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

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE:KNSL) – Investment analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Kinsale Capital Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, October 23rd. William Blair analyst A. Klauber expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $4.73 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The financial services provider reported $5.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.79 by $0.42. Kinsale Capital Group had a net margin of 26.30% and a return on equity of 25.66%. The firm had revenue of $405.06 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $446.00 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.20 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other analysts have also commented on KNSL. 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. Cantor Fitzgerald raised shares of Kinsale Capital Group to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Kinsale Capital Group in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $500.00 to $560.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Kinsale Capital Group from $460.00 to $450.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kinsale Capital Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $502.13.

Kinsale Capital Group Trading Down 2.8%

KNSL stock opened at $419.70 on Monday. Kinsale Capital Group has a twelve month low of $405.00 and a twelve month high of $531.79. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $445.77 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $458.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 0.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of KNSL. Key Financial Inc grew its position in Kinsale Capital Group by 315.4% in the 1st 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 acquired a new position in Kinsale Capital Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new position in Kinsale Capital Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Kinsale Capital Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, VSM Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Kinsale Capital Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $39,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.36% of the company’s stock.

Kinsale Capital Group Announces Dividend

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

Kinsale Capital Group Company Profile

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.