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Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions

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SKWD Stock Forecast

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $51.00 (represents a 0.00% downside from SKWD’s last price of $51.00) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 9 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

SKWD Price Target

The average price target for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) is $51.00 based on 1-year price targets from 9 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $58.00 to $44.00. This represents a potential 0.00% downside from SKWD's last price of $51.00.

SKWD Analyst Ratings

Buy

According to 9 Wall Street analysts, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for SKWD stock is 1 'Strong Buy' (11.11%), 6 'Buy' (66.67%), 2 'Hold' (22.22%), 0 'Sell' (0.00%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Price Target by Analyst

DateAnalystCompanyPrice TargetPrice when PublishedPrice Target/Price when PublishedPrice Target/Last Closing Price
Dec 09, 2024Paul NewsomePiper Sandler$58.00$52.4810.51%13.73%
Sep 04, 2024Alex ScottBarclays$44.00$40.099.75%-13.73%
Aug 14, 2024Paul NewsomePiper Sandler$48.00$36.7330.68%-5.88%
May 07, 2024Michael ZaremskiBMO Capital$42.00$37.6111.67%-17.65%
Apr 15, 2024Matthew CarlettiJMP Securities$42.00$35.5018.31%-17.65%
Feb 07, 2023Raymond James$22.00$19.2514.29%-56.86%
Feb 07, 2023JMP Securities$25.00$19.2529.87%-50.98%
Feb 07, 2023Truist Financial$26.00$19.2535.06%-49.02%
Feb 07, 2023Piper Sandler$23.00$19.2519.48%-54.90%

The latest Skyward Specialty Insurance Group stock forecast, released on Dec 09, 2024 by Paul Newsome from Piper Sandler, set a price target of $58.00, which represents a 10.51% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($52.48), and a 13.73% increase from SKWD last price ($51.00).

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Price Target by Period

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# Anlaysts115
Avg Price Target$58.00$58.00$46.80
Last Closing Price$51.00$51.00$51.00
Upside/Downside13.73%13.73%-8.24%

In the current month, the average price target of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group stock is $58.00, according to 1 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a 13.73% increase as opposed to Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's last price of $51.00. This month's average price target is down 0.00% compared to last quarter, and up 23.93% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades

DateCompanyPrevious RatingNew RatingRating Change
Dec 09, 2024Piper SandlerOverweightOverweightHold
Oct 31, 2024Piper SandlerOverweightOverweightHold
Oct 30, 2024BarclaysEqual-WeightEqual-WeightHold
Oct 09, 2024JefferiesBuyBuyHold
Sep 04, 2024BarclaysEqual-WeightInitialise
Aug 19, 2024William BlairOutperformInitialise
Aug 14, 2024Piper SandlerOverweightOverweightHold
Aug 06, 2024JMP SecuritiesOutperformOutperformHold
Jul 11, 2024OppenheimerPerformInitialise
Jul 01, 2024Wellington ShieldsMarket OutperformMarket OutperformHold
Jul 01, 2024Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsUnderperformUnderperformHold
Jul 01, 2024JMP SecuritiesOutperformOutperformHold
May 08, 2024Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsOutperformOutperformHold
May 07, 2024BMO CapitalMarket PerformMarket PerformHold
May 02, 2024Wellington ShieldsMarket OutperformMarket OutperformHold
Apr 15, 2024JMP SecuritiesOutperformOutperformHold
Apr 15, 2024JMP SecuritiesMarket OutperformMarket OutperformHold
Apr 01, 2024Wells FargoOverweightOverweightHold
Feb 21, 2024JMP SecuritiesMarket OutperformMarket OutperformHold
Dec 26, 2023BMO CapitalMarket PerformMarket PerformHold
Nov 20, 2023Raymond JamesStrong BuyStrong BuyHold
Aug 14, 2023BMO CapitalMarket PerformMarket PerformHold
Feb 07, 2023Raymond JamesStrong BuyInitialise
Feb 07, 2023JMP SecuritiesMarket OutperformInitialise
Feb 07, 2023Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsOutperformInitialise
Feb 07, 2023Piper SandlerOverweightInitialise

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's last stock rating was published by Piper Sandler on Dec 09, 2024. The company gave SKWD a "Overweight" rating, the same as its previous rate.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Financial Forecast

