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Skyward Specialty Insurance

53.09 USD
-0.45
0.84%
At close Apr 30, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
53.09
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
-0.84%
5 days
-2.37%
1 month
0.32%
3 months
21.43%
6 months
19.41%
Year to date
8.24%
1 year
52.03%
5 years
177.96%
10 years
177.96%
 

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

0
Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 7 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

6,848% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.93M | Put options by funds: $71K

105% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 21

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q3] → 3 (+1) [Q4]

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.48B [Q3] → $1.83B (+$346M) [Q4]

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 192 [Q3] → 209 (+17) [Q4]

0.25% less ownership

Funds ownership: 90.63% [Q3] → 90.37% (-0.25%) [Q4]

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 75

Research analyst outlook

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

Low target
$57
7%
upside
Avg. target
$60
12%
upside
High target
$64
21%
upside

7 analyst ratings

positive
86%
neutral
14%
negative
0%
Barclays
Alex Scott
44% 1-year accuracy
42 / 96 met price target
21%upside
$64
Overweight
Maintained
11 Apr 2025
Jefferies
Andrew Andersen
50% 1-year accuracy
4 / 8 met price target
11%upside
$59
Hold
Downgraded
11 Apr 2025
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Meyer Shields
66% 1-year accuracy
76 / 116 met price target
7%upside
$57
Outperform
Maintained
9 Apr 2025
Citizens Capital Markets
Reni Benjamin
20% 1-year accuracy
8 / 40 met price target
13%upside
$60
Market Outperform
Reiterated
3 Mar 2025
Truist Securities
Mark Hughes
58% 1-year accuracy
35 / 60 met price target
15%upside
$61
Buy
Maintained
27 Feb 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 10 articles about SKWD published over the past 30 days

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
Gear Up for Skyward (SKWD) Q1 Earnings: Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for Skyward (SKWD), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended March 2025.
Gear Up for Skyward (SKWD) Q1 Earnings: Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 days ago
Skyward Specialty Announces Time Change for First Quarter Earnings Call on Friday, May 2, 2025
HOUSTON, April 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.™ (NASDAQ: SKWD) ("Skyward Specialty" or "the Company") today announced a time change of its previously announced first quarter earnings call. The conference call and webcast will be held on Friday, May 2 at 9:30 a.m. EDT.
Skyward Specialty Announces Time Change for First Quarter Earnings Call on Friday, May 2, 2025
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
Skyward Specialty Insurance (SKWD) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
Skyward (SKWD) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Skyward Specialty Insurance (SKWD) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Why Investors Need to Take Advantage of These 2 Finance Stocks Now
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Why Investors Need to Take Advantage of These 2 Finance Stocks Now
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Why Skyward (SKWD) is Poised to Beat Earnings Estimates Again
Skyward (SKWD) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
Why Skyward (SKWD) is Poised to Beat Earnings Estimates Again
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Skyward (SKWD) Upgraded to Buy: Here's Why
Skyward (SKWD) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Skyward (SKWD) Upgraded to Buy: Here's Why
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
SKWD vs. KNSL: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?
Investors interested in stocks from the Insurance - Property and Casualty sector have probably already heard of Skyward Specialty Insurance (SKWD) and Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (KNSL). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?
SKWD vs. KNSL: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
These 2 Finance Stocks Could Beat Earnings: Why They Should Be on Your Radar
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These 2 Finance Stocks Could Beat Earnings: Why They Should Be on Your Radar
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
Skyward Specialty to Host First Quarter 2025 Earnings Call Friday, MAY 2, 2025
HOUSTON, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.™ (NASDAQ: SKWD) ("Skyward Specialty" or "the Company") expects to issue its first quarter 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, May 1 which will be available on the Company website at investors.skywardinsurance.com/ under Quarterly Results.
Skyward Specialty to Host First Quarter 2025 Earnings Call Friday, MAY 2, 2025
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
Skyward Specialty: A Company With A Niche Strategy
Skyward Specialty's execution of the "Rule Our Niche" strategy has been working with 19% growth in GWP. The company has had over 9 upward revisions in the last 90 days. The company has had a taste of 3 catastrophic losses in 2024, and they managed these losses well.
Skyward Specialty: A Company With A Niche Strategy
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