Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for SKWD Q2 Earnings

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKWD) – Research analysts at William Blair increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 26th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.84 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.82. The consensus estimate for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group’s current full-year earnings is $3.05 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.04 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.50 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.03 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on SKWD. Raymond James lifted their target price on Skyward Specialty Insurance Group from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Skyward Specialty Insurance Group from $54.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. TD Cowen initiated coverage on Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in a research note on Monday, January 13th. They set a “hold” rating and a $43.00 price objective for the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on Skyward Specialty Insurance Group from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $55.00.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ SKWD opened at $52.02 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $47.44 and a 200-day moving average of $45.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 0.83. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a 52 week low of $33.27 and a 52 week high of $55.62.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SKWD) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $304.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $295.56 million. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group had a return on equity of 16.39% and a net margin of 12.24%.

Institutional Trading of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,275,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,990,000 after purchasing an additional 16,572 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group by 54.0% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,577,846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,744,000 after purchasing an additional 553,389 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group by 1.0% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,296,001 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,786,000 after purchasing an additional 12,484 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group by 9.1% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,217,329 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,524,000 after purchasing an additional 102,042 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in Skyward Specialty Insurance Group by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,164,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,860,000 after acquiring an additional 47,363 shares in the last quarter. 94.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Skyward Specialty Insurance Group news, Director James Charles Hays sold 25,000 shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.00, for a total transaction of $1,350,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 747,261 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,352,094. The trade was a 3.24 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Andrew S. Robinson sold 6,010 shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.37, for a total value of $296,713.70. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 77,144 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,808,599.28. This represents a 7.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 40,318 shares of company stock worth $2,098,866. Corporate insiders own 8.01% of the company’s stock.

About Skyward Specialty Insurance Group

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc, an insurance holding company, underwrites commercial property and casualty insurance products in the United States. It offers general liability, excess liability, professional liability, commercial auto, group accident and health, property, surety, and workers' compensation insurance products.