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SKWD Stock Forecast: Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 7 Oct 2026
$57
+1.73% on the day

The 13 Wall Street analysts covering Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $72 — +25.3% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 43 of 100 as at 6 Oct 2026 — in the lower half.

Market cap
$2.5B
Ticker Nerd rank
43 / 100
Median analyst target
$72
Analysts covering
13
Revenue$490.6M+52.9% y/y
Net income$49.0M
Free cash flow−$236.4M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+8.8%
1M
+0.2%
YTD
+12.4%
1Y
+19.1%
From 52W high
−12.4%
From 52W low
+39.3%
$41
$66
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

SKWD stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 6 Oct 2026
43 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Growth
95
Revisions
79
Quality
64
Momentum
59
Volatility
36
Size
32
Value
28
Issuance
17
Accruals
11

Growth (95): Sales and profits are climbing, and climbing faster than before.

Accruals (11): A large share of reported profit has not shown up as cash, or the balance sheet is expanding quickly — both tend to unwind.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

SKWD stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on SKWD, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$40$50$60$70$80Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26SKWDHigh $80Median $72Low $56

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says13 analysts
9 Buy4 Hold0 Sell
Low $56Median $72High $80

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +25.3% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 8 moved their price target up and 0 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
11 Aug 2026TD CowenMaintainsHold$49 → $65
10 Aug 2026Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainsOutperform$72 → $75
6 Aug 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainsBuy$70 → $75
5 Aug 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight$65 → $68
15 July 2026Piper SandlerMaintainsOverweight$68 → $72
15 July 2026Piper SandlerMaintainsOverweight—
8 July 2026Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainsOutperform$65 → $72
8 July 2026Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainsOutperform—
7 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
7 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight$60 → $65
7 July 2026Piper SandlerMaintainsOverweight$55 → $68
7 July 2026Piper SandlerMaintainsOverweight—
8 May 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
8 Apr 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
7 Apr 2026Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainsOutperform—
27 Feb 2026Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainsOutperform—
26 Feb 2026Piper SandlerMaintainsOverweight—
6 Jan 2026Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainsOutperform—
5 Dec 2025Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainsOutperform—
4 Dec 2025CitizensMaintainsMarket Outperform—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

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Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. SKWD appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

SKWD vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 7 Oct 2026, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. returned +19.1% against +17.4% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

SKWD vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
90100110120130Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26SKWDS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

SKWD analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+2.3%
Analysts raising
13
Analysts cutting
0
Fundamentals

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (SKWD) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
13.1×

Cheaper than 50% of US stocks

Price / sales
1.4×

Cheaper than 60% of US stocks

Price / book
2.0×

Cheaper than 45% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
7.7×

Cheaper than 46% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
53.0%

Higher than 87% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
26.3%

Higher than 63% of US stocks

Gross margin
—
Operating margin
14.8%

Higher than 72% of US stocks

Net margin
10.8%

Higher than 71% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
17.3%

Higher than 78% of US stocks

Return on assets
3.1%

Higher than 66% of US stocks

Dividend yield
0.0%

Higher than 1% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (SKWD) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. has a market value of $2.5B and an enterprise value of $2.3B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $1.7B. The latest quarter grew 53.0% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: $187.9M, a 10.8% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $4.29.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $99.1M.

  • Shares outstanding: 40.5M.

  • Trailing P/E: 13.1×; forward P/E: 10.2× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 0.00%, paying out 0% of earnings.

  • Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. employs 611 people — $2.8M of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 6 Oct 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

SKWD vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelInsurance - Property & Casualty
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
SKWDSkyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.$2.5B
43
SLDESlide Insurance Holdings, Inc.$2.7B
66
HCIHCI Group, Inc.$2.3B
76
PRCHPorch Group, Inc.$1.9B
25
HMNHorace Mann Educators Corp.$1.9B
66
PLMRPalomar Holdings, Inc.$3.4B
49
LMNDLemonade, Inc.$3.6B
17

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News

Latest SKWD news & analysis

Skyward Group Expands AV Insurance With ibott's U.S. Market Push

Zacks Investment Research · 1 Oct 2026positive

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is expanding its autonomous vehicle insurance offerings through ibott's push into the U.S. market. The company is targeting manufacturers, developers and fleet operators with specialty coverage.

