How to buy Kinsale Capital Group stock | $210.43

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc is an insurance-property & casualty business based in the US. Kinsale Capital Group shares (KNSL) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Kinsale Capital Group employs 275 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$413.4 million.

How to buy shares in Kinsale Capital Group

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Kinsale Capital Group. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: KNSL. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Kinsale Capital Group reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$210.43, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Kinsale Capital Group, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Kinsale Capital Group. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Kinsale Capital Group share price

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Kinsale Capital Group shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-26.

Latest market close	USD$210.43
52-week range	USD$80.8158 - USD$252.695
50-day moving average	USD$232.0802
200-day moving average	USD$196.0161
Wall St. target price	USD$197.61
PE ratio	69.1394
Dividend yield	USD$0.36 (0.17%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$2.998

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Kinsale Capital Group price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $210.43 from 2021-01-11

1 week (2021-01-13)	-1.82%
1 month (2020-12-18)	-14.62%
3 months (2020-10-20)	1.59%
6 months (2020-07-20)	29.53%

1 year (2020-01-17)	92.65%
2 years (2019-01-18)	247.93%
3 years (2018-01-19)	365.55%
5 years (2016-01-16)	N/A

Is Kinsale Capital Group under- or over-valued?

Valuing Kinsale Capital Group stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Kinsale Capital Group's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Kinsale Capital Group's P/E ratio

Kinsale Capital Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 69x. In other words, Kinsale Capital Group shares trade at around 69x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Kinsale Capital Group's PEG ratio

Kinsale Capital Group's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.77. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Kinsale Capital Group's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Kinsale Capital Group's EBITDA

Kinsale Capital Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$96.9 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Kinsale Capital Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Kinsale Capital Group financials

Revenue TTM	USD$413.4 million
Operating margin TTM	23.28%
Gross profit TTM	USD$63.8 million
Return on assets TTM	4.8%
Return on equity TTM	14.74%
Profit margin	16.47%
Book value	$23.57
Market capitalisation	USD$4.7 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Kinsale Capital Group shares

There are currently 776,958 Kinsale Capital Group shares held short by investors – that's known as Kinsale Capital Group's "short interest". This figure is 11.7% down from 879,894 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Kinsale Capital Group shares can be evaluated.

Kinsale Capital Group's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Kinsale Capital Group's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Kinsale Capital Group shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Kinsale Capital Group shares traded daily (recently around 137514.69026549). Kinsale Capital Group's SIR currently stands at 5.65. In other words for every 100,000 Kinsale Capital Group shares traded daily on the market, roughly 5650 shares are currently held short.

However Kinsale Capital Group's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Kinsale Capital Group shares, or, against the total number of tradable Kinsale Capital Group shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Kinsale Capital Group's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Kinsale Capital Group shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0416% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Kinsale Capital Group shares, roughly 42 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Kinsale Capital Group.

Find out more about how you can short Kinsale Capital Group stock.

Kinsale Capital Group share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 13.58% of net profits

Recently Kinsale Capital Group has paid out, on average, around 13.58% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.17% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Kinsale Capital Group shareholders could enjoy a 0.17% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Kinsale Capital Group's case, that would currently equate to about $0.36 per share.

While Kinsale Capital Group's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Kinsale Capital Group is investing more in its future growth.

Kinsale Capital Group's most recent dividend payout was on 11 December 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 27 November 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Kinsale Capital Group share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Kinsale Capital Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as $80.8158 up to $252.695. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Kinsale Capital Group's is 0.8784. This would suggest that Kinsale Capital Group's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Kinsale Capital Group overview

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. provides casualty and property insurance products in the United States. Its commercial lines offerings include construction, small business, energy, excess and general casualty, life sciences, allied health, health care, commercial property, environmental, public entity, inland marine, homeowners, and commercial insurance, as well as product, professional, and management liability insurance. The company markets and sells insurance products through insurance brokers. Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in Richmond, Virginia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Kinsale Capital Group is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 6.669% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are held by insiders and 84.749% by institutions.

• How many people work for Kinsale Capital Group?

  Latest data suggests 275 work at Kinsale Capital Group.

• When does the fiscal year end for Kinsale Capital Group?

  Kinsale Capital Group's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Kinsale Capital Group based?

  Kinsale Capital Group's address is: 2221 Edward Holland Drive, Richmond, VA, United States, 23230

• What is Kinsale Capital Group's ISIN number?

  Kinsale Capital Group's international securities identification number is: US49714P1084

• What is Kinsale Capital Group's CUSIP number?

  Kinsale Capital Group's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 49714P108