** Commercial property and casualty (P&C) insurer Skyward
Specialty Insurance's SKWD.O profit next year could outperform
consensus expectations - William Blair
** SKWD's focus on businesses that are less sensitive to P&C
market fluctuations may help margins, brokerage says
** Earnings per share for 2025 should be around $3.50,
William Blair says, adding that consensus estimate of $3.21 is
"relatively conservative"
** Stock currently trading at 12 times our 2025 estimates,
while peers trade in the high teens to mid-20s - brokerage
** As of last close, SKWD was up 20% YTD
(Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru)
((Niket.Nishant@thomsonreuters.com))