Kingsway Corporation (KWY)Financial Services | Asset Management | Chicago, United States | NYSE
9.48 USD
-0.03
(-0.315%) ⇩
(Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 9.48 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:38 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fundamentally broken. Despite a recent surge in revenue growth (+33%), the company is hemorrhaging capital, posting negative earnings (-$0.3 EPS) and negative returns on both assets and equity. The balance sheet is precarious, with debt nearly double the book value of equity and a current ratio below 1.0, indicating liquidity stress. The stock trades at a grotesque premium to its book value (21x) despite generating no profit, a classic value trap where the market is pricing in a turnaround that hasn't happened yet. The lack of any dividend history confirms the company is retaining all cash to survive, not reward shareholders. While the 9-year price history shows a massive cumulative gain, the trailing 14 days reveal a distinct downtrend, and the options market is screaming 'sell' with heavy put positioning. This is a high-risk speculative play on a turnaround story that currently lacks the earnings power or cash flow to support its valuation. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.052015 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.056778 |
| AutoETS | 0.057121 |
| MSTL | 0.072926 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 48% |
| H-stat | 0.36 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.431 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.91 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2009-06-10 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2009-06-10 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 228.853 |
| Revenue per Share | 5.556 |
| Market Cap | 274,265,856 |
| Beta | 0.25 |
| Profit Margins | -4.59% |
| Previous Name | Kingsway Financial Services Inc. |
| Website | https://kingsway-financial.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:38 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at the $10 strike, creating a significant wall of resistance just above current prices. While there is some call volume at the $7.50 strike, the overwhelming interest in downside protection suggests traders expect a continued struggle to break above the $10 psychological barrier.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-11 | 0.072 | 0.520231 |
| 2009-03-12 | 0.064 | 0.981595 |
| 2008-12-11 | 0.240 | 1.415094 |
| 2008-09-11 | 0.280 | 0.876095 |
| 2008-06-12 | 0.296 | 0.923845 |
| 2008-03-13 | 0.304 | 0.647911 |
| 2007-12-12 | 0.268 | 0.435914 |
| 2007-09-12 | 0.284 | 0.387766 |
| 2007-06-13 | 0.284 | 0.379679 |
| 2007-03-13 | 0.256 | 0.359147 |
| 2006-12-13 | 0.260 | 0.315994 |
| 2006-09-13 | 0.224 | 0.261072 |
| 2006-06-13 | 0.228 | 0.316315 |
| 2006-03-13 | 0.220 | 0.269740 |
| 2005-12-13 | 0.172 | 0.216843 |
| 2005-09-13 | 0.200 | 0.282167 |
| 2005-06-13 | 0.160 | 0.238379 |
| 2005-03-11 | 0.200 | 0.314268 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.40188682 |
| Address1 | 10 S. Riverside Plaza |
| Address2 | Suite 1520 |
| All Time High | 94.96 |
| All Time Low | 1.26 |
| Ask | 10.9 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 51,510 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 54,867 |
| Average Volume | 54,867 |
| Average Volume10Days | 51,510 |
| Beta | 0.248 |
| Bid | 9.29 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 0.449 |
| City | Chicago |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 9.48 |
| Current Ratio | 0.827 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 9.57 |
| Day Low | 9.4 |
| Debt To Equity | 228.853 |
| Display Name | Kingsway |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,050,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,050,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Ebitda | 7,631,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.04803 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 42.156 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.025 |
| Enterprise Value | 321,689,888 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.3 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,244,678,400 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 9.7248 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.24480057 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.025172813 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -40.188683 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 16.25 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.7700005 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.41661543 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.41 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.0699997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.12722945 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.41 - 16.25 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 994,858,200,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.96 |
| Float Shares | 13,950,528 |
| Free Cashflow | 5,803,875 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 569 |
| Fullday Change | 0.05000019 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.52854323 |
| Fullday Price | 9.48 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.83807 |
| Gross Profits | 133,150,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.27109 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.50808996 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 28,931,000 |
| Industry | Asset Management |
| Industry Disp | Asset Management |
| Industry Key | asset-management |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,244,678,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.072 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,341,446,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:4 |
| Long Business Summary | Kingsway Corporation through its subsidiaries, engages in the extended warranty and business services in the United States. It operates through two segments: Kingsway Search Xcelerator and Extended Warranty. The Extended Warranty segment markets, sells, and administers vehicle service agreements and related products for new and used automobiles, motorcycles, and ATVs. This segment also markets and distributes warranty products to manufacturers, distributors, and installers of heating, ventilation and air conditioning, standby generator, commercial LED lighting, and commercial refrigeration equipment; and provides equipment breakdown and maintenance support services to companies, as well as after-market vehicle protection services. Its Kingsway Search Xcelerator segment offers finance and human resources consulting services, including operational accounting, such as bookkeeping, accounting, financial reporting, and analysis and strategic finance services; technical accounting comprising initial public offerings, Securities and Exchange Commission reporting, and international consolidation services; human resources, workforce management, and compliance support services; and advisory services. This segment also provides financial executive services for project and interim staffing engagements; search services for permanent placements; healthcare staffing services; software products for the management needs of all types of shared-ownership properties; and fully managed outsourced cardiac telemetry services, as well as provides mobile monitors to the hospitals. It also offers information technology managed services, as well as Electric Motor Solutions and Vertical Market Software services. The company offers its products and services through credit unions and dealers. The company was formerly known as Kingsway Financial Services Inc. and changed its name to Kingsway Corporation in May 2026. The company was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. |
| Long Name | Kingsway Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 274,265,856 |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_879946 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-10-14 |
| Net Income To Common | -8,584,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 274,844,500 |
| Open | 9.47 |
| Operating Cashflow | 2,654,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0111 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.83 |
| Phone | 312 766 2138 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 9.48 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,008,605 |
| Prev Name | Kingsway Financial Services Inc. |
| Previous Close | 9.51 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 21.113585 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.726278 |
| Profit Margins | -0.04586 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.684 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0300007 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.315465 |
| Regular Market Day High | 9.57 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 9.4 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 9.4 - 9.57 |
| Regular Market Open | 9.47 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 9.51 |
| Regular Market Price | 9.48 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,008,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 37,699 |
| Return On Assets | -0.00834 |
| Return On Equity | -0.17973 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.332 |
| Revenue Per Share | 5.556 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17004645 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 28,931,000 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0478 |
| Shares Short | 1,383,936 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,400,376 |
| Short Name | Kingsway Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.085 |
| Short Ratio | 30.97 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IL |
| Symbol | KWY |
| Total Cash | 46,101,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.593 |
| Total Debt | 74,011,000 |
| Total Revenue | 158,876,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.3 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 10.83965 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.3596506 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.12543307 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 37,699 |
| Website | https://kingsway-financial.com |
| Zip | 60,606 |