Bowhead Specialty (BOW) Competitors

Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW) and The Baldwin Insurance Group (NASDAQ:BWIN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BOW or BWIN?

The Baldwin Insurance Group received 1 more outperform votes than Bowhead Specialty when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.89% of users gave Bowhead Specialty an outperform vote while only 54.55% of users gave The Baldwin Insurance Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bowhead Specialty	Outperform Votes 11 57.89%	Underperform Votes 8 42.11%
The Baldwin Insurance Group	Outperform Votes 12 54.55%	Underperform Votes 10 45.45%

Do analysts recommend BOW or BWIN?

Bowhead Specialty currently has a consensus target price of $37.17, suggesting a potential downside of 6.63%. The Baldwin Insurance Group has a consensus target price of $45.29, suggesting a potential upside of 6.27%. Given The Baldwin Insurance Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The Baldwin Insurance 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)	2.67
The Baldwin Insurance Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BOW or BWIN?

Bowhead Specialty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The Baldwin Insurance Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bowhead Specialty	$425.59M	3.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Baldwin Insurance Group	$1.38B	3.64	-$90.14M	-$0.39	-109.27

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BOW or BWIN?

77.5% of The Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.1% of The Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BOW or BWIN more profitable?

Bowhead Specialty has a net margin of 0.00% compared to The Baldwin Insurance Group's net margin of -2.89%. The Baldwin Insurance Group's return on equity of 10.57% beat Bowhead Specialty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bowhead Specialty	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Baldwin Insurance Group	-2.89%	10.57%	3.10%

Does the media refer more to BOW or BWIN?

In the previous week, The Baldwin Insurance Group had 7 more articles in the media than Bowhead Specialty. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for The Baldwin Insurance Group and 7 mentions for Bowhead Specialty. Bowhead Specialty's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat The Baldwin Insurance Group's score of 1.42 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
The Baldwin Insurance Group	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

The Baldwin Insurance Group beats Bowhead Specialty on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.