Underwrite commercial property and casualty insurance coverages in the United States. Offer general liability insurance to protect businesses from third-party claims. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 27% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The market pays 13.5× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 69% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 17% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
For a bank, strength is measured by capital buffers and reserves — not cash minus debt.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 14% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 27% a year on average.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 7 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 89 buys and 83 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
Our checks did not surface a specific risk to flag here. That is not the same as there being none.
On our five-subject report card, SKWD sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: SKWD is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.