Skyward Specialty Insurance (SKWD) reported $328.53 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 24%. EPS of $0.90 for the same period compares to $0.75 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +5.51% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $311.37 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.78, the EPS surprise was +15.38%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Skyward performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Expense ratio: 28.1% compared to the 28.4% average estimate based on six analysts.
- Loss ratio: 62.4% versus 63.2% estimated by six analysts on average.
- Combined ratio: 90.5% compared to the 92.1% average estimate based on six analysts.
- Revenues- Net investment income: $19.33 million compared to the $21.58 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5.7% year over year.
- Revenues- Net earned premiums: $300.37 million versus $287.63 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +27.1% change.
- Revenues- Commission and fee income: $1.98 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $2.20 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.5%.
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Shares of Skyward have returned -2.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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