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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, VOYA or SKWD?

Voya Financial has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is VOYA or SKWD more profitable?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a net margin of 12.24% compared to Voya Financial's net margin of 8.29%. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's return on equity of 16.39% beat Voya Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Voya Financial	8.29%	14.10%	0.51%
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	12.24%	16.39%	3.57%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VOYA or SKWD?

Voya Financial received 574 more outperform votes than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.70% of users gave Voya Financial an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Skyward Specialty Insurance Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Voya Financial	Outperform Votes 612 67.70%	Underperform Votes 292 32.30%
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 38 66.67%	Underperform Votes 19 33.33%

Which has stronger valuation & 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	0.86	$667M	$6.12	11.76
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	$885.97M	2.20	$85.98M	$3.28	14.83

Does the media prefer VOYA or SKWD?

In the previous week, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group had 1 more articles in the media than Voya Financial. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group and 6 mentions for Voya Financial. Voya Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.02 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend VOYA or SKWD?

Voya Financial presently has a consensus target price of $82.55, indicating a potential upside of 14.70%. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a consensus target price of $51.44, indicating a potential upside of 5.74%. Given Voya Financial's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Voya Financial is more favorable than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Voya Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Summary

Voya Financial and Skyward Specialty Insurance Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.