22.4
All Time Low 0.04
Ask 26.21
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 9
Average Daily Volume10 Day 211,320
Average Daily Volume3 Month 144,798
Average Volume 144,798
Average Volume10Days 211,320
Beta 0.434
Bid 14.92
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 3
Book Value 7.906
City Kingston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 20.64
Current Ratio 0.53
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 20.77
Day Low 20.23
Debt To Equity 3.713
Display Name Kingstone Companies
Dividend Date 1,779,753,600
Dividend Rate 0.2
Dividend Yield 0.99
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,243,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,243,400
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,184,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,786,046,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,786,046,400
Ebitda 41,865,160
Ebitda Margins 0.18677999
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.971
Enterprise To Revenue 1.302
Enterprise Value 291,862,720
Eps Current Year 2.6
Eps Forward 3.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.21
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,457,600
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 16.5385
Fifty Day Average Change 4.1014996
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.24799708
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 37.95222
Fifty Two Week High 20.79
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.15000153
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0072150803
Fifty Two Week Low 13.08
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.5599995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.5779816
Fifty Two Week Range 13.08 - 20.79
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 940,944,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.24
Float Shares 11,573,967
Forward Eps 3.0
Forward P E 6.8799996
Free Cashflow 34,369,360
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 113
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.21079999
Gross Profits 47,248,844
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.21430999
Held Percent Institutions 0.54457
Implied Shares Outstanding 14,484,841
Industry Insurance - Property & Casualty
Industry Disp Insurance - Property & Casualty
Industry Key insurance-property-casualty
Ir Website http://www.kingstonecompanies.com/investor_information.asp
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,778,457,600
Last Dividend Value 0.05
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,093,478,400
Last Split Factor 1:5
Long Business Summary Kingstone Companies, Inc., through its subsidiary, Kingstone Insurance Company, provides property and casualty insurance products in the United States. The company offers personal line of insurance products, such as homeowners, dwelling fire, cooperative/condominiums, renters, and personal umbrella policies; and commercial auto insurance products. It also underwrites for-hire vehicle physical damage only policies for livery and car service vehicles and taxicabs; and canine legal liability policies. The company provides its products through retail and wholesale agents and brokers. The company was formerly known as DCAP Group, Inc. and changed its name to Kingstone Companies, Inc. in July 2009. Kingstone Companies, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Kingston, New York.
Long Name Kingstone Companies, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 298,967,104
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_398246
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 31,076,218
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 293,245,606
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 20.41
Operating Cashflow 66,716,696
Operating Margins -0.122650005
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.0679
Peg Ratio 3.28
Phone 845 802 7900
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 20.64
Post Market Time 1,783,981,119
Previous Close 20.21
Price Eps Current Year 7.938462
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.6106753
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.3338156
Profit Margins 0.13864
Quick Ratio 0.172
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.43
Regular Market Change Percent 2.12766
Regular Market Day High 20.77
Regular Market Day Low 20.23
Regular Market Day Range 20.23 - 20.77
Regular Market Open 20.41
Regular Market Previous Close 20.21
Regular Market Price 20.64
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,801
Regular Market Volume 111,532
Return On Assets 0.05761
Return On Equity 0.31595
Revenue Growth 0.232
Revenue Per Share 15.817
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 14,484,841
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0215
Shares Short 311,620
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 323,396
Short Name Kingstone Companies, Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.0224
Short Ratio 2.33
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol KINS
Target High Price 21.5
Target Low Price 21.5
Target Mean Price 21.5
Target Median Price 21.5
Total Cash 11,355,391
Total Cash Per Share 0.784
Total Debt 4,251,007
Total Revenue 224,144,256
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.15
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.007422069
Trailing Eps 2.21
Trailing P E 9.339366
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 15.80465
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.835349
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.3059447
Type Disp Equity
Volume 111,532
Website https://www.kingstonecompanies.com
Zip 12,401