Kestrel Group, Ltd.(KG)

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KG $14.80
Snapshot
$14.80
After hours $8.69 +0.00%
52-Week Range
$8.07 – $31.61
YTD
+57.45%
IV Rank (30D)
0
Straddle Price
$7.05
P/C Vol Ratio
0.25
Market Cap
$0.1B
Fair Value

A blended fair-value estimate combining up to six valuation methods. Each method is weighted by how well it fits the company — DCF down-weights for unprofitable names; DDM only fires for steady dividend payers; comparables down-weight when peer multiples disagree.

  • DCF (quality-aware) — projects free cash flow with a horizon that scales to business quality. True compounders (quality 6/6) get 10 years explicit + 10 years fade before terminal; cyclical/struggling names (quality 0-1) get a 5-year terminal cliff. Quality is scored from ROE, gross margin, growth, FCF margin, debt load, and FCF consistency — the same factors that drive market premium for compounders.
  • Market-Implied Growth (in Model Inputs) — reverse-DCF that answers "what growth rate is the market pricing in?". Lets you sanity-check the deviation: if implied growth is plausible for the business, the model's bearish flag may be wrong; if implausible, the market may be over-extrapolating.
  • DDM (Gordon Growth Dividend Model) — values the stream of future dividends. Only used when trailing yield ≥ 2% and dividend payments are stable — below that the dividend is a token payout and Gordon (which values only the dividend stream) systematically underprices growth names, so those route to DCF + comparables + market anchor instead.
  • P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/B, P/S — applies the peer-group median multiple to this company's per-share metric. Peers come from the same set as the "Related symbols" card. Earnings/sales metrics are forward-tilted by the company's recent revenue growth (capped at 25%) so they're comparable to peers' growth-embedded multiples — mimics how analysts use NTM rather than TTM. Per-multiple weights are biased by company quality (e.g. P/B down-weighted for asset-light tech).
  • Market Anchor (SMA50) — the 50-day moving average, weighted by recent trading-range stability (tighter Bollinger bands → higher weight). Captures information fundamentals miss (forward consensus, sentiment, supply/demand) — but only when recent trading is steady enough that the market has converged on a view. During wild breakouts or breakdowns the anchor's weight collapses.
  • Options Expected (B-L 30d) — the risk-neutral expected stock price at 30-day options expiration, derived from the full implied-volatility surface via Breeden-Litzenberger (second derivative of call price wrt strike → implied PDF, then E[S_T]). Forward-looking, captures all options-implied information (smile, skew, term structure) in one number. Weighted by chain liquidity. SP500-only at present (pre-computed daily). Backtest evidence: adds modest alpha across most bucket × holding combos.
  • Blended value — weighted average. Confidence reflects how many methods fired and how tight peer dispersion is.
  • Deviation pill — green when blended FV ≥ 10% above current price (undervalued); red when ≥ 10% below; grey otherwise.
10-yr Treasury (rf)4.71%
Beta vs SPY1.00
Cost of Equity (CAPM)9.46% (VRP-adj)
WACC9.38%
Volatility Risk Premium-74.2pp (IV − HV30), ERP adj -25bps
Effective Tax Rate21.0%
Rev. Growth (YoY, DCF input)+3.0%
DCF Horizon5 years explicit + fade
Forward Tilt (NTM/TTM)×1.03 (applied to P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/S)
Quality Score0/6 — cyclical/struggling (5y DCF)
SMA 50$10.69 (Market Anchor value)
SMA 20 / Bollinger Mid$9.66
Bollinger Width / SMA20228.0% (drives anchor stability)
Net Debt$0.0B
Blended Fair Value
Deviation
MethodImplied PriceWeightDetail
DCF n/a 0%
DDM (Gordon) n/a 0%
Peer P/E n/a 0%
Peer EV/EBITDA n/a 0%
Peer P/B n/a 0%
Peer P/S n/a 0%
Market Anchor (SMA50) $10.69 0% stability 0% (BB-width)
Options Expected (B-L 30d) n/a 0%
As of 2026-07-28 · updated
Info
Industry (SIC)
FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE (6331)
Exchange
XNAS
Market Cap
$0.1B

Kestrel Group Ltd specializes in providing fronting services to insurance program managers, MGAs, reinsurers, and reinsurance brokers with two reportable segments: Program Services and Legacy Reinsurance. The Group facilitates insurance transactions utilizing its management contracts with four insurance carriers. Its line business includes casualty, workers' compensation, catastrophe-exposed property, and non-catastrophe-exposed property, with diverse risk durations, sizes, and product types.

