Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for SKWD in the last 90 days.
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Skyward Specialty Insurance (SKWD) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$59.88+1.56 (+2.7%)
Gekko Brief
Oct 12 closeSkyward Specialty Insurance closed at $59.88 on 12 October 2026, +2.7% on the day. The price sits above both the 50-day ($57.67) and 200-day ($50.80) moving averages, inside a 52-week range of $40.60 to $65.69. The GekkoIndex reads 49.9, in the Neutral zone, down 10 points over five sessions. Gekko Fair Value is $62.79, so the price is 4.6% below it.
The next earnings report is due on 5 November 2026, 24 days away. Over the last 8 reports the company beat the earnings estimate 7 times, with an average move of 3.4% across the report. Smart-money activity over the last 90 days includes 2 Congress purchases and 0 sales. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days from this point averaged +4.1% over the last 3 years, rising in 2 of them.
7 firms rate the stock: 6 buy, 1 hold and 0 sell, with a consensus target of $70.45. A typical daily move is about 2.5%, and a typical 20-day move about 5.9%. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 items read supportive and 1 reads as a headwind (earnings risk).
A plain summary of the figures as of the Oct 12, 2026 close.
Skyward Specialty Insurance price vs fair value
Close $59.88200-day averageGekko Fair Value $62.79
Skyward Specialty Insurance quick facts
- Market cap
- $2.43B
- P/E ratio
- 13.8
- Forward P/E
- 9.9
- EPS, TTM
- $4.31
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.73B
- Profit margin
- 10.8%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.36
- Volume
- 347,278 avg 368,015
- 1-year return
- +23.1%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.9%
- 50-day average
- $57.67
- 200-day average
- $50.80
- Next earnings
- Nov 5
- Shares outstanding
- 44.40M
Skyward Specialty Insurance swing-trade checklist
Skyward Specialty Insurance scores 3 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive2 mixed1 headwind
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $59.88 is above the 50-day ($57.67) and 200-day ($50.80) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
49.9, Neutral
Reading 49.9 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
4.6% below
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (4.6% below).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: Congress 2 buys / 0 sales.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 24 days
Reports on Nov 5, 2026, 24 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+4.1% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +4.1% over 3 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonality
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Skyward Specialty Insurance stock chart and price history
Skyward Specialty Insurance closed at $59.88 on Oct 12, 2026, +23.1% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $40.60 to $65.69.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +5.5%
- 3 months
- +2.6%
- 6 months
- +30.0%
- 1 year
- +23.1%
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Skyward Specialty Insurance GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Skyward Specialty Insurance’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 49.9, in the Neutral zone, down 10 points over five sessions.
49.9Neutral
Down 10 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 20 | +1.7% | +9.9% | ||
| Accumulation | 223 | +0.8% | +3.0% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 398 | +0.4% | +1.5% | ||
| Distribution | 38 | 0.0% | +0.6% | ||
| Selling | 3 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average SKWD share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Skyward Specialty Insurance stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Skyward Specialty Insurance trades 4.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $62.79, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Skyward Specialty Insurance shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$62.79
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
4.6% below fair value · About fair value
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 13.8% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Skyward Specialty Insurance insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Skyward Specialty Insurance, and members of Congress disclosed 2 purchases and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
2trades disclosed: 2 purchases and 0 sales.
| Member | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sep 7 traded Jul 16 |
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sep 7 traded Jul 15 |
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Buybacks
Skyward Specialty Insurance has been buying back its own shares.
- Latest authorization
- $100.0M, Jul 15, 2026
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $10.76M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.44%
From company filings.
Skyward Specialty Insurance earnings: next date and track record
Skyward Specialty Insurance reports on Nov 5, 2026 (24 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 5, 2026
24 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.21
- Revenue estimate
- $753.9M
7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.4%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 4, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Skyward Specialty reported outstanding Q2 2026 results with Diluted Operating EPS up 46% to $1.30 and annualized Operating ROE of 19%. Gross Written Premiums grew 13% to $741M, while Managed Premiums rose 18% to $1.1B. Combined Ratio was 89.5 with Ex-CAT at 87.6. Operating income for H1 2026 reached $116M with 20.4% ROE. Apollo fee-generating premiums surged 29% to $318M.
