Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (KNSL) closed the most recent trading day at $361.77, moving +1.5% from the previous trading session. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.62%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.58%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.83%.
Heading into today, shares of the company had lost 1.17% over the past month, lagging the Finance sector's gain of 0.87% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.8%.
The upcoming earnings release of Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on April 23, 2026. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be $4.7, reflecting a 26.68% increase from the same quarter last year. At the same time, our most recent consensus estimate is projecting a revenue of $474.7 million, reflecting a 12.12% rise from the equivalent quarter last year.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $20.38 per share and a revenue of $1.95 billion, indicating changes of +4.46% and +3.94%, respectively, from the former year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable 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 last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.3% lower. Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at valuation, Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 17.49. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 10.66.
One should further note that KNSL currently holds a PEG ratio of 1.17. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. As of the close of trade yesterday, the Insurance - Property and Casualty industry held an average PEG ratio of 2.04.
The Insurance - Property and Casualty industry is part of the Finance sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 44, which puts it in the top 19% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Remember to apply Zacks.com to follow these and more stock-moving metrics during the upcoming trading sessions.
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