Bowhead Specialty (BOW) Competitors $28.15 -0.75 (-2.61%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.15 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 09/12/2025 04:57 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 TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BOW vs. HGTY, BWIN, LMND, PLMR, ALHC, GSHD, NMIH, CS, BHF, and HGShould you be buying Bowhead Specialty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bowhead Specialty include Hagerty (HGTY), Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN), Lemonade (LMND), Palomar (PLMR), Alignment Healthcare (ALHC), Goosehead Insurance (GSHD), NMI (NMIH), Credit Suisse Group (CS), Brighthouse Financial (BHF), and Hamilton Insurance Group (HG). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Bowhead Specialty vs. Its Competitors Hagerty Baldwin Insurance Group Lemonade Palomar Alignment Healthcare Goosehead Insurance NMI Credit Suisse Group Brighthouse Financial Hamilton Insurance Group Hagerty (NYSE:HGTY) and Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer HGTY or BOW? Hagerty presently has a consensus target price of $12.67, indicating a potential upside of 1.12%. Bowhead Specialty has a consensus target price of $38.33, indicating a potential upside of 36.19%. Given Bowhead Specialty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bowhead Specialty is more favorable than Hagerty.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hagerty 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Bowhead 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 HGTY or BOW? In the previous week, Hagerty had 4 more articles in the media than Bowhead Specialty. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hagerty and 5 mentions for Bowhead Specialty. Bowhead Specialty's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Hagerty's score of 1.08 indicating that Bowhead Specialty is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hagerty 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bowhead Specialty 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HGTY or BOW? Bowhead Specialty has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hagerty. Bowhead Specialty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hagerty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHagerty$1.20B3.57$17.02M$0.2062.63Bowhead Specialty$425.66M2.17$38.24M$1.4719.15 Is HGTY or BOW more profitable? Bowhead Specialty has a net margin of 10.05% compared to Hagerty's net margin of 4.88%. Hagerty's return on equity of 13.76% beat Bowhead Specialty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hagerty4.88% 13.76% 4.02% Bowhead Specialty 10.05%13.25%2.94% Which has more risk & volatility, HGTY or BOW? Hagerty has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bowhead Specialty has a beta of -0.7, suggesting that its share price is 170% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in HGTY or BOW? 20.5% of Hagerty shares are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of Hagerty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryHagerty beats Bowhead Specialty on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BOW 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 BOW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBowhead SpecialtyINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$922.66M$59.56B$12.64B$21.49BDividend YieldN/A1.84%5.41%3.49%P/E Ratio19.1516.74245.7929.75Price / Sales2.172.8030.8151.60Price / Cash21.3529.0719.2518.13Price / Book2.483.052.314.63Net Income$38.24M$4.66B$1.01B$999.94M7 Day Performance-8.61%1.39%0.75%0.62%1 Month Performance-8.17%4.26%3.27%4.34%1 Year Performance-1.72%20.04%543.65%16.38% Bowhead Specialty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BOWBowhead Specialty4.2356 of 5 stars$28.15-2.6%$38.33+36.2%-1.7%$922.66M$425.66M19.15193Positive NewsHGTYHagerty2.3548 of 5 stars$12.01+2.0%$12.67+5.4%+12.9%$4.03B$1.20B60.071,744BWINBaldwin Insurance Group3.4399 of 5 stars$32.37+1.6%$43.67+34.9%-35.5%$3.78B$1.39B-111.624,116Analyst UpgradeLMNDLemonade2.6774 of 5 stars$52.91+5.3%$40.43-23.6%+188.0%$3.71B$526.50M-18.691,235PLMRPalomar4.5519 of 5 stars$123.79+0.5%$165.83+34.0%+23.2%$3.30B$553.86M21.76150Positive NewsALHCAlignment Healthcare2.6198 of 5 stars$16.22+2.3%$18.83+16.1%+34.9%$3.14B$2.70B-57.931,679GSHDGoosehead Insurance4.6845 of 5 stars$84.38+1.4%$109.36+29.6%-9.6%$3.12B$314.51M74.671,580Positive NewsNMIHNMI3.389 of 5 stars$39.89-0.2%$42.33+6.1%-3.4%$3.10B$650.97M8.47234Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionCSCredit Suisse GroupN/A$0.89flatN/AN/A$2.77B$22.88B1.3750,480BHFBrighthouse Financial4.9039 of 5 stars$43.38+0.0%$59.67+37.5%+14.7%$2.48B$4.72B4.691,400Positive NewsHGHamilton Insurance Group2.735 of 5 stars$24.04-1.6%$25.43+5.8%+36.3%$2.45B$2.33B6.64550Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hagerty Alternatives Baldwin Insurance Group Alternatives Lemonade Alternatives Palomar Alternatives Alignment Healthcare Alternatives Goosehead Insurance Alternatives NMI Alternatives Credit Suisse Group Alternatives Brighthouse Financial Alternatives Hamilton Insurance Group Alternatives 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:BOW) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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