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 superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, VOYA or SKWD?

Voya Financial has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VOYA or SKWD?

Voya Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Voya Financial, 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	0.91	$667M	$5.00	15.13
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	$1.15B	1.68	$118.83M	$3.18	14.98

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%

Does the media prefer VOYA or SKWD?

In the previous week, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group had 5 more articles in the media than Voya Financial. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group and 9 mentions for Voya Financial. Voya Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's score of 0.68 indicating that Voya Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Voya Financial	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 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)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

96.1% of Voya Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Voya Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer VOYA or SKWD?

Voya Financial presently has a consensus target price of $83.70, indicating a potential upside of 10.65%. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a consensus target price of $60.78, indicating a potential upside of 27.60%. Given Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Summary

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group beats Voya Financial on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.