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Bowhead Specialty (BOW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$28.44 -0.12 (-0.42%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$28.44 +0.01 (+0.02%)
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About Bowhead Specialty Stock (NYSE:BOW)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$27.80
$28.72
50-Day Range
$21.45
$28.71
52-Week Range
$21.21
$38.04
Volume
204,946 shs
Average Volume
247,527 shs
Market Capitalization
$933.94 million
P/E Ratio
15.95
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$31.43
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Bowhead Specialty Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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85th Percentile Overall Score

BOW MarketRank™: 

Bowhead Specialty scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 241st out of 881 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Bowhead Specialty has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Bowhead Specialty has a consensus price target of $31.43, representing about 10.5% upside from its current price of $28.44.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Bowhead Specialty has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Bowhead Specialty's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Bowhead Specialty are expected to grow by 20.71% in the coming year, from $1.98 to $2.39 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Bowhead Specialty is 16.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.59.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Bowhead Specialty is 16.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.94.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Bowhead Specialty has a PEG Ratio of 0.86. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Bowhead Specialty has a P/B Ratio of 2.04. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Bowhead Specialty's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.26% of the float of Bowhead Specialty has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Bowhead Specialty has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Bowhead Specialty has recently decreased by 3.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Bowhead Specialty does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Bowhead Specialty does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Bowhead Specialty has a news sentiment score of 0.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Bowhead Specialty this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for BOW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Bowhead Specialty to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Bowhead Specialty insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    4.20% of the stock of Bowhead Specialty is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Bowhead Specialty has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

  • Read more about Bowhead Specialty's insider trading history.
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BOW Stock News Headlines

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BOW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Bowhead Specialty's stock was trading at $28.64 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BOW stock has decreased by 0.7% and is now trading at $28.4390.

Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BOW) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $155.69 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $211.74 million. Bowhead Specialty had a net margin of 9.99% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.80%.
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Bowhead Specialty (BOW) raised $113 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, May 23rd 2024. The company issued 7,529,412 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share.

Bowhead Specialty's top institutional investors include Wasatch Advisors LP (0.82%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.78%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.52%) and Empowered Funds LLC (0.20%). Insiders that own company stock include Matthew Botein, Gallatin Point Capital Llc, Family Mutual Insuran American, Stephen Jay Sills, David John Newman, Fabian Fondriest, Shirley Shek Li Yap and Ava Schnidman.
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Shares of BOW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Bowhead Specialty investors own include APi Group (APG), PayPal (PYPL), Urogen Pharma (URGN), Adverum Biotechnologies (ADVM), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Boot Barn (BOOT) and Datadog (DDOG).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/05/2026
Today
5/21/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/04/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
INS - PROP&CASLTY
Sub-Industry
Insurance
Current Symbol
NYSE:BOW
Previous Symbol
NYSE:BOW
CIK
2002473
Fax
N/A
Employees
193
Year Founded
1999

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$35.00
Low Price Target
$28.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+10.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.56
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.73
Trailing P/E Ratio
16.44
Forward P/E Ratio
14.36
P/E Growth
0.86
Net Income
$53.79 million
Net Margins
9.99%
Pretax Margin
12.56%
Return on Equity
13.80%
Return on Assets
2.71%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.32
Current Ratio
0.47
Quick Ratio
0.47

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$551.59 million
Price / Sales
1.69
Cash Flow
$1.69 per share
Price / Cash Flow
16.79
Book Value
$13.94 per share
Price / Book
2.04

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
32,840,000
Free Float
31,459,000
Market Cap
$933.94 million
Optionable
N/A
Beta
-0.15

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This page (NYSE:BOW) was last updated on 5/21/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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