Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (KNSL) Increases Despite Market Slip: Here's What You Need to Know

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (KNSL) ended the recent trading session at $389.67, demonstrating a +1.89% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.43%. At the same time, the Dow lost 1.05%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.92%.

Coming into today, shares of the company had lost 3.24% in the past month. In that same time, the Finance sector gained 0.33%, while the S&P 500 lost 0.5%.

The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is forecasted to report an EPS of $4.76, showcasing a 28.3% upward movement from the corresponding quarter of the prior year. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $475.87 million, up 12.39% from the prior-year quarter.

Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $20.43 per share and revenue of $1.96 billion, indicating changes of +4.72% and +4.58%, respectively, compared to the previous year.

Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the business performance and profit potential.

Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.36% lower. At present, Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

Looking at valuation, Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 18.72. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 10.56.

Meanwhile, KNSL's PEG ratio is currently 1.57. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The average PEG ratio for the Insurance - Property and Casualty industry stood at 2.2 at the close of the market yesterday.

The Insurance - Property and Casualty industry is part of the Finance sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 47, putting it in the top 20% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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