Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (SKWD)Financial Services | Insurance - Property & Casualty | Houston, United States | NasdaqGS
59.76 USD
+0.42
(0.708%)
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(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 2:52 a.m. EDT
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group presents a compelling convergence of explosive momentum and robust fundamentals, though investors must ignore the lack of a dividend entirely. The stock has executed a stunning 120% rally over the last two years, driven by double-digit revenue growth (+44.8%) and expanding profitability, which validates the 'exceptional buy' thesis despite the high valuation multiples. The recent price action confirms this strength, with the share price surging past its 52-week highs and trading well above both its 50-day and 200-day averages, indicating sustained institutional accumulation. While the statistical forecasting model offers a weak, noisy signal that contradicts the clear trend, it is easily dismissed against the backdrop of superior earnings growth and a fortress-like balance sheet relative to peers. The options market is screaming 'upside,' with traders positioning aggressively for further gains rather than protecting against downside risks. This is a high-conviction momentum play backed by genuine business quality, suitable for aggressive portfolios seeking capital appreciation, but completely unsuitable for income seekers. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.049077 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.049821 |
| AutoETS | 0.049821 |
| MSTL | 0.049974 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 34% |
| H-stat | 12.06 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.61 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 39.677 |
| Revenue per Share | 37.708 |
| Market Cap | 2,422,853,376 |
| Trailing P/E | 14.30 |
| Forward P/E | 10.91 |
| Beta | 0.33 |
| Profit Margins | 11.36% |
| Website | https://skywardinsurance.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 2:52 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls (especially the $60 strike) compared to negligible put volume. The call chain shows significant new flow at lower strikes ($35-$55), while the put side is virtually dormant except for deep out-of-the-money hedges. Implied volatility is elevated on the short-dated puts, suggesting a fear of a sharp drop, yet the positioning remains heavily skewed toward upside exposure.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.098888874 |
| Address1 | 800 Gessner Road |
| Address2 | Suite 600 |
| All Time High | 65.05 |
| All Time Low | 17.5 |
| Ask | 74.58 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.9 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,003,290 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 497,622 |
| Average Volume | 497,622 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,003,290 |
| Beta | 0.333 |
| Bid | 42.65 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 27.499 |
| City | Houston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 59.76 |
| Current Ratio | 1.908 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 60.8885 |
| Day Low | 58.14 |
| Debt To Equity | 39.677 |
| Display Name | Skyward Specialty Insurance |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.079 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.182 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,873,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,873,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,873,600 |
| Ebitda | 266,928,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.17068 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.491 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.449 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,266,424,576 |
| Eps Current Year | 4.89038 |
| Eps Forward | 5.47958 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 4.18 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 49.6706 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 10.089397 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.20312615 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 9.888887 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 63.03 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.2700005 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.051880065 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 40.6 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 19.16 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.4719212 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 40.6 - 63.03 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,673,620,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 36,729,584 |
| Forward Eps | 5.47958 |
| Forward P E | 10.905945 |
| Free Cashflow | -261,792,496 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 611 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.30718002 |
| Gross Profits | 480,396,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.08959 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.99838996 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 40,543,065 |
| Industry | Insurance - Property & Casualty |
| Industry Disp | Insurance - Property & Casualty |
| Industry Key | insurance-property-casualty |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,023-01-13 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc., an insurance holding company, provides commercial property and casualty insurance coverages in the United States. It offers general liability, excess liability, and professional liability, as well as cyber and media liability insurance; commercial auto, group accident and health, property, agriculture, credit, and surety and workers' compensation; and property, agriculture, and credit specialty reinsurance. The company was formerly known as Houston International Insurance Group, Ltd. and changed its name to Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. in November 2020. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Houston, Texas. |
| Long Name | Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,422,853,376 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_118413672 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 177,700,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,422,853,564 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 11 |
| Open | 59.97 |
| Operating Cashflow | 427,852,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.14667 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.85 |
| Phone | 713 935 4800 |
| Previous Close | 59.34 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 12.219909 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.1731699 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.5492569 |
| Profit Margins | 0.11363 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.871 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.92308 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.419998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.707783 |
| Regular Market Day High | 60.8885 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 58.14 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 58.14 - 60.8885 |
| Regular Market Open | 59.97 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 59.34 |
| Regular Market Price | 59.76 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 460,708 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03012 |
| Return On Equity | 0.17122999 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.448 |
| Revenue Per Share | 37.708 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 40,543,065 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.047399998 |
| Shares Short | 1,923,269 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,330,779 |
| Short Name | Skyward Specialty Insurance Gro |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0523 |
| Short Ratio | 3.24 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | SKWD |
| Target High Price | 80.0 |
| Target Low Price | 49.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 64.81818 |
| Target Median Price | 65.0 |
| Total Cash | 642,424,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 15.845 |
| Total Debt | 485,995,008 |
| Total Revenue | 1,563,880,960 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 4.18 |
| Trailing P E | 14.296651 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 47.396774 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 12.363224 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.26084527 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 460,708 |
| Website | https://skywardinsurance.com |
| Zip | 77,024-4284 |