Bowhead Specialty (BOW) Competitors

Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW) and 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 risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is BOW or BWIN 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
Bowhead Specialty	10.05%	13.25%	2.94%
Baldwin Insurance Group	-1.22%	13.24%	3.82%

Do analysts prefer BOW or BWIN?

Bowhead Specialty currently has a consensus price target of $35.67, indicating a potential upside of 35.92%. Baldwin Insurance Group has a consensus price target of $40.50, indicating a potential upside of 40.97%. Given Baldwin Insurance Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Baldwin Insurance Group	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Which has better valuation and earnings, BOW or BWIN?

Bowhead Specialty has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Bowhead Specialty	$425.66M	2.02	$38.24M	$1.47	17.85
Baldwin Insurance Group	$1.39B	2.45	-$24.52M	-$0.29	-99.07

Does the media favor BOW or BWIN?

In the previous week, Bowhead Specialty had 5 more articles in the media than Baldwin Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Bowhead Specialty and 14 mentions for Baldwin Insurance Group. Baldwin Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Bowhead Specialty's score of 0.23 indicating that Baldwin Insurance Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bowhead Specialty	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Baldwin Insurance Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BOW or BWIN?

77.5% of Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.5% of Baldwin Insurance Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BOW or BWIN?

Bowhead Specialty has a beta of -0.88, meaning that its stock price is 188% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baldwin Insurance Group has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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