Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $48.72 -0.47 (-0.96%) Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$48.50 -0.23 (-0.46%) As of 08/8/2025 05:23 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 Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Short Interest DataSkyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) has a short interest of 852,100 shares, representing 2.41% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -1.35% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.1, indicating that it would take 2.1 days of the average trading volume of 475,523 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest852,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest863,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-1.35%Dollar Volume Sold Short$45.71 millionShort Interest Ratio2.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares40,400,000 sharesFloat Size35,390,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.41%Today's Trading Volume352,469 sharesAverage Trading Volume475,523 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average74% Short Selling Skyward Specialty Insurance Group? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartSKWD Short Interest Over TimeSKWD Days to Cover Over TimeSKWD Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/2025852,100 shares $45.71 million -1.4%2.4%2.1 $53.64 6/30/2025863,800 shares $49.92 million +13.7%2.4%2.1 $57.79 6/15/2025759,800 shares $44.52 million -5.9%2.2%1.9 $58.60 5/31/2025807,800 shares $50.38 million -6.8%2.3%1.9 $62.37 5/15/2025867,100 shares $54.25 million +13.7%2.5%1.9 $62.56 4/30/2025762,400 shares $40.48 million +0.9%2.2%1.7 $53.09 4/15/2025756,000 shares $40.76 million +21.4%2.1%1.7 $53.91 3/31/2025622,600 shares $32.95 million -2.4%1.8%1.4 $52.92 3/15/2025637,800 shares $31.75 million -12.4%1.8%1.6 $49.78 2/28/2025728,100 shares $37.88 million -20.8%2.1%2 $52.02 Get the Latest News and Ratings for SKWD and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/2025919,500 shares $45.85 million +9.9%2.6%2.8 $49.86 1/31/2025836,500 shares $37.04 million +12.3%2.4%2.6 $44.28 1/15/2025744,900 shares $33.52 million -10.6%2.1%2.4 $45.00 12/31/2024833,400 shares $42.12 million +3.8%2.4%2.8 $50.54 12/15/2024803,300 shares $41.89 million -5.2%2.3%2.7 $52.15 11/30/2024847,200 shares $45.84 million -1.6%2.4%2.6 $54.11 11/15/2024861,300 shares $42.88 million -2.8%2.5%2.6 $49.79 10/31/2024886,200 shares $39.18 million -9.3%2.5%2.6 $44.21 10/15/2024976,500 shares $44.39 million -9.6%3.0%2.8 $45.46 9/30/20241,080,000 shares $43.99 million -15.6%3.3%3.1 $40.73 9/15/20241,280,000 shares $49.77 million +4.9%3.9%3.5 $38.88 8/31/20241,220,000 shares $49.86 million -12.2%3.7%3.2 $40.87 8/15/20241,390,000 shares $51.72 million -9.2%4.2%3.6 $37.21 7/31/20241,530,000 shares $60.54 million +14.2%4.7%3.9 $39.57 7/15/20241,340,000 shares $50.65 million +3.9%4.1%3.1 $37.80 6/30/20241,290,000 shares $46.67 million +40.9%3.9%3.2 $36.18 6/15/2024915,900 shares $30.88 million +8.1%2.8%2.3 $33.72 5/31/2024847,200 shares $31.62 million -20.1%2.6%2.2 $37.32 5/15/20241,060,000 shares $38.55 million -22.1%3.2%2.9 $36.37 4/30/20241,360,000 shares $47.49 million -2.9%4.9%3.7 $34.92 4/15/20241,400,000 shares $50.08 million +4.5%5.0%4.6 $35.77 3/31/20241,340,000 shares $50.13 million +16.5%4.8%4.2 $37.41 3/15/20241,150,000 shares $41.12 million +2.7%4.2%3.7 $35.76 2/29/20241,120,000 shares $40.98 million +0.9%4.8%3.3 $36.59 2/15/20241,110,000 shares $37.00 million -8.3%4.8%3 $33.33 1/31/20241,210,000 shares $37.63 million -5.5%6.6%2.7 $31.10 1/15/20241,280,000 shares $41.89 million +4.1%7.0%2.8 $32.73 12/31/20231,230,000 shares $41.67 million +2.5%6.7%2.7 $33.88 12/15/20231,200,000 shares $40.01 million +6.2%6.5%2.6 $33.34 11/30/20231,130,000 shares $36.95 million -33.5%6.1%2.1 $32.70Altucher: Trump’s Great Gain is starting (Ad)New Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Trump’s Great Gain” has officially begun. 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Short interest is the volume of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 852,100 shares of SKWD short. 2.41% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. SKWD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Skyward Specialty Insurance Group? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group: Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.41% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's short interest increasing or decreasing? Skyward Specialty Insurance Group saw a decrease in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 852,100 shares, a decrease of 1.4% from the previous total of 863,800 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's float size? Skyward Specialty Insurance Group currently has issued a total of 40,400,000 shares. Some of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group currently has a public float of 35,390,000 shares. How does Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.41% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "insurance" compare to Skyward Specialty Insurance Group: Voya Financial, Inc. (2.17%), Jackson Financial Inc. (4.19%), Essent Group Ltd. (1.73%), Enact Holdings, Inc. (9.83%), F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. (0.46%), Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (8.40%), Palomar Holdings, Inc. (2.30%), Oscar Health, Inc. (34.68%), Hagerty, Inc. (0.47%), Goosehead Insurance (9.19%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Skyward Specialty Insurance Group stock? Short selling SKWD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Skyward Specialty Insurance Group as its price is falling. SKWD shares are trading down $0.47 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Skyward Specialty Insurance Group? A short squeeze for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of SKWD, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including SKWD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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