Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer SKWD or VOYA?

In the previous week, Voya Financial had 5 more articles in the media than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Voya Financial and 8 mentions for Skyward Specialty Insurance Group. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Voya Financial's score of 0.73 indicating that Skyward Specialty Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Voya Financial	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, SKWD or VOYA?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Voya Financial has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

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

94.8% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Voya Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Voya Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SKWD or VOYA?

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
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	$1.15B	1.90	$118.83M	$3.00	18.04
Voya Financial	$8.05B	0.87	$667M	$5.30	13.67

Is SKWD or VOYA more profitable?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a net margin of 10.23% compared to Voya Financial's net margin of 7.18%. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's return on equity of 16.80% beat Voya Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	10.23%	16.80%	3.60%
Voya Financial	7.18%	14.05%	0.51%

Do analysts rate SKWD or VOYA?

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group currently has a consensus price target of $61.75, suggesting a potential upside of 14.10%. Voya Financial has a consensus price target of $84.18, suggesting a potential upside of 16.19%. Given Voya Financial's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Voya Financial is more favorable than Skyward Specialty Insurance 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
Voya Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

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