William Blair Has Optimistic Outlook of SKWD FY2025 Earnings

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKWD) – Research analysts at William Blair raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in a report released on Thursday, October 30th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $3.77 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $3.52. 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 $0.94 EPS.

SKWD has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in a report on Friday, October 31st. Citizens Jmp lifted their price objective on shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $63.50.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Trading Up 1.9%

SKWD stock opened at $45.87 on Monday. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a twelve month low of $41.28 and a twelve month high of $65.05. The company’s 50 day moving average is $47.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $52.74. The stock has a market cap of $1.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.53 and a beta of 0.57.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SKWD) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.20. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group had a net margin of 10.57% and a return on equity of 17.88%. The firm had revenue of $606.51 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $334.54 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.71 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. AlphaQuest LLC grew its holdings in Skyward Specialty Insurance Group by 455.7% in the 3rd quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 7,519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $358,000 after buying an additional 6,166 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd grew its holdings in Skyward Specialty Insurance Group by 407.4% in the 3rd quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 54,384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,587,000 after buying an additional 43,666 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its holdings in shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group by 385.2% during the 3rd quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 116,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,548,000 after purchasing an additional 92,605 shares during the period. Inscription Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group during the 3rd quarter worth about $236,000. Finally, Reinhart Partners LLC. grew its holdings in shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group by 68.2% during the 3rd quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 1,613,536 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,740,000 after purchasing an additional 654,500 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.83% of the company’s stock.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Company Profile

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.