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After finishing at $420.69 in the prior trading day, Kinsale Capital Group Inc (NYSE: KNSL) closed at $422.03, up 0.32%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.21 million shares were traded. KNSL stock price reached its highest trading level at $424.98 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $414.58.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of KNSL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.13 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.13.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Morgan Stanley on December 05, 2024, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $593.
On October 28, 2024, Wolfe Research Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Peer Perform but kept the price unchanged to $535.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 11 ’24 when Schnupp Diane D. sold 500 shares for $510.00 per share. The transaction valued at 255,000 led to the insider holds 6,994 shares of the business.
Schnupp Diane D. bought 500 shares of KNSL for $255,000 on Dec 11 ’24. On Dec 05 ’24, another insider, SHARE GREGORY M, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 441 shares for $500.98 each. As a result, the insider received 220,932 and left with 2,025 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KNSL now has a Market Capitalization of 9828234240 and an Enterprise Value of 9900587008. As of this moment, Kinsale’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.07, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.38. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.60. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.485 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.048.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, KNSL has reached a high of $548.47, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $355.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.57%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 158.89K shares per day over the past 3-months and 176080 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 23.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 22.05M. Insiders hold about 5.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.74% stake in the company. Shares short for KNSL as of 1734048000 were 1261204 with a Short Ratio of 7.94, compared to 1731628800 on 1212345. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1261204 and a Short% of Float of 5.72.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, KNSL’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.59, compared to 0.60 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0014024578The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.19.
