Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.710-2.790 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.130. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Kingstone Companies also updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 1.030-1.080 EPS.

Kingstone Companies Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:KINS traded up $1.87 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $17.04. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 148,473 shares, compared to its average volume of 148,409. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $16.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $15.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $241.09 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.78 and a beta of 0.42. Kingstone Companies has a fifty-two week low of $13.08 and a fifty-two week high of $22.40.

Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The insurance provider reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $55.65 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $53.20 million. Kingstone Companies had a return on equity of 33.69% and a net margin of 15.68%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Kingstone Companies will post 1.4 EPS for the current year.

Kingstone Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 11th will be paid a $0.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 11th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Kingstone Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 9.13%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on KINS shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Kingstone Companies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Kingstone Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy”.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of KINS. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in shares of Kingstone Companies by 80.1% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,287 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 1,017 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Kingstone Companies by 9.2% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 17,220 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $287,000 after purchasing an additional 1,448 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its position in Kingstone Companies by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 90,837 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $1,400,000 after purchasing an additional 2,249 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in Kingstone Companies by 25.0% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 25,000 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $385,000 after purchasing an additional 5,000 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Kingstone Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $93,000. Institutional investors own 14.91% of the company’s stock.

About Kingstone Companies

Kingstone Companies, Inc is a publicly traded property and casualty insurance holding company whose primary focus lies in personal and commercial insurance products. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Kingstone Insurance Company, the firm underwrites a broad portfolio of property and casualty lines, including private passenger auto, homeowners, inland marine, umbrella, and various small‐commercial coverage options. Distribution is handled predominantly through a network of independent agents, allowing Kingstone to maintain strong broker relationships and responsive service for policyholders.

The company was incorporated in Delaware in 2010 and commenced operations following the acquisition of Kingstone Insurance Company in early 2011.