# Skyward Specialty (SKWD) — Analyst Forecast

SKWD · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/skwd/forecast

## Analyst consensus

| Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Buy | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 |

## Price target

| Low | Average | High | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $65.00 | $71.00 | $75.00 | 5 |

Last price $60.18 (as of Oct 16, 2026).

## Recent analyst ratings

| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aug 11, 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintained | Hold | $65.00 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | $75.00 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Buy | $75.00 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | $68.00 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | $72.00 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | $72.00 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | $68.00 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | $65.00 |
| May 8, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | $60.00 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | $57.00 |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | $65.00 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | $70.00 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | $55.00 |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | $69.00 |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | $66.00 |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | $64.00 |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Citizens | Maintained | Market Outperform | $80.00 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | $62.00 |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Janney Montgomery Scott | Initiated Coverage | Buy | $60.00 |
| Sep 8, 2025 | BMO Capital | Maintained | Market Perform | $55.00 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the price target for SKWD stock?

The average 12-month analyst price target for Skyward Specialty (SKWD) is $71.00, with a high estimate of $75.00 and a low of $65.00, across 5 analysts.

### Is SKWD a buy, sell, or hold?

Analysts covering Skyward Specialty currently average a Buy rating: 10 buy, 4 hold and 0 sell, from 14 analysts. Ratings reflect analyst opinion, not investment advice.

### What upside do analysts see for SKWD?

The average price target of $71.00 implies 17.98% upside from the last price of $60.18.

### What is the latest analyst rating on SKWD?

On Aug 11, 2026, TD Cowen maintained Skyward Specialty at Hold with a price target of $65.00.

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