Bowhead Specialty (BOW) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer BWIN or BOW?

Baldwin Insurance Group presently has a consensus price target of $43.67, suggesting a potential upside of 29.57%. Bowhead Specialty has a consensus price target of $38.33, suggesting a potential upside of 23.86%. Given Baldwin Insurance Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Baldwin Insurance Group is more favorable than Bowhead Specialty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baldwin Insurance Group	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Bowhead Specialty	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Does the media refer more to BWIN or BOW?

In the previous week, Bowhead Specialty had 2 more articles in the media than Baldwin Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Bowhead Specialty and 7 mentions for Baldwin Insurance Group. Baldwin Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Bowhead Specialty's score of 0.16 indicating that Baldwin Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baldwin Insurance Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bowhead Specialty	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, BWIN or BOW?

Baldwin Insurance Group has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bowhead Specialty has a beta of -0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 169% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

77.5% of Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.1% of Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BWIN or BOW more profitable?

Bowhead Specialty has a net margin of 10.05% compared to Baldwin Insurance Group's net margin of -1.22%. Bowhead Specialty's return on equity of 13.25% beat Baldwin Insurance Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baldwin Insurance Group	-1.22%	13.24%	3.82%
Bowhead Specialty	10.05%	13.25%	2.94%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BWIN or BOW?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Baldwin Insurance Group	$1.39B	2.88	-$24.52M	-$0.29	-116.21
Bowhead Specialty	$425.66M	2.38	$38.24M	$1.47	21.05

Summary

Baldwin Insurance Group and Bowhead Specialty tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.