Bowhead Specialty (BOW) Competitors

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 companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media refer more to BWIN or BOW?

In the previous week, Bowhead Specialty had 3 more articles in the media than Baldwin Insurance Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Bowhead Specialty and 5 mentions for Baldwin Insurance Group. Baldwin Insurance Group's average media sentiment score of 1.18 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bowhead Specialty	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BWIN or BOW more profitable?

Bowhead Specialty has a net margin of 9.32% compared to Baldwin Insurance Group's net margin of -2.26%. Baldwin Insurance Group's return on equity of 12.57% beat Bowhead Specialty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baldwin Insurance Group	-2.26%	12.57%	3.64%
Bowhead Specialty	9.32%	12.52%	2.89%

Do analysts recommend BWIN or BOW?

Baldwin Insurance Group presently has a consensus target price of $44.83, indicating a potential upside of 10.92%. Bowhead Specialty has a consensus target price of $39.67, indicating a potential upside of 12.87%. Given Bowhead Specialty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bowhead Specialty is more favorable than Baldwin Insurance Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baldwin Insurance Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Bowhead Specialty	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	3.45	-$24.52M	-$0.52	-77.73
Bowhead Specialty	$425.66M	2.71	$38.24M	$1.31	26.83

Which has more risk and volatility, BWIN or BOW?

Baldwin Insurance Group has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bowhead Specialty has a beta of -0.6, indicating that its share price is 160% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Baldwin Insurance Group beats Bowhead Specialty on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.