James River Group (JRVR) Competitors $5.66 +0.09 (+1.52%) As of 12:25 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock JRVR vs. BOW, TIPT, HIPO, HRTG, WDH, ACIC, MCG, AMBC, KFS, and AIIShould you be buying James River Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of James River Group include Bowhead Specialty (BOW), Tiptree Financial (TIPT), Hippo (HIPO), Heritage Insurance (HRTG), Waterdrop (WDH), American Coastal Insurance (ACIC), Membership Collective Group (MCG), Ambac Financial Group (AMBC), Kingsway Financial Services (KFS), and American Integrity Insurance Group (AII). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. James River Group vs. Its Competitors Bowhead Specialty Tiptree Financial Hippo Heritage Insurance Waterdrop American Coastal Insurance Membership Collective Group Ambac Financial Group Kingsway Financial Services American Integrity Insurance Group James River Group (NASDAQ:JRVR) and Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, JRVR or BOW? James River Group has a beta of 0.03, meaning that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bowhead Specialty has a beta of -0.71, meaning that its stock price is 171% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to JRVR or BOW? In the previous week, James River Group had 1 more articles in the media than Bowhead Specialty. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for James River Group and 3 mentions for Bowhead Specialty. James River Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Bowhead Specialty's score of 1.24 indicating that James River Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment James River Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bowhead Specialty 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend JRVR or BOW? James River Group presently has a consensus target price of $6.06, indicating a potential upside of 7.02%. Bowhead Specialty has a consensus target price of $38.33, indicating a potential upside of 19.20%. Given Bowhead Specialty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bowhead Specialty is more favorable than James River Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score James River Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Bowhead Specialty 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Which has higher valuation & earnings, JRVR or BOW? Bowhead Specialty has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJames River Group$707.63M0.37-$81.12M-$3.16-1.79Bowhead Specialty$492M2.14$38.24M$1.4721.88 Is JRVR or BOW 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 James River Group-13.50% -1.97% -0.19% Bowhead Specialty 10.05%13.25%2.94% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JRVR or BOW? 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryBowhead Specialty beats James River Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get James River Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JRVR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart JRVR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJames River GroupINS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$260.14M$20.89B$12.49B$9.85BDividend Yield0.71%2.66%5.42%4.49%P/E Ratio-1.7913.95231.2026.51Price / Sales0.372.0231.57161.56Price / Cash3.3117.2319.0628.92Price / Book0.532.102.336.51Net Income-$81.12M$1.62B$1.01B$266.22M7 Day Performance0.80%-1.02%-0.15%-1.21%1 Month Performance2.63%3.17%3.42%3.32%1 Year Performance-17.90%16.08%543.00%23.49% James River Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JRVRJames River Group2.2468 of 5 stars$5.67+1.5%$6.06+7.0%-20.5%$260.14M$707.63M-1.79640News CoveragePositive NewsBOWBowhead Specialty2.9478 of 5 stars$31.08+0.0%$38.33+23.4%+2.1%$1.02B$425.66M21.14193Positive NewsTIPTTiptree Financial2.2875 of 5 stars$23.45-0.4%N/A+19.2%$879.38M$2.04B18.611,144News CoveragePositive NewsHIPOHippo1.3207 of 5 stars$33.84+1.4%$34.25+1.2%+74.8%$846.20M$372.10M-69.07620HRTGHeritage Insurance3.9343 of 5 stars$22.76+1.3%$29.00+27.4%+48.2%$706.27M$816.98M6.56650Positive NewsWDHWaterdrop3.2666 of 5 stars$1.73-2.5%N/A+67.5%$623.46M$379.74M11.503,057News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓Gap UpACICAmerican Coastal Insurance1.6256 of 5 stars$11.05+1.7%N/AN/A$538.86M$296.66M6.78470Positive NewsMCGMembership Collective GroupN/A$8.83flatN/A+40.5%$515.84M$972.21M-7.124,300AMBCAmbac Financial Group4.5119 of 5 stars$9.04+0.3%$12.50+38.4%-20.8%$419.01M$235.82M-0.66130Positive NewsShort Interest ↓KFSKingsway Financial Services1.2362 of 5 stars$14.36-0.8%N/A+75.4%$414.33M$109.38M0.00280AIIAmerican Integrity Insurance GroupN/A$20.02+2.7%$22.00+9.9%N/A$391.24M$204.35M0.00294Negative News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bowhead Specialty Competitors Tiptree Financial Competitors Hippo Competitors Heritage Insurance Competitors Waterdrop Competitors American Coastal Insurance Competitors Membership Collective Group Competitors Ambac Financial Group Competitors Kingsway Financial Services Competitors American Integrity Insurance Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:JRVR) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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