Kingsway Financial Ownership

KFS Stock  USD 7.61  0.36  4.52%   
Kingsway Financial maintains a total of 27.54 Million outstanding shares. Over half of Kingsway Financial's outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These institutional investors are typically referred to as corporate investors that shop for positions in a given instrument to benefit from reduced trade commissions. Please note that no matter how many assets the company has, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1996-03-31
Previous Quarter
27.2 M
Current Value
27.2 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
15.9 M
Quarterly Volatility
5.7 M
 
Dot-com Bubble
 
Housing Crash
 
Credit Downgrade
 
Yuan Drop
 
Covid
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Kingsway Stock Ownership Analysis

About 28.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by corporate insiders. The company recorded a loss per share of 0.34. Kingsway Financial last dividend was issued on the 11th of June 2009. The entity had 1:4 split on the 5th of July 2012. Kingsway Financial Services Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the extended warranty business services, asset management, and real estate businesses. Kingsway Financial Services Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Itasca, Illinois. Kingsway Financial is traded on New York Stock Exchange in the United States. To find out more about Kingsway Financial Services contact Larry Swets at 312 766 2138 or learn more at https://kingsway-financial.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Kingsway Financial also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Kingsway Financial's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Kingsway Financial's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Kingsway Financial Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

186.62 Million

Kingsway Financial Insider Trades History

About 28.0% of Kingsway Financial Services are currently held by insiders. Unlike Kingsway Financial's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Kingsway Financial's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Kingsway Financial's insider trades
 
Yuan Drop
 
Covid

Kingsway Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Kingsway Financial is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Kingsway Financial Services backward and forwards among themselves. Kingsway Financial's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Kingsway Financial's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Annandale Capital, Llc2024-12-31
128.2 K
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2024-12-31
92 K
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2024-12-31
89.4 K
Bridgeway Capital Management, Llc2024-12-31
49 K
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2024-12-31
46.6 K
Ubs Group Ag2024-12-31
41.6 K
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-12-31
36.1 K
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-12-31
31 K
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2024-12-31
26.3 K
Stilwell Value Llc2024-12-31
6.7 M
Mirabella Financial Services Llp2024-12-31
1.6 M
Note, although Kingsway Financial's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Kingsway Financial Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Kingsway Financial insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Kingsway Financial's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Kingsway Financial insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.
 
Doug Levine over a month ago
Acquisition by Doug Levine of 38756 shares of Kingsway Financial at 9.5 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Oakmont Capital Inc over a month ago
Acquisition by Oakmont Capital Inc of 40000 shares of Kingsway Financial at 9.5 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Joseph Stilwell over a month ago
Acquisition by Joseph Stilwell of 6400 shares of Kingsway Financial at 9.5 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
John Fitzgerald over a month ago
Acquisition by John Fitzgerald of 300 shares of Kingsway Financial at 8.33 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Joseph Stilwell over a month ago
Disposition of 198869 shares by Joseph Stilwell of Kingsway Financial at 8.43 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Kent Hansen over two months ago
Acquisition by Kent Hansen of 192 shares of Kingsway Financial at 8.11 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
John Fitzgerald over two months ago
Acquisition by John Fitzgerald of 297 shares of Kingsway Financial at 8.47 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Joseph Stilwell over three months ago
Disposition of 26131 shares by Joseph Stilwell of Kingsway Financial at 8.43 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Joseph Stilwell over three months ago
Disposition of 42416 shares by Joseph Stilwell of Kingsway Financial at 8.43 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Kent Hansen over three months ago
Acquisition by Kent Hansen of 182 shares of Kingsway Financial at 8.56 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Kent Hansen over three months ago
Acquisition by Kent Hansen of 20728 shares of Kingsway Financial at 9.0453 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Kent Hansen over three months ago
Disposition of 5432 shares by Kent Hansen of Kingsway Financial at 8.77 subject to Rule 16b-3

Kingsway Financial Outstanding Bonds

Kingsway Financial issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Kingsway Financial uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Kingsway bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Kingsway Financial Services has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Kingsway Financial Corporate Filings

F4
17th of March 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
ViewVerify
25th of February 2025
Other Reports
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8K
24th of February 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
ViewVerify
31st of January 2025
Other Reports
ViewVerify

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