What is DOWLING & PARTN’s Estimate for BOW FY2026 Earnings?

Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BOW) – Analysts at DOWLING & PARTN issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for Bowhead Specialty in a report issued on Wednesday, May 20th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst J. Collins expects that the company will post earnings of $1.85 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Bowhead Specialty’s current full-year earnings is $2.00 per share. DOWLING & PARTN also issued estimates for Bowhead Specialty’s FY2027 earnings at $2.25 EPS.

Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $155.69 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.74 million. Bowhead Specialty had a net margin of 9.99% and a return on equity of 13.80%.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on BOW. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Bowhead Specialty from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Bowhead Specialty from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Bowhead Specialty from $33.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on shares of Bowhead Specialty from $31.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Bowhead Specialty from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $31.43.

Bowhead Specialty Price Performance

BOW stock opened at $26.98 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $886.02 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.60, a PEG ratio of 0.82 and a beta of -0.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. Bowhead Specialty has a 12-month low of $21.21 and a 12-month high of $37.98. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $24.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $25.48.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Bowhead Specialty

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BOW. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Bowhead Specialty by 73.3% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,412,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,192,000 after purchasing an additional 597,191 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Bowhead Specialty by 54.3% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,525,285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,244,000 after purchasing an additional 536,817 shares during the period. Polar Capital Holdings Plc grew its position in Bowhead Specialty by 77.6% in the 4th quarter. Polar Capital Holdings Plc now owns 1,225,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,962,000 after purchasing an additional 535,065 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Bowhead Specialty by 36.7% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,506,887 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,746,000 after purchasing an additional 404,199 shares during the period. Finally, Gillson Capital LP acquired a new stake in Bowhead Specialty in the 4th quarter valued at $11,317,000.

About Bowhead Specialty

Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc provides specialty property and casualty insurance products in the United States. It underwrites casualty insurance solutions for risks in the construction, distribution, heavy manufacturing, real estate, and hospitality segments; professional liability insurance solutions for financial institutions, private and public directors and officers liability insurance, errors and omissions liability insurance, and cyber segments; and healthcare solutions for hospitals, senior care providers, managed care organizations, miscellaneous medical facilities, and healthcare management liability segments.