Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) Competitors

Brookfield Reinsurance (NYSE:BNRE) and Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SKWD) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the media favor BNRE or SKWD?

In the previous week, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group had 8 more articles in the media than Brookfield Reinsurance. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group and 1 mentions for Brookfield Reinsurance. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Brookfield Reinsurance's score of 0.75 indicating that Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Reinsurance	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BNRE or SKWD?

7.2% of Brookfield Reinsurance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Brookfield Reinsurance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, BNRE or SKWD?

Brookfield Reinsurance has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BNRE or SKWD more profitable?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a net margin of 10.23% compared to Brookfield Reinsurance's net margin of 0.10%. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's return on equity of 16.80% beat Brookfield Reinsurance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Reinsurance	0.10%	0.14%	0.01%
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	10.23%	16.80%	3.60%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BNRE or SKWD?

Brookfield Reinsurance has higher revenue and earnings than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Reinsurance, 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
Brookfield Reinsurance	$9.35B	1.00	$796M	$0.29	221.31
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	$1.15B	1.98	$118.83M	$3.00	18.79

Do analysts recommend BNRE or SKWD?

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

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

Summary

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group beats Brookfield Reinsurance on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.