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Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (KNSL)

Financial Services | Insurance - Property & Casualty | Richmond, United States | NYSE
380.61 USD -0.94 (-0.246%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 385.00 +4.39 (1.153%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:39 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:26 a.m. EDT

Kinsale Capital Group offers a rare combination of elite profitability and growth, yet the market remains hesitant. The company boasts a 30 percent return on equity and double-digit revenue expansion, justifying a premium valuation over the long haul. However, the near-term outlook is clouded by analyst price targets that trail the current share price and a heavy short interest that suggests lingering doubts. While technicals show a recovery above key moving averages and earnings were beaten, the options market reveals a defensive stance with significant hedging at lower price levels. This creates a divergence where the business quality supports a strong long-term hold, but the immediate path faces resistance from sentiment and valuation concerns.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.119893
MSTL0.134891
AutoETS0.139746
AutoTheta0.150548

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 28.14
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.302
Excess Kurtosis -1.11
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-27
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-27
Debt to Equity Ratio 11.033
Revenue per Share 86.83
Market Cap 8,669,696,000
Trailing P/E 15.50
Forward P/E 17.58
Beta 0.89
Profit Margins 28.49%
Website https://www.kinsalecapitalgroup.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:26 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts, particularly around the 300-320 strike range, signaling a fear of a deeper correction. Conversely, call volume is concentrated at higher strikes (430+), indicating asymmetric bets on a rebound. Implied volatility is significantly elevated on deep OTM puts, pricing in tail risk.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.07% 0.29% 0.18% 0.20%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-28 0.25 0.065684
2026-05-28 0.25 0.081174
2026-02-26 0.25 0.065366
2025-11-28 0.17 0.044167
2025-08-29 0.17 0.037163
2025-05-29 0.17 0.036396
2025-02-27 0.17 0.039713
2024-11-29 0.15 0.029502
2024-08-29 0.15 0.030859
2024-05-31 0.15 0.039101
2024-02-26 0.15 0.029319
2023-11-28 0.14 0.039292
2023-08-28 0.14 0.036343
2023-05-30 0.14 0.044760
2023-02-27 0.14 0.044158
2022-11-29 0.13 0.043088
2022-08-26 0.13 0.049605
2022-05-27 0.13 0.059029
2022-03-01 0.13 0.061905
2021-11-26 0.11 0.054485
2021-08-30 0.11 0.060198
2021-05-26 0.11 0.066877
2021-02-25 0.11 0.065270
2020-11-27 0.09 0.037383
2020-08-28 0.09 0.043995
2020-06-01 0.09 0.059709
2020-02-27 0.09 0.073040
2019-11-27 0.08 0.079067
2019-08-28 0.08 0.081934
2019-05-31 0.08 0.095477
2019-02-27 0.08 0.119367
2018-11-29 0.07 0.112849
2018-08-30 0.07 0.116221
2018-06-01 0.07 0.130597
2018-02-27 0.07 0.143032
2017-11-29 0.06 0.135349
2017-08-29 0.06 0.160858
2017-06-01 0.06 0.162206
2017-02-13 0.06 0.203390
2016-11-29 0.05 0.178891
2016-09-13 0.05 0.248509
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.0
dividendYield 0.26
exDividendDate 2026-08-28
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.84
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0022015462
lastDividendValue 0.25
lastDividendDate 2026-08-28
dividendDate 2026-09-14

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.16143203
Address1 2,025 Staples Mill Roadt
All Time High 548.47
All Time Low 18.0
Ask 397.37
Ask Size 120
Audit Risk 7
Average Analyst Rating 3.2 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 183,700
Average Daily Volume3 Month 299,888
Average Volume 299,888
Average Volume10Days 183,700
Beta 0.889
Bid 361.0
Bid Size 40
Board Risk 5
Book Value 89.344
City Richmond
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 380.61
Current Ratio 0.194
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 385.97
Day Low 379.4201
Debt To Equity 11.033
Display Name Kinsale Capital
Dividend Date 1,789,344,000
Dividend Rate 1.0
Dividend Yield 0.26
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,898,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,898,000
Earnings Growth 0.34
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.311
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,836,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,699,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,699,200
Ebitda 732,259,008
Ebitda Margins 0.36686
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.859
Enterprise To Revenue 4.351
Enterprise Value 8,683,720,704
Eps Current Year 21.13393
Eps Forward 21.64671
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 24.55
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,875,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 844 584 3392
Fifty Day Average 352.0018
Fifty Day Average Change 28.608185
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.08127283
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -16.143204
Fifty Two Week High 485.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -104.390015
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.21523714
Fifty Two Week Low 287.2
Fifty Two Week Low Change 93.40997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.32524362
Fifty Two Week Range 287.2 - 485.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,469,712,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.17
Float Shares 21,516,500
Forward Eps 21.64671
Forward P E 17.58281
Free Cashflow 982,102,720
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 711
Fullday Change -0.940002
Fullday Change Percent -0.246364
Fullday Price 385.0
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.31142
Gross Profits 621,585,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.05416
Held Percent Institutions 0.96876997
Implied Shares Outstanding 22,778,425
Industry Insurance - Property & Casualty
Industry Disp Insurance - Property & Casualty
Industry Key insurance-property-casualty
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,875,200
Last Dividend Value 0.25
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. engages in the provision of property and casualty insurance products in the United States. The company's commercial lines offerings include commercial property, excess casualty, general casualty, small business casualty, construction, allied health, small business property, products liability, entertainment, commercial auto, energy, excess professional, life sciences, inland marine, professional liability, environmental, health care, management liability, public entity, agribusiness casualty and property, aviation, ocean marine, and product recall insurance. Its personal lines offerings also include high value homeowners and personal insurance products. The company sells its insurance products in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands primarily through a network of independent insurance brokers. Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
Long Name Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 8,669,696,000
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_216477057
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 568,694,016
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 8,696,802,665
Number Of Analyst Opinions 9
Open 383.92
Operating Cashflow 1,035,644,032
Operating Margins 0.40678
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.0341
Peg Ratio 1.25
Phone 804 289 1300
Post Market Change 4.3900146
Post Market Change Percent 1.1534156
Post Market Price 385.0
Post Market Time 1,787,960,372
Previous Close 381.55
Price Eps Current Year 18.009428
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.260051
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.3435264
Profit Margins 0.28492
Quick Ratio 0.086
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.16667
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.940002
Regular Market Change Percent -0.246364
Regular Market Day High 385.97
Regular Market Day Low 379.4201
Regular Market Day Range 379.4201 - 385.97
Regular Market Open 383.92
Regular Market Previous Close 381.55
Regular Market Price 380.61
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 157,469
Return On Assets 0.07563
Return On Equity 0.30268
Revenue Growth 0.168
Revenue Per Share 86.83
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 22,778,425
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1001
Shares Short 2,279,087
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 2,683,617
Short Name Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.105900005
Short Ratio 7.4
Source Interval 15
State VA
Symbol KNSL
Target High Price 405.0
Target Low Price 259.0
Target Mean Price 354.77777
Target Median Price 375.0
Total Cash 210,511,008
Total Cash Per Share 9.242
Total Debt 224,535,008
Total Revenue 1,996,003,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.84
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0022015462
Trailing Eps 24.55
Trailing P E 15.503462
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.2338
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 358.48514
Two Hundred Day Average Change 22.124847
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.061717615
Type Disp Equity
Volume 157,469
Website https://www.kinsalecapitalgroup.com
Zip 23,230