- Guidance
- Management increased share repurchase authorization to $100M, citing attractive valuation and strong earnings growth. Apollo's seasonal patterns mean Q2 results are not indicative of longer-term trends; focus remains on growing Managed Premiums and expanding underwriting and fee-based earnings.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | $1.30 est $1.15 | $740.6M est $706.6M | +3.6% |
| May 6, 2026 | $1.25 est $1.11 | $667.7M est $665.1M | +3.6% |
| Feb 23, 2026 | $1.17 est $0.96 | $439.6M est $434.1M | −3.9% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $0.71 est $0.85 | $382.2M est $380.3M | +1.1% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $0.89 est $0.86 | $320.8M est $335.3M | −0.6% |
| May 1, 2025 | $0.90 est $0.78 | $330.5M est $326.3M | +10.4% |
| Feb 25, 2025 | $0.80 est $0.77 | $304.5M est $326.3M | +0.8% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | $0.71 est $0.65 | $302.0M est $292.6M | −3.0% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Skyward Specialty Insurance stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Skyward Specialty Insurance is $70.45, +17.7% from the last close, from 7 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$70.45consensus 12-month target, +17.7% from the last close
Now $59.88Avg $70.45
Low $65High $75
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 7 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | Barclays | $68 | +13.6% |
| Oct 2 | Truist Financial | $75 | +25.3% |
| Aug 24 | Piper Sandler | $72 | +20.2% |
| Aug 11 | TD Cowen | $65 | +8.6% |
| Aug 11 | Piper Sandler | $72 | +20.2% |
+1.5%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+4.1%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 3 years
±2.5%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Skyward Specialty Insurance seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Skyward Specialty Insurance averaged +4.1% across the last 3 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.4% | 2 of 3 |
| Next 10 trading days | +0.2% | 1 of 3 |
| Next 15 trading days | −1.9% | 1 of 3 |
| Next 20 trading days | +4.1% | 2 of 3 |
| Next 30 trading days | +7.4% | 2 of 3 |
For scale, SKWD’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.9%.
Skyward Specialty Insurance market cap and key statistics
Skyward Specialty Insurance’s market cap is $2.43B, with a P/E ratio of 13.8 and revenue of $1.73B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $2.43B
- P/E ratio
- 13.8
- Forward P/E
- 9.9
- EPS, TTM
- $4.31
- Gekko Fair Value
- $62.79
Trading
- Volume
- 347,278
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 368,015
- 52-week high
- $65.69
- 52-week low
- $40.60
- Shares outstanding
- 44.40M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.73B
- Profit margin
- 10.8%
- Return on equity
- 17.3%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +15.1%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.36
- Typical daily move
- ±2.5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.9%
Skyward Specialty Insurance stock news this week
Coverage of Skyward Specialty Insurance this week reads positive: 3 positive, 3 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKWD) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from BrokeragesMarketBeat, Oct 9
- Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc (SKWD) Stock Up 3.2% and Still Undervalued -- GF Score: 88/100GuruFocus, Oct 8
- Skyward Specialty to Host Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Call Friday, November 6, 2026www.marketscreener.com, Oct 8
- Piper Sandler maintains Overweight on Skyward Specialty, raises target to $72scanx.trade, Oct 8
- Skyward Specialty Reports Q2 2026 Results: Full Earnings Call TranscriptBenzinga, Oct 8
- Skyward Specialty Q2FY26 Results: Operating EPS up 46% to $1.30scanx.trade, Oct 8
Skyward Specialty Insurance peers
Skyward Specialty Insurance’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| PGRProgressive | Neutral | 0.6% below |
| MFCManulife Financial | Accumulation | 7.6% above |
| METMetLife | Neutral | 0.6% below |
| ALLAllstate | Accumulation | 9.9% below |
| AFLAFLAC | Neutral | 1.5% below |
| SLFSun Life Financial | Accumulation | 5.2% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Skyward Specialty Insurance stock FAQ
What is Skyward Specialty Insurance’s market cap?
Skyward Specialty Insurance’s market cap is $2.43B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $59.88, with 44.40M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 13.8.
What is the Skyward Specialty Insurance stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Skyward Specialty Insurance is $70.45, +17.7% from the last close. Of the 7 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 6 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Skyward Specialty Insurance stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Skyward Specialty Insurance is about fair value: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $59.88 is 4.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $62.79. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Skyward Specialty Insurance report earnings next?
Skyward Specialty Insurance is expected to report on Nov 5, 2026 (24 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.21 per share on revenue of $753.9M. Skyward Specialty Insurance beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.4% on average across the report.
What is Skyward Specialty Insurance’s 52-week high and low?
Skyward Specialty Insurance’s 52-week high is $65.69 and its 52-week low is $40.60; it closed at $59.88 on Oct 12, 2026, +23.1% over the past year.
Is Skyward Specialty Insurance stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (trend, smart money and seasonality), 2 as mixed (gekkoindex and fair value) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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