Financial Survey: RenaissanceRe (NYSE:RNR) versus Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SKWD)

RenaissanceRe (NYSE:RNR) and Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (NASDAQ:SKWD) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares RenaissanceRe and Skyward Specialty Insurance Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RenaissanceRe	15.99%	23.41%	4.41%
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	12.24%	16.39%	3.57%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for RenaissanceRe and Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RenaissanceRe	2	5	4	0	2.18
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	0	3	7	1	2.82

RenaissanceRe currently has a consensus price target of $279.90, suggesting a potential upside of 18.23%. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a consensus price target of $56.25, suggesting a potential upside of 13.07%. Given RenaissanceRe’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe RenaissanceRe is more favorable than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

100.0% of RenaissanceRe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of RenaissanceRe shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Skyward Specialty Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares RenaissanceRe and Skyward Specialty Insurance Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RenaissanceRe	$11.65 billion	1.00	$1.87 billion	$35.02	6.76
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group	$1.15 billion	1.74	$85.98 million	$2.89	17.21

RenaissanceRe has higher revenue and earnings than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group. RenaissanceRe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

RenaissanceRe has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

RenaissanceRe beats Skyward Specialty Insurance Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About RenaissanceRe

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides reinsurance and insurance products in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Property, and Casualty and Specialty segments. The Property segment writes property catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance and excess of loss reinsurance to insure insurance and reinsurance companies against natural and man-made catastrophes, including hurricanes, earthquakes, typhoons, and tsunamis, as well as winter storms, freezes, floods, fires, windstorms, tornadoes, explosions, and acts of terrorism; and other property class of products, such as proportional reinsurance, property per risk, property reinsurance, binding facilities, and regional U.S. multi-line reinsurance. The Casualty and Specialty segment writes various classes of products, such as directors and officers, medical malpractice, and professional indemnity; automobile and employer’s liability, casualty clash, umbrella or excess casualty, workers’ compensation, and general liability; financial and mortgage guaranty, political risk, surety, and trade credit; and accident and health, agriculture, aviation, cyber, energy, marine, satellite, and terrorism. It distributes products and services primarily through intermediaries. The company invests in and manages funds. RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.

About Skyward Specialty Insurance Group

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc., an insurance holding company, underwrites commercial property and casualty insurance products in the United States. It offers general liability, excess liability, professional liability, commercial auto, group accident and health, property, surety, and workers' compensation insurance products. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.