Skyward Specialty Insurance (SKWD) ZACKS·2025-02-26 00:10Core Insights - Skyward Specialty Insurance (SKWD) reported quarterly earnings of $0.80 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.77 per share, and up from $0.61 per share a year ago [1][2] - The company achieved revenues of $304.4 million for the quarter ended December 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.50%, compared to $246.3 million in the same quarter last year [3] - Skyward has consistently outperformed consensus EPS estimates over the last four quarters, with a surprise of 3.90% in the latest report [2][3] Earnings Performance - The latest earnings report represents a 3.90% surprise, following a previous quarter where the company reported earnings of $0.71 per share against an expectation of $0.64, resulting in a surprise of 10.94% [2] - The company has surpassed consensus revenue estimates three times in the last four quarters [3] Future Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.81, with expected revenues of $309.61 million, and for the current fiscal year, the consensus EPS is $3.41 on revenues of $1.29 billion [8] - The estimate revisions trend for Skyward is currently favorable, leading to a Zacks Rank 2 (Buy), indicating expected outperformance in the near future [7] Industry Context - The Insurance - Property and Casualty industry is currently ranked in the top 22% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting a positive outlook for companies within this sector [9] - Empirical research indicates a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked by investors [6]