Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) Competitors $51.98 +0.18 (+0.35%) Closing price 07/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$51.54 -0.43 (-0.84%) As of 07/25/2025 06:44 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SKWD vs. VOYA, JXN, ESNT, ACT, BWIN, FG, GSHD, PLMR, HGTY, and OSCRShould you be buying Skyward Specialty Insurance Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group include Voya Financial (VOYA), Jackson Financial (JXN), Essent Group (ESNT), Enact (ACT), Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN), F&G Annuities & Life (FG), Goosehead Insurance (GSHD), Palomar (PLMR), Hagerty (HGTY), and Oscar Health (OSCR). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group vs. Its Competitors Voya Financial Jackson Financial Essent Group Enact Baldwin Insurance Group F&G Annuities & Life Goosehead Insurance Palomar Hagerty Oscar Health Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SKWD) and Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and risk. Is SKWD or VOYA more profitable? Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a net margin of 10.23% compared to Voya Financial's net margin of 7.18%. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's return on equity of 16.80% beat Voya Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Skyward Specialty Insurance Group10.23% 16.80% 3.60% Voya Financial 7.18%14.05%0.51% Do analysts prefer SKWD or VOYA? Skyward Specialty Insurance Group currently has a consensus target price of $61.75, indicating a potential upside of 18.80%. Voya Financial has a consensus target price of $83.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.24%. Given Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is more favorable than Voya Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Skyward Specialty Insurance Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82Voya Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45 Does the media prefer SKWD or VOYA? In the previous week, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group had 4 more articles in the media than Voya Financial. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group and 5 mentions for Voya Financial. Voya Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's score of 0.99 indicating that Voya Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Skyward Specialty Insurance Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Voya Financial 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more volatility and risk, SKWD or VOYA? Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Voya Financial has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SKWD or VOYA? 94.8% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Voya Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Voya Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SKWD or VOYA? Voya Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group. Voya Financial 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSkyward Specialty Insurance Group$1.15B1.83$118.83M$3.0017.33Voya Financial$8.05B0.86$667M$5.3013.55 SummarySkyward Specialty Insurance Group beats Voya Financial on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Skyward Specialty Insurance Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SKWD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SKWD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SKWD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSkyward Specialty Insurance GroupINS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.10B$56.82B$12.26B$9.50BDividend YieldN/A2.02%5.54%4.00%P/E Ratio16.1917.0219.0620.07Price / Sales1.832.6726.1198.54Price / Cash16.0328.8121.6358.56Price / Book2.632.972.205.88Net Income$118.83M$4.66B$998.02M$258.89M7 Day Performance-3.95%0.71%0.58%3.70%1 Month Performance-8.50%-0.40%3.45%11.71%1 Year Performance35.15%20.93%536.27%17.98% Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SKWDSkyward Specialty Insurance Group3.9347 of 5 stars$51.98+0.3%$61.75+18.8%+39.1%$2.10B$1.15B16.19400News CoverageUpcoming EarningsVOYAVoya Financial4.9917 of 5 stars$71.03-1.9%$84.18+18.5%-0.7%$6.97B$8.05B13.4010,000Positive NewsJXNJackson Financial2.4067 of 5 stars$87.31-0.2%$96.40+10.4%+3.4%$6.25B$3.27B84.773,970Positive NewsESNTEssent Group4.8474 of 5 stars$55.98+0.5%$63.71+13.8%-8.7%$5.65B$1.24B8.20350Positive NewsACTEnactN/A$34.97+0.3%$35.00+0.1%+3.0%$5.23B$1.20B7.88500Upcoming EarningsBWINBaldwin Insurance Group2.2726 of 5 stars$40.58-3.0%$45.17+11.3%-1.8%$4.96B$1.39B-78.044,116News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionFGF&G Annuities & Life4.4515 of 5 stars$30.73-1.0%$43.33+41.0%-26.1%$4.18B$5.74B8.151,338News CoverageGSHDGoosehead Insurance3.76 of 5 stars$101.87-0.2%$115.40+13.3%+3.2%$3.83B$314.51M85.611,580Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPLMRPalomar3.9539 of 5 stars$139.86+0.2%$174.17+24.5%+49.4%$3.73B$553.86M27.92150Positive NewsInsider TradeHGTYHagerty1.1337 of 5 stars$10.12+0.0%$10.50+3.8%-1.0%$3.46B$1.20B50.581,744Trending NewsInsider TradeOSCROscar Health2.3353 of 5 stars$13.59+1.3%$12.92-5.0%-5.7%$3.42B$9.18B48.552,400Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VOYA Alternatives JXN Alternatives ESNT Alternatives ACT Alternatives BWIN Alternatives FG Alternatives GSHD Alternatives PLMR Alternatives HGTY Alternatives OSCR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SKWD) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy AMZN, GOOG, MSFT might destroy NVDAInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla an...InvestorPlace | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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