Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) Competitors

Enstar Group (NASDAQ:ESGR) and Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SKWD) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Does the media prefer ESGR or SKWD?

In the previous week, Enstar Group had 1 more articles in the media than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Enstar Group and 2 mentions for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group. Enstar Group's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's score of 1.02 indicating that Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Enstar Group	Positive
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ESGR or SKWD?

Enstar Group received 218 more outperform votes than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.85% of users gave Enstar Group an outperform vote while only 64.10% of users gave Skyward Specialty Insurance Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Enstar Group	Outperform Votes 243 65.85%	Underperform Votes 126 34.15%
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 25 64.10%	Underperform Votes 14 35.90%

Do analysts prefer ESGR or SKWD?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a consensus target price of $42.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.88%. Given Enstar Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is more favorable than Enstar Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enstar Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ESGR or SKWD?

81.0% of Enstar Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Enstar Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, ESGR or SKWD?

Enstar Group has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ESGR or SKWD more profitable?

Enstar Group has a net margin of 77.65% compared to Enstar Group's net margin of 11.16%. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's return on equity of 18.33% beat Enstar Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enstar Group	77.65%	18.33%	4.18%
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	11.16%	15.98%	3.27%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ESGR or SKWD?

Enstar Group has higher revenue and earnings than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group. Enstar Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Enstar Group	$1.05B	4.52	$1.12B	$51.50	6.08
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	$964.68M	1.55	$85.98M	$2.72	13.72

Summary

Enstar Group beats Skyward Specialty Insurance Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.