Stock comparison
First Merchants
Kinsale Capital Group
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
FRMEP
First Merchants
Market cap
$1.46B
Sector
Financials
KNSL
Kinsale Capital Group
Market cap
$7.15B
Sector
Financials
Overall winner
Kinsale Capital Group KNSL
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | FRMEP | KNSL | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 57D | 74B | KNSL |
| Benjamin Graham | 44D | 58C | KNSL |
| Philip Fisher | 48D | 76B | KNSL |
| Peter Lynch | 57C | 63C | KNSL |
| Joel Greenblatt | 30F | 44D | KNSL |
| Charlie Munger | 49D | 68B | KNSL |
| Terry Smith | 50D | 73B | KNSL |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | FRMEP | KNSL |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $1.46B | $7.15B |
| P/E (TTM) | 12.0x | 13.1x |
| EV/EBIT | 15.5x | 10.9x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 7.49% | 23.52% |
| Gross margin | 60.47% | 46.64% |
| Net margin | 18.9% | 27.48% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 17.24% | 30.13% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 0.52% | 34.09% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.6x | 0.1x |
| Dividend yield | 3.68% | 0.25% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
FRMEP leads on
- Dividend yield3.68%vs 0.25%+93%
- Gross margin60.47%vs 46.64%+23%
- P/E (TTM)12.0xvs 13.1x+8%
KNSL leads on
- EPS CAGR 5y34.09%vs 0.52%+98%
- Debt / Equity0.1xvs 0.6x+81%
- Market cap$7.15Bvs $1.46B+80%
- ROIC (TTM)23.52%vs 7.49%+68%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.