James River Group (JRVR) Competitors

Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW) and James River Group (NASDAQ:JRVR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Does the media refer more to BOW or JRVR?

In the previous week, Bowhead Specialty had 4 more articles in the media than James River Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Bowhead Specialty and 7 mentions for James River Group. James River Group's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Bowhead Specialty's score of 0.20 indicating that James River Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bowhead Specialty	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
James River Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BOW or JRVR?

Bowhead Specialty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than James River Group. James River Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bowhead Specialty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bowhead Specialty	$425.66M	2.36	$38.24M	$1.47	20.88
James River Group	$707.63M	0.38	-$81.12M	-$3.16	-1.85

Do analysts recommend BOW or JRVR?

Bowhead Specialty presently has a consensus target price of $39.17, suggesting a potential upside of 27.59%. James River Group has a consensus target price of $6.06, suggesting a potential upside of 3.46%. Given Bowhead Specialty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Bowhead Specialty is more favorable than James River Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bowhead Specialty	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
James River Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is BOW or JRVR more profitable?

Bowhead Specialty has a net margin of 10.05% compared to James River Group's net margin of -13.50%. Bowhead Specialty's return on equity of 13.25% beat James River Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bowhead Specialty	10.05%	13.25%	2.94%
James River Group	-13.50%	-1.97%	-0.19%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BOW or JRVR?

95.2% of James River Group shares are held by institutional investors. 16.5% of James River Group shares are held by 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, BOW or JRVR?

Bowhead Specialty has a beta of -0.69, suggesting that its share price is 169% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James River Group has a beta of 0.06, suggesting that its share price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bowhead Specialty beats James River Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.