Donegal Group (DGICB) Competitors

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SKWD) and Donegal Group (NASDAQ:DGICB) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is SKWD or DGICB more profitable?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a net margin of 10.23% compared to Donegal Group's net margin of 7.06%. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's return on equity of 16.80% beat Donegal Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	10.23%	16.80%	3.60%
Donegal Group	7.06%	12.82%	2.91%

Which has more volatility & risk, SKWD or DGICB?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Donegal Group has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SKWD or DGICB?

In the previous week, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group had 6 more articles in the media than Donegal Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group and 3 mentions for Donegal Group. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Donegal Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Donegal Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SKWD or DGICB?

94.8% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Donegal Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Donegal Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SKWD or DGICB?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has higher revenue and earnings than Donegal Group. Donegal Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	$1.21B	1.88	$118.83M	$3.00	18.79
Donegal Group	$989.60M	0.63	$50.86M	$1.37	12.60

Do analysts recommend SKWD or DGICB?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group currently has a consensus target price of $61.75, indicating a potential upside of 9.55%. Given Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is more favorable than Donegal Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Donegal Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group beats Donegal Group on 16 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.