Kestrel vs Kingsway
KG and KWY side by side, both in fire, marine, and casualty insurance. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KG and KWY compare
Kingsway is the larger company, worth 9.9 times as much as Kestrel ($261M against $26.3M).
Kestrel grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (26.2% versus 23.6% for Kingsway).
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | KG | KWY |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $26.3M | $261M |
| Share price | $3.36 | $9.01 |
| Change, 1 year | −80.0% | −29.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −94.6% | 65.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.13 | 0.56 |
| Employees | 44 | 239 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.8× (better) | 1.7× |
| P/B | 0.3× (better) | 26.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 23.9× |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 26.2% (better) | 23.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 17.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −177% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | – | 0.71% |
| Net margin | −156% | – |
| Return on equity | −41.1% | – |
| Return on invested capital | – | 6.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 1.81 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 0.83 |
| Interest coverage | – | 0.2× |
| Current ratio | – | 0.92 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.01 (better) | −0.89 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 13.2% | 41.8% |
| Held by insiders | 56.3% | 58.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $13.3K (better) | −$3.8M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.2% | 10.5% |
Go deeper
- KG stock overview
- KG income statement
- KG valuation and score
- KWY stock overview
- KWY income statement
- KWY valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.