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Revenue Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22
Revenue------------$246.29M$239.22M$210.52M$189.93M$187.37M
Avg Forecast$446.10M$489.92M$588.98M$564.26M$403.57M$444.14M$544.64M$511.13M$362.11M$410.32M$495.06M$424.91M$320.34M$316.09M$384.99M$315.85M$178.22M
High Forecast$458.31M$503.33M$605.11M$579.72M$414.62M$456.31M$559.55M$528.57M$374.67M$410.52M$508.62M$424.91M$327.29M$322.30M$395.53M$324.50M$183.10M
Low Forecast$439.15M$482.28M$579.80M$555.47M$397.29M$437.22M$536.15M$501.26M$357.19M$410.12M$487.35M$424.91M$315.40M$310.66M$378.99M$310.93M$175.44M
# Analysts44443335632244221
Surprise %------------0.77%0.76%0.55%0.60%1.05%

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's average Quarter revenue forecast for Mar 24 based on 2 analysts is $424.91M, with a low forecast of $424.91M, and a high forecast of $424.91M. SKWD's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a 72.52% increase compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $246.29M (Dec 23).

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group EBITDA Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22
# Analysts44443335632244221
EBITDA-------------$28.26M$25.50M$21.87M$28.48M
Avg Forecast$-314.41K$-345.29K$-415.11K$-397.69K$-284.44K$-313.03K$-383.86K$-360.25K$-255.22K$-289.19K$-348.92K$-299.48K$-225.77K$-222.78K$-271.34K$-222.61K$-125.61K
High Forecast$-309.51K$-339.92K$-408.65K$-391.50K$-280.01K$-308.16K$-377.88K$-353.29K$-251.75K$-289.05K$-343.49K$-299.48K$-222.29K$-218.96K$-267.11K$-219.15K$-123.65K
Low Forecast$-323.02K$-354.75K$-426.48K$-408.58K$-292.23K$-321.61K$-394.38K$-372.54K$-264.07K$-289.34K$-358.48K$-299.48K$-230.67K$-227.16K$-278.77K$-228.71K$-129.05K
Surprise %--------------126.84%-93.99%-98.26%-226.72%

4 analysts predict SKWD's average Quarter EBITDA for Dec 23 to be $-225.77K, with a high of $-222.29K and a low of $-230.67K. This is -100.80% lower than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's previous annual EBITDA (Sep 23) of $28.26M.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Net Income Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22
# Analysts44443335632244221
Net Income------------$29.27M$21.71M$19.45M$15.56M$20.42M
Avg Forecast$41.72M$37.78M$38.12M$39.69M$37.12M$32.83M$34.15M$33.78M$29.63M$26.73M$27.07M$26.31M$23.82M$15.00M$16.22M$14.15M$10.67M
High Forecast$43.20M$39.12M$39.48M$41.10M$38.44M$34.00M$35.37M$38.72M$32.47M$27.09M$27.07M$27.24M$25.94M$16.67M$16.79M$14.66M$11.05M
Low Forecast$40.87M$37.01M$37.35M$38.89M$36.37M$32.17M$33.46M$27.19M$27.60M$26.38M$27.06M$25.77M$21.69M$12.92M$15.89M$13.87M$10.45M
Surprise %------------1.23%1.45%1.20%1.10%1.91%

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's average Quarter net income forecast for Mar 24 is $26.31M, with a range of $25.77M to $27.24M. SKWD's average Quarter net income forecast represents a -10.11% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $29.27M (Dec 23).

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group SG&A Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22
# Analysts44443335632244221
SG&A-----------------
Avg Forecast$2.98M$3.27M$3.93M$3.76M$2.69M$2.96M$3.63M$3.41M$2.42M$2.74M$3.30M$2.83M$2.14M$2.11M$2.57M$2.11M$1.19M
High Forecast$3.06M$3.36M$4.04M$3.87M$2.77M$3.04M$3.73M$3.53M$2.50M$2.74M$3.39M$2.83M$2.18M$2.15M$2.64M$2.16M$1.22M
Low Forecast$2.93M$3.22M$3.87M$3.71M$2.65M$2.92M$3.58M$3.34M$2.38M$2.74M$3.25M$2.83M$2.10M$2.07M$2.53M$2.07M$1.17M
Surprise %-----------------

