Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (SKWD)Financial Services | Insurance - Property & Casualty | Houston, United States | NasdaqGS
46.23 USD
-0.28
(-0.602%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 46.23 Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:27 p.m. EDT
Fundamentally strong with accelerating growth (2% EPS/26% Revenue) and a low Fwd P/E of 8.6x, making it an excellent long-term buy, but immediate technicals are capped by aggressive short-term put hedging, which likely anchors price action in a tight range until sentiment stabilizes. The 'Moderate Buy' consensus aligns with a hold-to-accrue strategy rather than a high-velocity trade. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.029191 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.029192 |
| MSTL | 0.029533 |
| AutoTheta | 0.031686 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 64% |
| H-stat | 1.68 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.868 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.07 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 11.884 |
| Revenue per Share | 35.057 |
| Market Cap | 2,059,225,856 |
| Trailing P/E | 11.36 |
| Forward P/E | 8.47 |
| Beta | 0.60 |
| Profit Margins | 12.00% |
| Website | https://skywardinsurance.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:27 p.m. EDT: Despite recent gains and an upward-sloping IV term structure, options flow shows strong defensive positioning via heavy ATM and OTM put writing (highest volume at $45.00 ATM strike with 120+ vol) over the immediate April expiry. Conversely, deep ITM vol is institutional/corporate hedging. This suggests a 'bet against' sentiment near the immediate expiration date, though unwinding of puts will provide limited downside support if the stock rises, offering gamma exposure.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.15143222 |
| Address1 | 800 Gessner Road |
| Address2 | Suite 600 |
| All Time High | 65.05 |
| All Time Low | 17.5 |
| Ask | 58.57 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.9 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 431,730 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 501,011 |
| Average Volume | 501,011 |
| Average Volume10Days | 431,730 |
| Beta | 0.603 |
| Bid | 32.94 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 24.921 |
| City | Houston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 46.23 |
| Current Ratio | 1.947 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 46.59 |
| Day Low | 45.41 |
| Debt To Equity | 11.884 |
| Display Name | Skyward Specialty Insurance |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,162,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,162,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 2.034 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 2.001 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda | 241,896,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.17076999 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.256 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.239 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,755,301,120 |
| Eps Current Year | 4.85667 |
| Eps Forward | 5.45764 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 4.07 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 45.2319 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.9981003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.022066291 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -15.143222 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 65.05 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -18.820004 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.28931594 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 40.6 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 5.630001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.13866998 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 40.6 - 65.05 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,673,620,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 40,685,603 |
| Forward Eps | 5.45764 |
| Forward P E | 8.470694 |
| Free Cashflow | -67,062,124 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 611 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.3008 |
| Gross Profits | 426,096,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.08092 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.87897 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 44,543,065 |
| 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 | 2,059,225,856 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_118413672 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 170,028,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,071,697,953 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 11 |
| Open | 45.86 |
| Operating Cashflow | 408,076,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.17598 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.85 |
| Phone | 713 935 4800 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 46.23 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,807,396 |
| Previous Close | 46.51 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 9.5188675 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.855062 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.4537001 |
| Profit Margins | 0.12003 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.804 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.92308 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.279999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.602018 |
| Regular Market Day High | 46.59 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 45.41 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 45.41 - 46.59 |
| Regular Market Open | 45.86 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 46.51 |
| Regular Market Price | 46.23 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,801,600 |
| Regular Market Volume | 259,888 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03497 |
| Return On Equity | 0.18855 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.267 |
| Revenue Per Share | 35.057 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 44,543,065 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0315 |
| Shares Short | 1,401,043 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,733,602 |
| Short Name | Skyward Specialty Insurance Gro |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0344 |
| Short Ratio | 2.78 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | SKWD |
| Target High Price | 80.0 |
| Target Low Price | 49.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 60.18182 |
| Target Median Price | 58.0 |
| Total Cash | 432,843,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 9.734 |
| Total Debt | 119,980,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,416,541,056 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 4.07 |
| Trailing P E | 11.358722 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 47.635525 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.4055252 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.02950582 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 259,888 |
| Website | https://skywardinsurance.com |
| Zip | 77,024-4284 |