Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) Competitors

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

Is VOYA or SKWD more profitable?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a net margin of 10.53% compared to Voya Financial's net margin of 6.73%. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's return on equity of 16.40% beat Voya Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Voya Financial	6.73%	13.72%	0.51%
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	10.53%	16.40%	3.49%

Do analysts rate VOYA or SKWD?

Voya Financial presently has a consensus price target of $83.40, indicating a potential upside of 12.69%. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a consensus price target of $60.88, indicating a potential upside of 27.62%. Given Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is more favorable than Voya Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Voya Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Which has better valuation and earnings, VOYA or SKWD?

Voya Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group. Voya Financial 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
Voya Financial	$8.05B	0.89	$667M	$5.00	14.80
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	$1.15B	1.68	$118.83M	$3.18	15.00

Does the media prefer VOYA or SKWD?

In the previous week, Voya Financial had 13 more articles in the media than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Voya Financial and 7 mentions for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Voya Financial's score of 0.79 indicating that Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Voya Financial	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VOYA or SKWD?

96.1% of Voya Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Voya Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, VOYA or SKWD?

Voya Financial has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group beats Voya Financial on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.