Bowhead Specialty (BOW) and Its Rivals Head-To-Head Survey

Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW) is one of 311 public companies in the “Insurance” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Bowhead Specialty to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Bowhead Specialty has a beta of -0.06, suggesting that its share price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bowhead Specialty’s peers have a beta of -1.59, suggesting that their average share price is 259% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Bowhead Specialty and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bowhead Specialty	0	8	2	0	2.20
Bowhead Specialty Competitors	3341	15702	16546	743	2.40

Bowhead Specialty presently has a consensus target price of $33.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.96%. As a group, “Insurance” companies have a potential upside of 5.00%. Given Bowhead Specialty’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bowhead Specialty has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Bowhead Specialty and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bowhead Specialty	$551.59 million	$53.79 million	19.20
Bowhead Specialty Competitors	$15.41 billion	$1.70 billion	33.53

Bowhead Specialty’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Bowhead Specialty. Bowhead Specialty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

55.8% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Bowhead Specialty shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Bowhead Specialty and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bowhead Specialty	9.32%	14.45%	2.54%
Bowhead Specialty Competitors	8.69%	-9.86%	4.10%

Summary

Bowhead Specialty peers beat Bowhead Specialty on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Bowhead Specialty Company Profile

Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. is a U.S. specialty property and casualty insurance company. Through its insurance subsidiaries, it provides coverage in areas including casualty, professional liability, healthcare and management liability. The company serves businesses and other organizations across the United States, focusing on risks that may require specialized underwriting. Bowhead began operating in 2023 and is headquartered in New York.