Unpacking Q2 Earnings: Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) In The Context Of Other Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks

The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who didn’t). Let’s take a look at how property & casualty insurance stocks fared in Q2, starting with Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL).

Property & Casualty (P&C) insurers protect individuals and businesses against financial loss from damage to property or from legal liability. This is a cyclical industry, and the sector benefits when there is 'hard market', characterized by strong premium rate increases that outpace loss and cost inflation, resulting in robust underwriting margins. The opposite is true in a 'soft market'. Interest rates also matter, as they determine the yields earned on fixed-income portfolios. On the other hand, P&C insurers face a major secular headwind from the increasing frequency and severity of catastrophe losses due to climate change. Furthermore, the liability side of the business is pressured by 'social inflation'—the trend of rising litigation costs and larger jury awards.

The 32 property & casualty insurance stocks we track reported a satisfactory Q2. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 2.3% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was 0.9% above.

In light of this news, share prices of the companies have held steady. On average, they are relatively unchanged since the latest earnings results.

Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL)

Founded in 2009 during the aftermath of the financial crisis when many insurers were retreating from riskier markets, Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) is an insurance company that specializes in writing policies for hard-to-place, unusual, or high-risk businesses that standard insurers typically avoid.

Kinsale Capital Group reported revenues of $548.5 million, up 16.8% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 14.9%. Overall, it was a satisfactory quarter for the company with a solid beat of analysts’ net premiums earned estimates but a miss of analysts’ book value per share estimates.

Kinsale Capital Group achieved the biggest analyst estimate beat of the whole group. Unsurprisingly, the stock is up 13.2% since reporting and currently trades at $376.08.

Is now the time to buy Kinsale Capital Group? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Best Q2: Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT)

Serving as a crucial bridge between homebuyers and the American dream of homeownership, Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) provides private mortgage insurance and title services that enable lenders to offer home loans with down payments of less than 20%.

Essent Group reported revenues of $362.7 million, up 13.6% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 9.7%. The business had a stunning quarter with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

The market seems happy with the results as the stock is up 5.8% since reporting. It currently trades at $69.28.

Is now the time to buy Essent Group? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Weakest Q2: Radian Group (NYSE:RDN)

Founded during the housing boom of 1977 and weathering multiple real estate cycles since, Radian Group (NYSE:RDN) provides mortgage insurance and real estate services, helping lenders manage risk and homebuyers achieve affordable homeownership.

Radian Group reported revenues of $580.7 million, up 90.8% year on year, in line with analysts’ expectations. It was a softer quarter as it posted a significant miss of analysts’ EPS estimates.

As expected, the stock is down 5.9% since the results and currently trades at $36.87.

Read our full analysis of Radian Group’s results here.

NMI Holdings (NASDAQ:NMIH)

Founded in the aftermath of the 2008 housing crisis to bring new capacity to the mortgage insurance market, NMI Holdings (NASDAQ:NMIH) provides mortgage insurance that protects lenders against losses when homebuyers default on their mortgage loans.

NMI Holdings reported revenues of $187.9 million, up 8.1% year on year. This number surpassed analysts’ expectations by 1.5%. It was a strong quarter as it also logged a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

The stock is up 4.6% since reporting and currently trades at $45.44.

Read our full, actionable report on NMI Holdings here, it’s free.

Selective Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SIGI)

Founded in 1926 during the early days of automobile insurance, Selective Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SIGI) is a property and casualty insurance company that sells commercial, personal, and excess and surplus lines insurance products through independent agents.

Selective Insurance Group reported revenues of $1.39 billion, up 4.6% year on year. This print beat analysts’ expectations by 1.8%. More broadly, it was a satisfactory quarter as it also logged a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates but a significant miss of analysts’ book value per share estimates.

The stock is down 3.9% since reporting and currently trades at $93.94.

Read our full, actionable report on Selective Insurance Group here, it’s free.

Market Update

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