What is William Blair’s Estimate for KNSL Q1 Earnings?

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE:KNSL) – William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, October 23rd. William Blair analyst A. Klauber anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $4.73 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Kinsale Capital Group’s current full-year earnings is $17.72 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Kinsale Capital Group’s Q2 2026 earnings at $5.04 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.96 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $5.53 EPS.

Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The financial services provider reported $5.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.79 by $0.42. The firm had revenue of $405.06 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $446.00 million. Kinsale Capital Group had a net margin of 26.30% and a return on equity of 25.66%. Kinsale Capital Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.20 earnings per share.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $525.00 to $500.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Compass Point upped their target price on Kinsale Capital Group from $432.00 to $490.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Kinsale Capital Group from $440.00 to $460.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Kinsale Capital Group from $500.00 to $560.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a report on Saturday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $506.89.

Kinsale Capital Group Price Performance

Kinsale Capital Group stock opened at $421.21 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $446.90 and a 200-day moving average of $459.33. Kinsale Capital Group has a 52-week low of $405.00 and a 52-week high of $531.79. The company has a quick ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 0.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.69, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.09.

Institutional Trading of Kinsale Capital Group

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Key Financial Inc raised its holdings in Kinsale Capital Group by 315.4% in the first quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 54 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kinsale Capital Group in the 1st quarter worth about $31,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kinsale Capital Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Kinsale Capital Group during the second quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, VSM Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Kinsale Capital Group in the second quarter worth about $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.36% of the company’s stock.

Kinsale Capital Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th were given a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. Kinsale Capital Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 3.34%.

About Kinsale Capital Group

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc, a specialty insurance company, engages in the provision of property and casualty insurance products in the United States. The company’s commercial lines offerings include commercial property, small business casualty and property, excess and general casualty, construction, allied health, life sciences, entertainment, energy, environmental, excess professional, health care, public entity, commercial auto, inland marine, aviation, ocean marine, product recall, and railroad, as well as product, professional, and management liability insurance.