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Kingstone Cos. Inc

KINSNASDAQ

SectorFinancials

IndustryProperty & Casualty Insurance

Beta (adjusted)0.63

Intrinsic Value $15.69median of 2 methodsbased on filings through 30 Jun 2026

Market Price $18.14Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Near fair valueIntrinsic value is 13% below the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

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Market Cap $262.6M

Enterprise Value $249.5M

Shares Outstanding 14.6M diluted

Next Earnings Date5 Nov 2026

Last ex-dividend11 Aug 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Kingstone Companies, Inc. (KINS) has successfully executed a structural operational turnaround under CEO Meryl Golden, shifting focus to its highly profitable 'Select' homeowners product in New York and achieving record profitability in FY 2025. Despite a weather-driven setback in Q1 2026 due to eleven winter catastrophe events, the underlying business remains exceptionally strong with an improved underlying combined ratio of 88.3% (down 5.1 points YoY) and robust premium growth. The company's conservative capital structure, lack of debt, and strategic expansion into California and Connecticut position it for long-term compounding at an attractive valuation.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets1 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$21.50

Mean target$21.50

High · most bullish analyst$21.50

Street targets sit above today's price; our intrinsic value sits below it. Different horizons, different questions.

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 20 Jun 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$14.0020%

Severe hurricane or winter storm activity in the Northeast exhausts reinsurance retention limits, and expansion into California faces regulatory or underwriting hurdles, depressing EPS to the low end of guidance or below.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$21.5050%

Matches the consensus mean

Kingstone successfully navigates seasonal weather patterns, maintains its New York market leadership, and executes measured multi-state expansion. Earnings land comfortably within the reaffirmed guidance range of $2.20 to $2.90 per share, supporting a fair value multiple of 8.5x forward EPS.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$29.0030%

Rapid market share gains from competitor exits in New York, seamless expansion into California and Connecticut, and benign weather conditions lead to earnings hitting the high end of guidance ($2.90 EPS) and a valuation re-rating to 10x forward earnings.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Structural turnaround driven by the high-quality 'Select' product, which exhibits 33% lower claim frequency than legacy products.
Significant operating efficiency gains, with the net expense ratio improving from 41% in 2021 to 30% in 2025.
Strong capital position with zero debt, a newly authorized 1,000,000 share repurchase program, and a consistent $0.05 quarterly dividend.

Key Investment Risks

High geographic concentration in New York coastal areas, exposing the company to severe weather and catastrophe events.
Execution risks associated with entering new, highly regulated markets like California and Connecticut.
Lack of an A.M. Best financial strength rating, which could limit broker relationships in expansion states.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

Underlying combined ratio deteriorating above 85% excluding catastrophe events.
Severe capital depletion from a catastrophe event exceeding the top limit of the $440 million reinsurance treaty.
Failure to achieve profitability in expansion states within 18 months of entry.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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