Donegal Group (DGICB) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SKWD or DGICB?

Donegal Group received 26 more outperform votes than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.31% of users gave Skyward Specialty Insurance Group an outperform vote while only 54.46% of users gave Donegal Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 35 67.31%	Underperform Votes 17 32.69%
Donegal Group	Outperform Votes 61 54.46%	Underperform Votes 51 45.54%

Is SKWD or DGICB more profitable?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a net margin of 12.24% compared to Donegal Group's net margin of 2.54%. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's return on equity of 16.39% beat Donegal Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	12.24%	16.39%	3.57%
Donegal Group	2.54%	3.95%	0.84%

Which has more risk and volatility, SKWD or DGICB?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Donegal Group has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SKWD or DGICB?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Donegal Group. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Donegal 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
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	$885.97M	2.25	$85.98M	$3.28	15.16
Donegal Group	$927.34M	0.50	$4.43M	$0.67	20.81

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SKWD or DGICB?

94.8% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Donegal Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Donegal Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate SKWD or DGICB?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group currently has a consensus price target of $46.89, indicating a potential downside of 5.71%. Given Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is more favorable than Donegal Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Donegal Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor SKWD or DGICB?

In the previous week, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group had 6 more articles in the media than Donegal Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group and 2 mentions for Donegal Group. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Donegal Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	Positive
Donegal Group	Neutral

Summary

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group beats Donegal Group on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.