Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKWD) Expected to Earn Q2 2025 Earnings of $0.81 Per Share

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKWDFree Report) – Equities researchers at William Blair issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in a research note issued on Monday, September 30th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber anticipates that the company will earn $0.81 per share for the quarter. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group’s current full-year earnings is $2.96 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS.

SKWD has been the subject of a number of other research reports. JMP Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group from $46.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 12th. Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $49.00 target price (up from $47.00) on shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Skyward Specialty Insurance Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Finally, Barclays initiated coverage on Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in a research report on Wednesday, September 4th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $44.00 target price on the stock. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $43.78.

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Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ:SKWD opened at $42.00 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $37.49. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a one year low of $27.12 and a one year high of $42.37. The firm has a market cap of $1.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.44, a P/E/G ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 0.60.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SKWDGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.15. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group had a return on equity of 17.36% and a net margin of 11.52%. The business had revenue of $279.94 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $282.70 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.42 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at Skyward Specialty Insurance Group

In other news, Director Katharine Terry sold 1,653 shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.87, for a total transaction of $60,946.11. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 4,001 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $147,516.87. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 8.01% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Skyward Specialty Insurance Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SKWD. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new position in shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,809,000. Cim LLC purchased a new position in Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $249,000. Ghisallo Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Skyward Specialty Insurance Group by 18.5% during the 2nd quarter. Ghisallo Capital Management LLC now owns 118,457 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,286,000 after purchasing an additional 18,457 shares during the last quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group by 2.8% during the second quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC now owns 1,258,383 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,528,000 after buying an additional 34,286 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group by 93.1% in the second quarter. Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC now owns 112,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,058,000 after buying an additional 54,069 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.83% of the company’s stock.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Company Profile

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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.

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