Skyward Specialty Insurance touted as buy, Equitable and Fidelity National flagged as sells

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StockStory identifies Skyward Specialty Insurance as a standout buy while recommending investors avoid Equitable Holdings and Fidelity National Financial. Skyward Specialty Insurance saw net premiums earned surge 27.6% annually over the past two years and annual book value per share growth of 26%, signaling strong market share gains and capital strength. In contrast, Equitable Holdings posted annual book value per share declines of 167% over five years and a pre-tax profit margin drop of 13.3 percentage points, while Fidelity National Financial's net premiums earned fell 2.5% annually over five years and earnings per share declined 3.5% annually despite revenue growth. The broader insurance sector has shed 2% over the past six months, underperforming the S&P 500's 6.2% gain.

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Financials± Mixed
Axa Equitable Holdings Inc
EQH
▼ NegativeCapitalrelevance

Annual book value per share declined 167% over five years and pre-tax profit margin dropped 13.3 percentage points, flagged as a sell.

Fidelity National Financial Inc
FNF
▼ NegativeCapitalrelevance

Net premiums earned fell 2.5% annually over five years and earnings per share declined 3.5% annually despite revenue growth, flagged as a sell.