What is William Blair’s Estimate for SKWD Q1 Earnings?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKWD) – Investment analysts at William Blair reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 26th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.65 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.68. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group from $58.00 to $57.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $60.00 price target on shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group from $54.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Raymond James upped their target price on shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on shares of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $55.00.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Stock Down 2.5 %

NASDAQ:SKWD opened at $52.79 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $2.12 billion, a PE ratio of 16.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 0.83. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a 12 month low of $33.27 and a 12 month high of $55.62. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $47.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.35.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Andrew S. Robinson sold 6,010 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.37, for a total transaction of $296,713.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 77,144 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,808,599.28. The trade was a 7.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Thomas N. Schmitt sold 637 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.81, for a total transaction of $30,454.97. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 10,792 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $515,965.52. This trade represents a 5.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 21,618 shares of company stock valued at $1,075,962 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 8.01% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Skyward Specialty Insurance Group

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Skyward Specialty Insurance Group by 756.1% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 809 shares in the last quarter. Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI bought a new stake in Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $41,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Skyward Specialty Insurance Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $61,000. Quarry LP increased its stake in Skyward Specialty Insurance Group by 176.9% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,376 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 879 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Summit Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Skyward Specialty Insurance Group by 6.8% in the fourth quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 3,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $196,000 after purchasing an additional 247 shares in the last quarter. 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.