Skyward Specialty Insurance

SKWD

Market cap $1.86B

Skyward (SKWD) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

The consensus price target hints at a 27.6% upside potential for Skyward (SKWD). While empirical research shows that this sought-after metric is hardly effective, an upward trend in earnings estimate revisions could mean that the stock will witness an upside in the near term.

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HOUSTON, May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.®, a Skyward Group Company, (Nasdaq: SKWD) ("Skyward Specialty" or "the Company"), a leading provider in the specialty property and casualty (P&C) insurance market, announced the appointment of Melissa Goto as President, E&S Brokerage and Inland Marine, to spearhead the strategic development of these businesses.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group NASDAQ: SKWD reported what executives described as a strong first quarter of 2026, its first reporting period as a combined company following the addition of Apollo. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Robinson said the results reflected “an excellent start as a combined company,” citing stronger earnings, higher book value and growth in managed premiums.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (SKWD) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

SKWD posts Q1 2026 EPS of $1.25 on 44.8% revenue growth, fueled by Apollo consolidation and strong premium gains across segments.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Skyward (SKWD) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Skyward Specialty Insurance (SKWD) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.25 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.05 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.9 per share a year ago.

HOUSTON, May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SKWD) (“Skyward Group” or the “Company”) today reported first quarter 2026 net income of $49.7 million, or $1.09 per diluted share, compared to $42.1 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, for the same 2025 period. Operating income(1) for the first quarter of 2026 was $56.8 million, or $1.25 per diluted share, compared to $37.6 million, or $0.90 per diluted share, for the same 2025 period.