Why it matters — SKWD watchers would care because this expansion into the autonomous vehicle insurance segment could broaden the company's specialty coverage offerings and address an emerging market demand.

Skyward Group Expands ibott's Next-Generation Autonomous Vehicle Solutions Into U.S. Primary Market

GlobeNewsWire · 30 Sept 2026positive

Skyward Group announced that it is expanding ibott's next-generation autonomous vehicle solutions into the U.S. primary market. The company, whose operating businesses include Skyward Specialty and Apollo Group Holdings Ltd., made the announcement from Houston on September 30, 2026.

Why it matters — This expansion signals Skyward Group's entry into the growing autonomous vehicle market, potentially opening a new specialty insurance segment for the company's U.S. operations.

Specialty Insurance: 4 Stocks to Watch in Niche Risks Creating Demand

Zacks Investment Research · 25 Sept 2026positive

Zacks Investment Research highlighted SKWD among four specialty insurers positioned to benefit from rising niche-risk demand, as the specialty insurance market is projected to reach $279 billion by 2031. The report identifies the company as well-placed to tap growing demand in the specialty segment.

Why it matters — SKWD watchers would care because the report positions the company as a beneficiary of expanding specialty insurance demand, signaling favorable market conditions and growth potential for the niche risks it underwrites.

Skyward Specialty Partners with SnapRefund to Set a New Standard for Claim Payments Using ClaimsSnap

GlobeNewsWire · 22 Sept 2026positive

Skyward Specialty announced a strategic partnership with SnapRefund to use its ClaimsSnap platform to improve claim payment execution across the company's operations. The collaboration aims to set a new standard for how Skyward Specialty processes claim payments.

Why it matters — This partnership signals an investment in operational efficiency for claim payments, which could benefit Skyward Specialty's service delivery and business performance.

Skyward Specialty Seems Now To Be Fairly Valued

Seeking Alpha · 18 Sept 2026neutral

Skyward Specialty delivered resilient H1 2026 results with strong premium growth and robust underwriting profitability, according to a Seeking Alpha analysis. The Apollo acquisition boosted scale and investment income, though integration challenges persist around Apollo's higher expense ratio, and the company prioritizes balance sheet deleveraging over capital returns while continuing share buybacks with no near-term dividend.

Why it matters — SKWD watchers would care because the analysis highlights the company's strong recent performance and growth via the Apollo acquisition while flagging integration and expense-ratio challenges and a conservative capital-return posture.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about SKWD stock

What is the SKWD stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 13 Wall Street analysts covering Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $72, with estimates ranging from $56 to $80. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is SKWD stock a buy right now?

Of the 13 analysts covering Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc., 9 rate it a Buy, 4 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. 43 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 6 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank SKWD?

As at 6 Oct 2026, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. ranks 43 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Growth (95 of 100).

Will SKWD stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 13 analysts implies +25.3% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. 43 out of 100 as at 6 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the SKWD stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for SKWD are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $56 to $80 over the next 12 months.

How has SKWD stock performed over the past year?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. returned +19.1% over the 12 months to 7 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. do?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. is a specialty insurance holding company that provides commercial property and casualty coverage in the United States.

What is the latest news on SKWD?

The most recent item we track (Zacks Investment Research, 1 Oct 2026): "Skyward Group Expands AV Insurance With ibott's U.S. Market Push". Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is expanding its autonomous vehicle insurance offerings through ibott's push into the U.S. market. The company is targeting manufacturers, developers and fleet operators with specialty coverage.

Company

About Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. is a specialty insurance holding company that provides commercial property and casualty coverage in the United States. The company focuses on niche markets and offers a broad portfolio that includes general liability, excess liability, professional liability, cyber and media liability, commercial auto, property, agriculture, credit, surety, workers’ compensation, and accident and health solutions. It also writes specialty reinsurance in selected lines, serving brokers and agents with products designed for more complex or underserved risks. Skyward Specialty operates across both admitted and non-admitted markets, with an emphasis on underwriting expertise, tailored solutions, and disciplined execution. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. plays a specialized role in the insurance market by supporting businesses with coverage options suited to distinct industry exposures and operational needs.

CEO Mr. Andrew Scott Robinson · 611 employees · United States · https://skywardinsurance.com