Bowhead Specialty (BOW) Competitors $27.70 -0.65 (-2.29%) Closing price 09/19/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.66 -0.04 (-0.13%) As of 09/19/2025 05:28 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. BWIN, ALHC, PLMR, NMIH, GSHD, BHF, CS, HG, SPNT, and FIHLShould you be buying Bowhead Specialty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bowhead Specialty include Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN), Alignment Healthcare (ALHC), Palomar (PLMR), NMI (NMIH), Goosehead Insurance (GSHD), Brighthouse Financial (BHF), Credit Suisse Group (CS), Hamilton Insurance Group (HG), SiriusPoint (SPNT), and Fidelis Insurance (FIHL). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Bowhead Specialty vs. Its Competitors Baldwin Insurance Group Alignment Healthcare Palomar NMI Goosehead Insurance Brighthouse Financial Credit Suisse Group Hamilton Insurance Group SiriusPoint Fidelis Insurance Baldwin Insurance Group (NASDAQ:BWIN) and Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals believe in BWIN or BOW? 77.5% of Baldwin Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. 18.5% of Baldwin Insurance Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 more risk and volatility, BWIN or BOW? Baldwin Insurance Group has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bowhead Specialty has a beta of -0.71, meaning that its share price is 171% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer BWIN or BOW? Baldwin Insurance Group currently has a consensus target price of $43.67, suggesting a potential upside of 42.61%. Bowhead Specialty has a consensus target price of $38.33, suggesting a potential upside of 38.39%. Given Baldwin Insurance Group's higher probable upside, 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) 2.25Bowhead Specialty 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Which has stronger earnings & 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBaldwin Insurance Group$1.44B2.52-$24.52M-$0.29-105.59Bowhead Specialty$425.66M2.13$38.24M$1.4718.84 Does the media favor BWIN or BOW? In the previous week, Bowhead Specialty had 2 more articles in the media than Baldwin Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Bowhead Specialty and 3 mentions for Baldwin Insurance Group. Baldwin Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Bowhead Specialty's score of 0.64 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bowhead Specialty 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBaldwin Insurance Group and Bowhead Specialty tied by winning 8 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$907.41M$59.23B$12.69B$21.65BDividend YieldN/A1.86%5.42%3.51%P/E Ratio18.8416.86243.7329.94Price / Sales2.132.7730.9260.05Price / Cash21.0029.1722.3124.98Price / Book2.443.062.334.59Net Income$38.24M$4.66B$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance-1.59%0.61%0.39%0.81%1 Month Performance-12.34%3.88%3.94%5.30%1 Year Performance-2.12%20.48%541.50%14.58% Bowhead Specialty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BOWBowhead Specialty4.2471 of 5 stars$27.70-2.3%$38.33+38.4%-2.1%$907.41M$425.66M18.84193Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBWINBaldwin Insurance Group3.4308 of 5 stars$30.08-3.2%$43.67+45.2%-37.1%$3.69B$1.39B-103.724,116ALHCAlignment Healthcare2.4405 of 5 stars$16.32+1.7%$18.83+15.4%+44.7%$3.18B$2.70B-58.281,679Insider TradePLMRPalomar4.4413 of 5 stars$115.79-0.9%$165.83+43.2%+21.9%$3.13B$679.67M20.35150News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionNMIHNMI3.4659 of 5 stars$39.03-1.6%$42.33+8.5%-3.4%$3.08B$679.62M8.29234News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeGSHDGoosehead Insurance4.7224 of 5 stars$79.63-1.3%$109.36+37.3%-12.1%$3.03B$341.57M70.471,580News CoverageBHFBrighthouse Financial4.4687 of 5 stars$47.21-3.6%$59.67+26.4%+30.7%$2.80B$4.72B5.111,400Positive NewsCSCredit Suisse GroupN/A$0.89flatN/AN/A$2.77B$22.88B1.3750,480HGHamilton Insurance Group2.5492 of 5 stars$24.13-0.7%$25.43+5.4%+31.8%$2.43B$2.33B6.66550Positive NewsSPNTSiriusPoint3.8185 of 5 stars$18.57-2.5%$25.00+34.7%+24.5%$2.22B$2.60B20.861,072Positive NewsFIHLFidelis Insurance4.0387 of 5 stars$17.51-0.1%$20.67+18.1%-1.7%$1.94B$2.61B-42.7077Positive NewsEx-DividendShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Baldwin Insurance Group Alternatives Alignment Healthcare Alternatives Palomar Alternatives NMI Alternatives Goosehead Insurance Alternatives Brighthouse Financial Alternatives Credit Suisse Group Alternatives Hamilton Insurance Group Alternatives SiriusPoint Alternatives Fidelis Insurance 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 9/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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