Ambac Financial Group (AMBC) Competitors $7.54 -0.53 (-6.51%) Closing price 05/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.87 +0.33 (+4.31%) As of 05/21/2025 07:03 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AMBC vs. BOW, IGIC, TIPT, HRTG, HIPO, WDH, SLQT, MCG, NODK, and KFSShould you be buying Ambac Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ambac Financial Group include Bowhead Specialty (BOW), International General Insurance (IGIC), Tiptree (TIPT), Heritage Insurance (HRTG), Hippo (HIPO), Waterdrop (WDH), SelectQuote (SLQT), Membership Collective Group (MCG), NI (NODK), and Kingsway Financial Services (KFS). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Ambac Financial Group vs. Bowhead Specialty International General Insurance Tiptree Heritage Insurance Hippo Waterdrop SelectQuote Membership Collective Group NI Kingsway Financial Services Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW) and Ambac Financial Group (NYSE:AMBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BOW or AMBC? Bowhead Specialty has higher revenue and earnings than Ambac Financial Group. Ambac Financial 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 RatioBowhead Specialty$457.72M2.72$42.79M$1.3129.06Ambac Financial Group$249.02M1.41$4M-$12.10-0.62 Does the media prefer BOW or AMBC? In the previous week, Bowhead Specialty and Bowhead Specialty both had 9 articles in the media. Bowhead Specialty's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Ambac Financial Group's score of 0.77 indicating that Bowhead Specialty is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bowhead Specialty 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ambac Financial Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BOW or AMBC more profitable? Bowhead Specialty has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ambac Financial Group's net margin of -6.28%. Ambac Financial Group's return on equity of 2.51% beat Bowhead Specialty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bowhead SpecialtyN/A N/A N/A Ambac Financial Group -6.28%2.51%0.43% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BOW or AMBC? Bowhead Specialty received 8 more outperform votes than Ambac Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.14% of users gave Bowhead Specialty an outperform vote while only 14.81% of users gave Ambac Financial Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBowhead SpecialtyOutperform Votes1257.14% Underperform Votes942.86% Ambac Financial GroupOutperform Votes414.81%Underperform Votes2385.19% Do analysts rate BOW or AMBC? Bowhead Specialty currently has a consensus price target of $39.67, indicating a potential upside of 4.19%. Ambac Financial Group has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 98.81%. Given Ambac Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ambac Financial Group is more favorable than Bowhead Specialty.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bowhead Specialty 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Ambac Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BOW or AMBC? 84.5% of Ambac Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of Ambac Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryBowhead Specialty beats Ambac Financial Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ambac Financial Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AMBC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 AMBC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmbac Financial GroupSurety insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$350.29M$3.04B$11.49B$19.41BDividend YieldN/A2.33%5.45%3.83%P/E Ratio-16.405.9222.4834.23Price / Sales1.413.3427.2834.85Price / Cash4.808.2217.6217.51Price / Book0.241.072.794.69Net Income$4M$396.79M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.97%-3.21%-0.01%-1.74%1 Month Performance-1.31%6.87%6.70%7.46%1 Year Performance-56.93%7.30%537.71%3.96% Ambac Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AMBCAmbac Financial Group4.3925 of 5 stars$7.55-6.5%$15.00+98.8%-57.1%$350.29M$249.02M-16.40130BOWBowhead Specialty2.7046 of 5 stars$38.72-2.0%$37.50-3.2%N/A$1.26B$457.72M29.56193Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIGICInternational General Insurance3.9129 of 5 stars$22.90-0.5%$31.50+37.6%+61.2%$1.03B$538.45M7.48290Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeTIPTTiptree2.1466 of 5 stars$21.57+1.0%N/A+20.9%$803.68M$2.04B22.241,470HRTGHeritage Insurance4.524 of 5 stars$25.28-2.9%$29.00+14.7%+169.1%$783.35M$837.20M10.11650High Trading VolumeHIPOHippo1.9765 of 5 stars$22.24+8.3%$30.33+36.4%+24.0%$557.85M$397.30M-4.27620WDHWaterdrop2.636 of 5 stars$1.31+5.2%N/A-5.4%$483.06M$2.77B10.882,940News CoverageSLQTSelectQuote2.5803 of 5 stars$2.35-12.2%$4.25+81.2%-20.0%$403.68M$1.46B-26.064,370Analyst ForecastGap DownMCGMembership Collective GroupN/A$5.97-3.1%N/A+22.0%$348.76M$972.21M-4.814,300Gap UpNODKNI0.5799 of 5 stars$12.86+2.4%N/A-14.9%$266.19M$325.20M-45.93210Positive NewsKFSKingsway Financial Services0.8563 of 5 stars$9.00+0.0%N/A+41.9%$247.94M$112.53M0.00280Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bowhead Specialty Competitors International General Insurance Competitors Tiptree Competitors Heritage Insurance Competitors Hippo Competitors Waterdrop Competitors SelectQuote Competitors Membership Collective Group Competitors NI Competitors Kingsway Financial Services 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 (NYSE:AMBC) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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