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Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$53.64 -0.36 (-0.67%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$53.46 -0.17 (-0.33%)
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About Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Stock (NASDAQ:SKWD)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$53.26
$55.37
50-Day Range
$52.13
$65.00
52-Week Range
$34.10
$65.05
Volume
459,781 shs
Average Volume
372,928 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.17 billion
P/E Ratio
17.88
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$61.75
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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75th Percentile Overall Score

SKWD MarketRank™: 

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 376th out of 689 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.82, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group are expected to grow by 11.80% in the coming year, from $3.05 to $3.41 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is 17.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.63.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is 17.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.06.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.72. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.44% of the float of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has recently increased by 13.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Skyward Specialty Insurance Group does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Skyward Specialty Insurance Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.44% of the float of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has recently increased by 13.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a news sentiment score of 0.94. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for SKWD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Skyward Specialty Insurance Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,601,589.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 8.01% of the stock of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    94.83% of the stock of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's insider trading history.
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SKWD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's stock was trading at $50.54 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, SKWD shares have increased by 6.5% and is now trading at $53.8390.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKWD) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 1st. The company reported $0.90 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.12. The company earned $328.53 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $310.94 million. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group had a net margin of 10.23% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.80%.
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Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) raised $134 million in an IPO on Friday, January 13th 2023. The company issued 8,952,383 shares at $14.00-$16.00 per share.

Top institutional shareholders of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group include Reinhart Partners LLC. (2.37%), Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.20%), Diversified Trust Co (0.03%) and Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Corp Westaim, James Charles Hays, Mark W Haushill, Andrew S Robinson, Leslie Shaunty, John A Burkhart III, Sandip A Kapadia, Kirby Hill, Anthony J Kuczinski, Katharine Terry, Thomas N Schmitt and Gena L Ashe.
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Shares of SKWD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Skyward Specialty Insurance Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/01/2025
Today
7/15/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
INS - PROP&CASLTY
Sub-Industry
Insurance
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:SKWD
CIK
1519449
Fax
N/A
Employees
400
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$72.00
Low Price Target
$43.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+15.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.82
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.00
Trailing P/E Ratio
17.87
Forward P/E Ratio
17.54
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$118.83 million
Net Margins
10.23%
Pretax Margin
12.95%
Return on Equity
16.80%
Return on Assets
3.60%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
0.49
Quick Ratio
0.49

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.21 billion
Price / Sales
1.78
Cash Flow
$3.33 per share
Price / Cash Flow
16.08
Book Value
$19.80 per share
Price / Book
2.70

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
40,403,000
Free Float
37,227,000
Market Cap
$2.16 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.65
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This page (NASDAQ:SKWD) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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