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Skyward Specialty Insurance Group EPS Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22
# Analysts44443335632244221
EPS------------$0.78$0.58$0.52$0.41$0.54
Avg Forecast$1.01$0.91$0.92$0.96$0.90$0.79$0.82$0.82$0.72$0.65$0.65$0.64$0.57$0.36$0.39$0.34$0.26
High Forecast$1.04$0.94$0.95$0.99$0.93$0.82$0.85$0.93$0.78$0.65$0.65$0.66$0.63$0.40$0.41$0.35$0.27
Low Forecast$0.99$0.89$0.90$0.94$0.88$0.78$0.81$0.66$0.67$0.64$0.65$0.62$0.52$0.31$0.38$0.33$0.25
Surprise %------------1.36%1.60%1.33%1.20%2.10%

According to 2 Wall Street analysts, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's projected average Quarter EPS for Mar 24 is $0.64, with a low estimate of $0.62 and a high estimate of $0.66. This represents a -18.59% decrease compared to SKWD previous annual EPS of $0.78 (Dec 23).

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Peer Comparison by Price Target

TickerCompanyLast Closing PriceAvg Price TargetUpside/DownsideAvg Rating
KMPRKemper$66.14$77.5017.18%Buy
PRAProAssurance$16.44$19.0015.57%Buy
STCStewart Information Services$72.94$80.5010.36%Buy
RLIRLI$166.88$172.333.27%Buy
SIGISelective Insurance Group$95.30$97.752.57%Buy
SKWDSkyward Specialty Insurance Group$51.51$51.00-0.99%Buy
HMNHorace Mann Educators$40.39$38.50-4.68%Strong Buy

SKWD Forecast FAQ

Is Skyward Specialty Insurance Group a good buy?

Yes, according to 9 Wall Street analysts, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 1 'Strong Buy' and 6 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 77.78% of SKWD's total ratings.

What is SKWD's price target?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) average price target is $51 with a range of $44 to $58, implying a 0% from its last price of $51. The data is based on 9 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

Will Skyward Specialty Insurance Group stock go up soon?

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for SKWD stock, the company can go down by 0% (from the last price of $51 to the average price target of $51), up by 13.73% based on the highest stock price target, and down by -13.73% based on the lowest stock price target.

Can Skyward Specialty Insurance Group stock reach $80?

SKWD's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $51 does not support the claim that Skyward Specialty Insurance Group can reach $80 in the near future.

What is Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's current price target trend?

1 Wall Street analyst forecast a $58 price target for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) this month, up 13.73% from its last price of $51. Compared to the last 3 and 12 months, the average price target increased by 13.73% and decreased by -8.24%, respectively.

What are Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's analysts' financial forecasts?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2025) are as follows: average revenue is $1.9B (high $1.96B, low $1.87B), average EBITDA is $-1.342M (high $-1.319M, low $-1.381M), average net income is $137.88M (high $146.53M, low $129.18M), average SG&A $12.7M (high $13.07M, low $12.49M), and average EPS is $3.33 (high $3.54, low $3.12). SKWD's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $2.09B (high $2.15B, low $2.06B), average EBITDA is $-1.473M (high $-1.45M, low $-1.513M), average net income is $157.31M (high $162.91M, low $154.12M), average SG&A $13.94M (high $14.32M, low $13.72M), and average EPS is $3.8 (high $3.93, low $3.72).

Did the SKWD's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?

Based on Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's last annual report (Dec 2023), the company's revenue was $885.97M, which missed the average analysts forecast of $1.34B by -33.75%. Apple's EBITDA was $-1.677M, beating the average prediction of $-943K by 77.93%. The company's net income was $84.31M, beating the average estimation of $69.19M by 21.85%. Apple's SG&A was $0, missing the average forecast of $8.92M by -100.00%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $2.34, beating the average prediction of $1.67 by 40.11%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Dec 2023), Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's revenue was $246.3M, missing the average analysts' forecast of $320.34M by -23.11%. The company's EBITDA was $0, missing the average prediction of $-226K by -100.00%. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's net income was $29.26M, beating the average estimation of $23.82M by 22.88%. The company's SG&A was $0, missing the average forecast of $2.14M by -100.00%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $0.78, beating the average prediction of $0.575 by 35.68%