Summary
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Each spoke is this symbol's rank within its sector (0–100; the dotted ring marks the sector median at 50). Higher is more constructive for a long. One spoke — News sentiment — is an absolute reading, not a sector rank. Grayed spokes have no data. A fuller shape is a summary, not a recommendation.

Chart
Seasonality
MonthAvg ReturnYears of Data
Jan +16.83% 1
Feb +29.55% 1
Mar -28.60% 1
Apr -13.25% 1
May +0.94% 2
Jun +1.29% 2
Jul +4.76% 2
Aug -3.65% 1
Sep +4.88% 1
Oct -13.80% 1
Nov -25.55% 1
Dec -32.44% 1
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators
SMA 20: $9.65
SMA 50: $10.63
SMA 200: $12.82
Current: $8.69
EMA 12: $9.35
EMA 26: $9.82
MACD: -0.4743 | Signal: -0.0658
BEARISH
ADX (14): 12.19
RANGE
+DI: 19.07
−DI: 26.98
Momentum Oscillators
RSI (14): 35.00
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 11.59
Stoch %D: 11.71
Williams %R: -92.74
Volume & Volatility
BB Upper: $10.73
BB Lower: $8.57
NEUTRAL
OBV: 85,871
Vol SMA 20: 17,333
Vol ROC: -24.99%
ATR: $0.69
True Range: $0.65
HV 20: 56.6%
HV 30: 71.7%
HV 60: 76.1%

Data Summary
Data Points: 293
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2025-05-28T00:00:00 – 2026-07-28T00:00:00
AI Analysis

Choose Frenzy-Fast™ for quick analysis or Frenzy-Pro™ for comprehensive analysis.

Analysis includes technical indicators, news sentiment, risk assessment, and specific price levels to watch.

News
Earnings History
1 of 1 under expected move
Avg Expected Move
31.09%
Avg Actual Move
3.73%
Each row pairs the pre-earnings straddle-implied expected move with the realized close-to-close move. Sorted oldest first.
Earnings Date Timing Expected Move Actual Move Ratio Outcome
2025-11-05 Pre-Market 31.09% 3.73% 0.12x Within
Options Activity
IV Rank (30D)
0
IV Rank (7D)
0
Avg IV
0.0%
Straddle (30D)
$7.05
Straddle (7D)
$7.05
P/C Volume
0.25
Spread Scanner GPU

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d
pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
30 DTE / 10d
pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis
Beta (1Y vs SPY)
1.10
Correlation (SPY)
18.8%
0.04
Ann. Volatility
74.7%
SPY Volatility
12.7%

