Skyward Specialty Insurance

SKWD

Market cap $1.87B

Overview Fund Activity

46.07 USD

-1.65

3.46%

At close Updated Sep 12, 4:00 PM EDT

Pre-market

After hours

46.00

-0.07

0.15%

1 day

-3.46%

5 days

-9.45%

1 month

-6.48%

3 months

-23%

6 months

-4.95%

Year to date

-6.08%

1 year

17.23%

5 years

141.2%

10 years

141.2%

About: Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc is a specialty insurance company that delivers commercial property and casualty products and solutions on a non-admitted and admitted basis. The firm has one reportable segment through which it offers a broad array of insurance coverages to several market niches. It operates multiple lines of business, including general liability, excess liability, professional liability, commercial auto, group accident, health, property, surety, and workers' compensation.

Employees: 580

Financials Property & Casualty Insurance

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Funds holding %

of 7,462 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 3 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

28,164% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.11M | Put options by funds: $11K

45% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 31

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.95B [Q1] → $2.12B (+$170M) [Q2]

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 242 [Q1] → 250 (+8) [Q2]

1.16% less ownership

Funds ownership: 92.18% [Q1] → 91.01% (-1.16%) [Q2]

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 94

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q1] → 2 (-1) [Q2]

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Research analyst outlook

3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$55

19% upside

Avg. target

$61

33% upside

High target

$70

52% upside

3 analyst ratings

2 positive

67%

1 neutral

33%

0 negative

0%

BMO Capital Michael Zaremski	$55	Market Perform Maintained	8 Sep 2025
JMP Securities Matthew J. Carletti	$70	Market Outperform Maintained	4 Sep 2025
Piper Sandler Paul Newsome	$59	Overweight Maintained	1 Aug 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 4 articles about SKWD published over the past 30 days

AM Best Comments on Credit Ratings of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Members Following Announced Acquisition of Apollo Group Holdings Inc.

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has commented that the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a” (Excellent) of Great Midwest Insurance Company (GMIC), Houston Specialty Insurance Company (HSIC), Oklahoma Specialty Insurance Company (OSIC) and Imperium Insurance Company (IIC) are unchanged following the September 2, 2025, announcement that Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (Skyward Group) has entered into a definitive.

AM Best Comments on Credit Ratings of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Members Following Announced Acquisition of Apollo Group Holdings Inc.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (SKWD) Acquires Apollo Group Holdings (Transcript)

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKWD ) Acquires Apollo Group Holdings Company Participants Natalie Schoolcraft - Vice President of Investor Relations Andrew Robinson - CEO & Chairperson of the Board Mark Haushill - Executive VP & CFO David Ben Ibeson - Group CEO & Director Conference Call Participants Matthew Carletti - Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Research Division Michael Zaremski - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research Andrew Andersen - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Jon Paul Newsome - Piper Sandler & Co., Research Division Mitchell Rubin - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Michael Phillips - Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Research Division Presentation Operator Good day, and welcome to the Skyward Specialty Apollo Acquisition Webcast. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this call may be recorded.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (SKWD) Acquires Apollo Group Holdings (Transcript)

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group to Acquire Apollo Group Holdings Limited, Amplifying “Rule Our Niche” Strategy

HOUSTON, Sept. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.® (Nasdaq: SKWD) (“Skyward Specialty” or the “Company”) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with the majority sellers to acquire 100% of Apollo Group Holdings Limited (“Apollo”) for a total consideration of $555 million from Alchemy, management, employees, and other strategic investors. Employees and strategic investors will receive $184 million of stock consideration( 1), while the remaining $371 million will be paid in cash, with committed debt financing in place. The transaction is expected to deliver double-digit adjusted operating EPS( 2 ) accretion in the first full year post closing while adding more than $1.5 billion of managed premium( 3 ), further reinforcing Skyward Specialty's position as a leader in U.S. specialty markets.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group to Acquire Apollo Group Holdings Limited, Amplifying “Rule Our Niche” Strategy

Skyward Specialty Earns Third Straight “Best Places to Work In Insurance” Honor

HOUSTON, Sept. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.® (Nasdaq: SKWD) ("Skyward Specialty" or "the Company") a leader in the specialty property and casualty (P&C) market, has once again been named a 2025 “Best Places to Work in Insurance” by Business Insurance marking the third consecutive year the Company has earned this recognition.

Skyward Specialty Earns Third Straight “Best Places to Work In Insurance” Honor

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (SKWD) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKWD ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 31, 2025 12:00 PM ET Company Participants Andrew Scott Robinson - CEO & Chairperson of the Board Mark William Haushill - Executive VP & CFO Natalie Schoolcraft - Vice President of Investor Relations Conference Call Participants Andrew E. Andersen - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Andrew Scott Kligerman - TD Cowen, Research Division Charles Gregory Peters - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Mark Douglas Hughes - Truist Securities, Inc., Research Division Matthew John Carletti - Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Research Division Meyer Shields - Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc., Research Division Michael David Zaremski - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research Taylor Alexander Scott - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Operator Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (SKWD) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Zacks Investment Research

Down 9.9% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why You Should You Buy the Dip in Skyward (SKWD)

The heavy selling pressure might have exhausted for Skyward (SKWD) as it is technically in oversold territory now. In addition to this technical measure, strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher indicates that the stock is ripe for a trend reversal.

Down 9.9% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why You Should You Buy the Dip in Skyward (SKWD)

Zacks Investment Research

Skyward (SKWD) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Skyward (SKWD) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Skyward (SKWD) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

Zacks Investment Research

Skyward Specialty Insurance (SKWD) Beats Q2 Earnings Estimates

Skyward Specialty Insurance (SKWD) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.89 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.86 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.8 per share a year ago.

Skyward Specialty Insurance (SKWD) Beats Q2 Earnings Estimates

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

HOUSTON, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SKWD) (“Skyward Specialty” or the “Company”) today reported second quarter 2025 net income of $38.8 million, or $0.93 per diluted share, compared to $31.0 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, for the same 2024 period. Net income for the first half of 2025 was $80.9 million, or $1.94 per diluted share, compared to $67.8 million, or $1.65 per diluted share, for the same 2024 period.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

Zacks Investment Research

Insights Into Skyward (SKWD) Q2: Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics

Looking beyond Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for Skyward (SKWD), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended June 2025.

Insights Into Skyward (SKWD) Q2: Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics

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