Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) Competitors

Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA) and Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SKWD) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, VOYA or SKWD?

Voya Financial has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VOYA or SKWD more profitable?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a net margin of 10.53% compared to Voya Financial's net margin of 6.73%. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's return on equity of 16.40% beat Voya Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Voya Financial	6.73%	13.72%	0.51%
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	10.53%	16.40%	3.49%

Does the media refer more to VOYA or SKWD?

In the previous week, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group had 7 more articles in the media than Voya Financial. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group and 10 mentions for Voya Financial. Voya Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's score of 0.91 indicating that Voya Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Voya Financial	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer VOYA or SKWD?

Voya Financial presently has a consensus price target of $83.70, indicating a potential upside of 9.53%. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a consensus price target of $61.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.44%. Given Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is more favorable than Voya Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Voya Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VOYA or SKWD?

96.1% of Voya Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Voya Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, VOYA or SKWD?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Voya Financial	$7.76B	0.95	$667M	$5.00	15.28
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	$1.15B	1.77	$118.83M	$3.18	15.80

Summary

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group beats Voya Financial on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.