Above average volatility - stock moves with market amplification

Beta & Alpha Over Time
Institutional Ownership (13F)
Latest filings — 2026-06-30

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

41 filers1,204,519 shares$12.78M value
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 VANGUARD GROUP INC Custodian 317,452 $3.25M 25.44% 2025-12-31
2 BlackRock, Inc. Custodian 281,453 $3.04M 23.79% 2026-03-31
3 Whitefort Capital Management, LP 160,916 $1.74M 13.60% 2026-03-31
4 GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Custodian 117,164 $1.27M 9.91% 2026-03-31
5 DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Custodian 80,753 $872.16K 6.83% 2026-03-31
6 STATE STREET CORP 65,779 $710.41K 5.56% 2026-03-31
7 Russell Investments Group, Ltd. Custodian 63,481 $685.59K 5.37% 2026-03-31
8 NORTHERN TRUST CORP Custodian 27,755 $299.75K 2.35% 2026-03-31
9 MORGAN STANLEY Custodian 27,158 $278.10K 2.18% 2025-12-31
10 Sowell Financial Services LLC 20,660 $185.94K 1.46% 2026-06-30
11 Creative Planning 10,497 $113.37K 0.89% 2026-03-31
12 UBS Group AG Custodian 9,106 $98.34K 0.77% 2026-03-31
13 Advisory Services Network, LLC Custodian 6,132 $66.22K 0.52% 2026-03-31
14 FMR LLC Custodian 2,523 $27.25K 0.21% 2026-03-31
15 RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 2,320 $25.05K 0.20% 2026-03-31
16 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Custodian 1,775 $19.52K 0.15% 2026-03-31
17 DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ Custodian 1,585 $17.12K 0.13% 2026-03-31
18 Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) Custodian 1,410 $15.23K 0.12% 2026-03-31
19 MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 1,331 $14.38K 0.11% 2026-03-31
20 NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 1,179 $12.73K 0.10% 2026-03-31
21 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN Custodian 992 $10.71K 0.08% 2026-03-31
22 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Custodian 774 $8.00K 0.06% 2026-03-31
23 BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS Custodian 657 $7.10K 0.06% 2026-03-31
24 BARCLAYS PLC Custodian 516 $5.57K 0.04% 2026-03-31
25 Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 374 $4.04K 0.03% 2026-03-31
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
Insider Activity
Latest: 2026-06-12
Form 4 filings — insider beneficial-ownership changes by officers, directors, and 10%+ holders. Filed within 2 business days of transaction.
Filed Reporter Role Action Shares Avg Price Net $ Link
2026-06-12 Michael Hotchkiss Director Award (A) +5,718 EDGAR
2026-06-12 Erik Cohen Director Award (A) +5,718 EDGAR
2026-06-12 Joseph Brecher Director Award (A) +5,718 EDGAR
2026-06-12 Jeffrey Weissmann Director Award (A) +5,718 EDGAR
2026-06-12 STEVEN HAROLD NIGRO Director Award (A) +5,718 EDGAR
2026-03-20 Terry Lee Ledbetter Executive Chairman Mixed +133,039 $9.96 -$127.0K EDGAR
2026-03-20 Patrick J Haveron President and CFO Mixed +126,315 $10.14 -$197.4K EDGAR
2026-03-20 BRADFORD LUKE LEDBETTER Chief Executive Officer Mixed +133,039 $9.96 -$127.0K EDGAR
2025-09-09 Jeffrey Weissmann Director Award (A) +2,337 EDGAR
2025-09-09 Michael Hotchkiss Director Award (A) +2,337 EDGAR
2025-09-09 Erik Cohen Director Award (A) +2,337 EDGAR
2025-09-09 Joseph Brecher Director Award (A) +2,337 EDGAR
2025-09-09 STEVEN HAROLD NIGRO Director Award (A) +2,337 EDGAR
2025-05-29 Joseph Brecher Director Award (A) +5,500 EDGAR
2025-05-29 BRADFORD LUKE LEDBETTER Chief Executive Officer Award (A) +905,882 EDGAR
Codes: P = open-market purchase · S = open-market sale · A = grant/award · M = option exercise · F = tax withholding at vest · G = bona-fide gift · D = disposition to issuer · J = other (described in filing footnote — typically 401(k), trust, inheritance) · W = will/inheritance. Only P / S codes carry directional signal.
Insider Holdings
9 insiders · @ $8.69
Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners ranked by current disclosed exposure (shares × today's price). Shares are direct + indirect (via trusts / LLCs / spouse). Excludes unvested RSU and option grants — those aren't beneficially owned until vest.
# Insider Role Shares Disclosed Exposure Lifetime OM Net Filings Last Filed
1 Terry Lee Ledbetter Executive Chairman 1,003,074 $8.72M $0 2 2026-03-20
2 BRADFORD LUKE LEDBETTER Chief Executive Officer 598,729 $5.20M $0 2 2026-03-20
3 Patrick J Haveron President and CFO 234,367 $2.04M $0 2 2026-03-20
4 LAWRENCE F. METZ See Remarks 102,597 $891.6K $0 1 2025-05-29
5 STEVEN HAROLD NIGRO Director 22,055 $191.7K $0 3 2026-06-12
6 Joseph Brecher Director 13,555 $117.8K $0 3 2026-06-12
7 Jeffrey Weissmann Director 8,055 $70.0K $0 2 2026-06-12
8 Michael Hotchkiss Director 8,055 $70.0K $0 2 2026-06-12
9 Erik Cohen Director 8,055 $70.0K $0 2 2026-06-12
Lifetime OM Net = signed sum of open-market buys (P) and sells (S) over their career; excludes grants, tax withholdings, and dispositions to issuer. A large negative number is normal for long-tenured executives — they've sold compensation grants over many years.
ETF Holders
# ETF Provider Weight $ Exposure ETF AUM As Of
Fundamentals

Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.

Metrics
  • Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
  • Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
  • Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
  • Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
How to read the bars
  • Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
  • YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
  • Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
  • Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.

TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.