Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc’s filing revealed that its CHIEF PEOPLE & ADMIN. OFFICER Schmitt Thomas N unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.18 million on Mar 06 ’25. In the deal valued at $50.24 per share,3,625 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Schmitt Thomas N now holds 6,655 shares worth roughly $0.33 million.
Then, Shaunty Leslie sold 2,240 shares, generating $112,537 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $50.24, the GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY now owns 22,516 shares.
Before that, Hill Kirby sold 5,269 shares. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc shares valued at $264,714 were divested by the PRESIDENT – INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS at a price of $50.24 per share. As a result of the transaction, Hill Kirby now holds 12,540 shares, worth roughly $0.62 million.
Barclays upgraded its Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc [SKWD] rating to an Overweight from a an Equal weight in a research note published on March 14, 2025; the price target was increased to $63 from $53. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wolfe Research’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in late February from “an Outperform” to “a Peer perform”. TD Cowen began covering SKWD with “Hold” recommendation on January 13, 2025. Barclays started covering the stock on September 05, 2024. It rated SKWD as “an Equal weight”.
Price Performance Review of SKWD
On Friday, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc [NASDAQ:SKWD] saw its stock jump 5.13% to $49.78. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 3.64%. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc shares have fallen nearly -1.50% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 36.50% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $55.62 was reached on 03/03/25, a 52-week low of $33.27 was recorded on 01/24/25. SMA at 50 days reached $47.49, while 200 days put it at $43.70.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For SKWD Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 48.91, which if violated will result in even more drops to 48.05. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 50.65. A further resistance level may holdings at 51.53. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 52.08, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -1.80, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 58.58%. Stochastics %K at 25.33% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc stocks on 2025-02-28, dropping by -0.11 million shares to a total of 0.73 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 0.84 million shares. There was a decline of -14.9%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on August 19, 2024 when William Blair began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating .
