Don't Judge Kinsale Capital on Technicals Alone - Check Its Fundamentals@

By Naomi Wentworth • Friday, November 11 15:32 • Permanent Link

Mid-cap Financial Services company Kinsale Capital has moved -9.9% so far today on a volume of 358,153, compared to its average of 156,593. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.1%

Kinsale Capital trades -9.77% away from its average analyst target price of $317.5 per share. The 4 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $250 to $350, and on average have given Kinsale Capital a rating of hold.

Below are some factors that could be affecting the stocks's performance and analyst recommendation:

Kinsale Capital has moved 56.1% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of -15.5%
Based on its trailing earning per share of 6.07, Kinsale Capital has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 47.2 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
KNSL has a forward P/E ratio of 32.7 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (Eps) is $8.77 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 2.91 -- a number near or below 1 signifying that Kinsale Capital is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 10.6 compared to its sector average of 1.95

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc., a specialty insurance company, provides property and casualty insurance products in the United States. Based in Richmond, the company has 364 full time employees and a market cap of $6,567,267,328. Kinsale Capital currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.2%.

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