Ambac Financial Group (AMBC) Competitors $7.06 -0.04 (-0.56%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.10 +0.04 (+0.57%) As of 07/11/2025 04:04 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, YB, TIPT, HRTG, HIPO, ACIC, WDH, 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), American Coastal Insurance (ACIC), Waterdrop (WDH), 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 American Coastal Insurance Waterdrop Membership Collective Group SelectQuote Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW) and Ambac Financial Group (NYSE:AMBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Does the media favor BOW or AMBC? In the previous week, Bowhead Specialty had 3 more articles in the media than Ambac Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Bowhead Specialty and 1 mentions for Ambac Financial Group. Ambac Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Bowhead Specialty's score of 0.00 indicating that Ambac Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bowhead Specialty 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ambac Financial Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is BOW or AMBC 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 Bowhead Specialty9.32% 12.52% 2.89% Ambac Financial Group -163.67%-1.80%-0.28% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$425.66M2.56$38.24M$1.3125.39Ambac Financial Group$235.82M1.39-$556.45M-$12.10-0.58 Do analysts prefer BOW or AMBC? Bowhead Specialty presently has a consensus target price of $39.67, indicating a potential upside of 19.24%. Ambac Financial Group has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 112.46%. 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 insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BOW or AMBC? 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, BOW or AMBC? Bowhead Specialty has a beta of -0.6, meaning that its stock price is 160% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ambac Financial Group has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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$329.64M$56.40B$12.07B$20.79BDividend YieldN/A2.01%5.53%3.71%P/E Ratio-0.5817.5520.0427.89Price / Sales1.392.6625.5142.50Price / Cash30.5028.9021.6422.63Price / Book0.322.982.284.57Net Income-$556.45M$4.66B$992.82M$988.81M7 Day Performance-1.81%-2.79%-0.23%0.20%1 Month Performance4.90%-2.69%2.76%3.93%1 Year Performance-43.75%24.33%536.06%10.27% Ambac Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AMBCAmbac Financial Group4.2633 of 5 stars$7.06-0.6%$15.00+112.5%-43.5%$329.64M$235.82M-0.58130Positive NewsBOWBowhead Specialty2.2308 of 5 stars$37.54+0.7%$39.67+5.7%+25.5%$1.23B$425.66M28.66193High Trading VolumeIGICInternational General Insurance3.6358 of 5 stars$24.02-0.1%$31.50+31.1%+65.5%$1.08B$539M8.83290YBYuanbaoN/A$21.02-4.1%N/AN/A$947.58M$3.58B0.00497TIPTTiptree Financial1.921 of 5 stars$23.58-4.6%N/A+22.1%$884.25M$2.04B19.651,144Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHRTGHeritage Insurance3.8847 of 5 stars$24.91+6.3%$29.00+16.4%+206.0%$772.04M$844.30M9.85650Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHIPOHippo2.2117 of 5 stars$27.91+0.4%$30.33+8.7%+67.4%$702.22M$372.10M-12.80620Trending NewsACICAmerican Coastal Insurance3.2965 of 5 stars$11.12+4.0%N/AN/A$516.89M$302.26M7.46470Positive NewsWDHWaterdrop1.0019 of 5 stars$1.35+1.1%N/A+24.5%$487.54M$379.74M8.973,057Gap UpMCGMembership Collective GroupN/A$7.35flatN/A+28.7%$429.38M$972.21M-5.934,300SLQTSelectQuote2.5172 of 5 stars$2.39+3.9%$3.75+56.9%-35.7%$412.80M$1.32B-21.734,292 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bowhead Specialty Competitors International General Insurance Competitors Yuanbao Competitors Tiptree Financial Competitors Heritage Insurance Competitors Hippo Competitors American Coastal Insurance Competitors Waterdrop 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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