Ambac Financial Group (AMBC) Competitors $7.19 +0.10 (+1.41%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AMBC vs. BOW, IGIC, YB, TIPT, HRTG, HIPO, WDH, ACIC, MCG, and SLQTShould 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), Yuanbao (YB), Tiptree Financial (TIPT), Heritage Insurance (HRTG), Hippo (HIPO), Waterdrop (WDH), American Coastal Insurance (ACIC), Membership Collective Group (MCG), and SelectQuote (SLQT). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Ambac Financial Group vs. Its Competitors Bowhead Specialty International General Insurance Yuanbao Tiptree Financial Heritage Insurance Hippo Waterdrop American Coastal Insurance Membership Collective Group SelectQuote Ambac Financial Group (NYSE:AMBC) and Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends. Does the media refer more to AMBC or BOW? In the previous week, Bowhead Specialty had 7 more articles in the media than Ambac Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Bowhead Specialty and 1 mentions for Ambac Financial Group. Ambac Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Bowhead Specialty's score of 0.68 indicating that Ambac Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ambac Financial Group 0 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, AMBC or BOW? Ambac Financial Group has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bowhead Specialty has a beta of -0.6, meaning that its share price is 160% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate AMBC or BOW? Ambac Financial Group currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 108.62%. Bowhead Specialty has a consensus price target of $39.67, indicating a potential upside of 12.87%. Given Ambac Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ambac Financial Group is more favorable than Bowhead Specialty.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ambac Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50Bowhead Specialty 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has better valuation & earnings, AMBC or BOW? 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 RatioAmbac Financial Group$235.82M1.42-$556.45M-$12.10-0.59Bowhead Specialty$425.66M2.71$38.24M$1.3126.83 Do institutionals and insiders believe in AMBC or BOW? 84.5% of Ambac Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Ambac Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is AMBC or BOW more profitable? Bowhead Specialty has a net margin of 9.32% compared to Ambac Financial Group's net margin of -163.67%. Bowhead Specialty's return on equity of 12.52% beat Ambac Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ambac Financial Group-163.67% -1.80% -0.28% Bowhead Specialty 9.32%12.52%2.89% 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 AMBC 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 GroupINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$333.81M$57.39B$12.09B$20.68BDividend YieldN/A1.93%5.53%3.71%P/E Ratio-0.5918.0820.0428.10Price / Sales1.422.7125.6938.33Price / Cash30.8831.3021.6822.53Price / Book0.323.142.284.58Net Income-$556.45M$4.66B$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance2.03%-0.39%2.25%2.79%1 Month Performance-4.89%-0.21%4.63%5.46%1 Year Performance-41.35%32.96%538.61%15.06% Ambac Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AMBCAmbac Financial Group4.4853 of 5 stars$7.19+1.4%$15.00+108.6%-42.0%$333.81M$235.82M-0.59130BOWBowhead Specialty3.5292 of 5 stars$37.30+2.2%$39.67+6.4%+40.6%$1.22B$457.72M28.47193IGICInternational General Insurance3.345 of 5 stars$22.51+2.3%$31.50+39.9%+70.0%$1.02B$539M8.28290News CoverageYBYuanbaoN/A$21.09+3.3%N/AN/A$950.74M$456.88M0.00497Positive NewsTIPTTiptree Financial1.2353 of 5 stars$23.49+2.2%N/A+46.5%$880.88M$2.04B19.581,144Positive NewsHRTGHeritage Insurance4.0958 of 5 stars$23.27+3.7%$29.00+24.6%+256.3%$721.14M$816.98M9.20650HIPOHippo1.4606 of 5 stars$28.45-0.2%$30.33+6.6%+78.9%$715.80M$372.10M-13.05620Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionWDHWaterdrop1.7382 of 5 stars$1.44+3.2%N/A+17.7%$520.16M$379.74M9.573,057Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeACICAmerican Coastal Insurance2.1281 of 5 stars$10.52+1.3%N/AN/A$508.64M$296.66M7.06470Positive NewsMCGMembership Collective GroupN/A$7.04+2.3%N/A+36.9%$411.27M$972.21M-5.684,300SLQTSelectQuote2.0181 of 5 stars$2.24+0.9%$3.75+67.4%-21.9%$386.89M$1.32B-20.364,292 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bowhead Specialty Competitors International General Insurance Competitors Yuanbao Competitors Tiptree Financial Competitors Heritage Insurance Competitors Hippo Competitors Waterdrop Competitors American Coastal Insurance Competitors Membership Collective Group Competitors SelectQuote 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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