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In the latest session, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc (NASDAQ: SKWD) closed at $42.10 down -3.95% from its previous closing price of $43.83. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.95 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. SKWD stock price reached its highest trading level at $43.77 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $41.64.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.15 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.15.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on January 13, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $43.
On September 05, 2024, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $44.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 07 ’25 when Robinson Andrew S sold 11,012 shares for $45.29 per share. The transaction valued at 498,766 led to the insider holds 52,617 shares of the business.
Robinson Andrew S sold 262 shares of SKWD for $11,928 on Jan 08 ’25. The CHAIRMAN & CEO now owns 52,355 shares after completing the transaction at $45.53 per share. On Jan 08 ’25, another insider, Robinson Andrew S, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 262 shares for $45.53 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SKWD now has a Market Capitalization of 1688205696 and an Enterprise Value of 1495232128. As of this moment, Skyward’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.51. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.71. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.369 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.057.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SKWD is 0.77, which has changed by 0.39275503 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24440956 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SKWD has reached a high of $55.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $29.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.33%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, SKWD has traded an average of 292.08K shares per day and 312010 over the past ten days. A total of 40.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 35.13M. Insiders hold about 12.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.25% stake in the company. Shares short for SKWD as of 1735603200 were 833436 with a Short Ratio of 2.85, compared to 1732838400 on 847196. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 833436 and a Short% of Float of 2.25.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc (SKWD) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 12.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.82, with high estimates of $0.93 and low estimates of $0.66.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.42 and $2.95 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.03. EPS for the following year is $3.37, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $3.7 and $3.15.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 8 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $292.56M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $296.68M to a low estimate of $290.41M. As of the current estimate, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $246.29MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $299.63M. There is a high estimate of $304M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $294.93M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SKWD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.14B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.14B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.14B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $885.97MBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.26B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.34B and the low estimate is $1.23B.
