Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL) is up 5.1% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.
Analysis: The most likely driver is a strong second-quarter report that showed higher earnings, solid underwriting profitability, and rising investment income, along with a bigger share repurchase authorization. Investors also appeared encouraged that profitability stayed strong even as commercial property pricing remained competitive.
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Sources:
Kinsale Capital Group Investor Relations, Business Wire, Zacks
Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.
$KNSL Insider Trading Activity
$KNSL insiders have traded $KNSL stock on the open market 11 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 10 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $KNSL stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- MICHAEL P KEHOE (Chairman President and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 22,576 shares for an estimated $6,832,838.
- FREDERICK L. JR. RUSSELL has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 4,801 shares for an estimated $1,817,710.
- CHRISTOPHER R. TANGARD (SVP, Chief Accounting Officer) purchased 330 shares for an estimated $100,320
- SALMAAN K. ALLIBHAI (Chief Analytics & Tech Officer) sold 250 shares for an estimated $77,792
- ROBERT V. III HATCHER sold 150 shares for an estimated $56,952
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
$KNSL Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 245 institutional investors add shares of $KNSL stock to their portfolio, and 278 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS added 323,471 shares (+32.7%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $110,517,101
- BAMCO INC /NY/ added 246,564 shares (+13.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $84,241,056
- TIMUCUAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/FL added 181,046 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $61,856,176
- ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. removed 141,048 shares (-81.3%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $48,190,459
- MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC added 139,761 shares (+170.6%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $47,750,743
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added 134,468 shares (+89.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $45,942,336
- ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD removed 131,457 shares (-61.5%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $44,913,598
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
$KNSL Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $KNSL recently. We have seen 7 analysts offer price targets for $KNSL in the last 6 months, with a median target of $366.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Hristian Getsov from Wells Fargo set a target price of $366.0 on 07/09/2026
- Bob Huang from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $330.0 on 05/21/2026
- Mark Hughes from Truist Securities set a target price of $405.0 on 04/27/2026
- Rowland Mayor from RBC Capital set a target price of $375.0 on 04/27/2026
- Ryan Tunis from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $280.0 on 04/09/2026
- Andrew Andersen from Jefferies set a target price of $312.0 on 03/19/2026
- Pablo Singzon from JP Morgan set a target price of $410.0 on 02/23/2026
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