Bowhead Specialty (BOW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW) is a specialty insurance holding company that provides coverage for complex and hard-to-place risks. Through its insurance subsidiaries, the company primarily underwrites specialty products for businesses and organizations across the United States.

Its offerings include casualty insurance, professional liability coverage, healthcare-related liability products and other specialty lines. Bowhead distributes its products primarily through wholesale insurance brokers, serving customers whose needs may not be met by standard commercial insurance carriers.

The company was established in 2020 and became a publicly traded company in 2024. Bowhead focuses on disciplined underwriting and specialized industry expertise, although detailed information about its leadership and operations outside the United States is limited.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $34.10 to $34.22
• 50-Day Range: $33.53 to $34.31
• 52-Week Range: $21.21 to $35.07
• Volume: 375,526 shs
• Average Volume: 247,828 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.13 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.20
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $33.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Bowhead Specialty Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bowhead Specialty scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 555th out of 844 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Bowhead Specialty has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Bowhead Specialty is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Bowhead Specialty has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 21.39%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Bowhead Specialty are expected to grow by 21.39% in the coming year, from $2.01 to $2.44 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Bowhead Specialty is 19.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bowhead Specialty is 19.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.07.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Bowhead Specialty has a PEG Ratio of 1.01. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Bowhead Specialty has a P/B Ratio of 2.50. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.03% of the float of Bowhead Specialty has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Bowhead Specialty has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.96, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Bowhead Specialty has recently increased by 51.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Bowhead Specialty does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Bowhead Specialty does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.23

News Sentiment

Bowhead Specialty has a news sentiment score of 0.23. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Bowhead Specialty this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Bowhead Specialty insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.20% of the stock of Bowhead Specialty is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Bowhead Specialty has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/03/2026
• Today: 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BOW
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:BOW
• CIK: 2002473
• Web: bowheadspecialty.com
• Phone: (212) 970-0269
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 296
• Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Bowhead Specialty: $33.50
• High Price Target: $36.00
• Low Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -2.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.78
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.01
• P/E Growth: 1.01
• Net Income: $53.79 million
• Net Margins: 9.32%
• Pretax Margin: 12.70%
• Return on Equity: 14.38%
• Return on Assets: 2.63%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.31
• Current Ratio: 0.49
• Quick Ratio: 0.49

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $643.00 million
• Price / Sales: 1.75
• Cash Flow: $1.71 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.96
• Book Value: $13.67 per share
• Price / Book: 2.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 32,943,000
• Free Float: 31,559,000
• Market Cap: $1.13 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: -0.06