William Blair Has Optimistic Outlook of SKWD FY2025 Earnings

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKWD) – Analysts at William Blair increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, October 30th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now expects that the company will post earnings of $3.77 per share 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 subject of a number of other research reports. Piper Sandler cut their target price on shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group from $66.00 to $62.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in a research report on Friday. 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. Janney Montgomery Scott assumed coverage on shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in a research report on Monday, October 6th. They set a “buy” rating and a $60.00 target price for the company. Finally, Citizens Jmp boosted their target price on shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $62.73.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Price Performance

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group stock opened at $45.59 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $1.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.45 and a beta of 0.57. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a fifty-two week low of $41.28 and a fifty-two week high of $65.05. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $47.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $52.88.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SKWD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $606.51 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $334.54 million. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group had a net margin of 10.57% and a return on equity of 17.88%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.71 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its holdings in Skyward Specialty Insurance Group by 2,223.1% in the 2nd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 578 shares during the period. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in the 1st quarter valued at $67,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its stake in shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group by 140.9% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after buying an additional 855 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV acquired a new position in shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in the 1st quarter valued at $81,000. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue acquired a new position in shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in the 3rd quarter valued at $89,000. 94.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.