Bowhead Specialty (BOW) Competitors $29.04 +1.09 (+3.90%) (As of 03:20 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BOW vs. GSHD, NMIH, CS, PLMR, SPNT, ALHC, FIHL, TRUP, HG, and SKWDShould you be buying Bowhead Specialty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bowhead Specialty include Goosehead Insurance (GSHD), NMI (NMIH), Credit Suisse Group (CS), Palomar (PLMR), SiriusPoint (SPNT), Alignment Healthcare (ALHC), Fidelis Insurance (FIHL), Trupanion (TRUP), Hamilton Insurance Group (HG), and Skyward Specialty Insurance Group (SKWD). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Bowhead Specialty vs. Goosehead Insurance NMI Credit Suisse Group Palomar SiriusPoint Alignment Healthcare Fidelis Insurance Trupanion Hamilton Insurance Group Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) and Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk. Does the media favor GSHD or BOW? In the previous week, Goosehead Insurance had 2 more articles in the media than Bowhead Specialty. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Goosehead Insurance and 1 mentions for Bowhead Specialty. Goosehead Insurance's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Bowhead Specialty's score of 1.54 indicating that Goosehead Insurance is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Goosehead Insurance 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Bowhead Specialty 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts prefer GSHD or BOW? Goosehead Insurance presently has a consensus target price of $80.40, indicating a potential downside of 9.03%. Bowhead Specialty has a consensus target price of $29.20, indicating a potential upside of 0.55%. Given Bowhead Specialty's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bowhead Specialty is more favorable than Goosehead Insurance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Goosehead Insurance 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Bowhead Specialty 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Is GSHD or BOW more profitable? Goosehead Insurance has a net margin of 6.71% compared to Bowhead Specialty's net margin of 0.00%. Goosehead Insurance's return on equity of 244.15% beat Bowhead Specialty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Goosehead Insurance6.71% 244.15% 5.41% Bowhead Specialty N/A N/A N/A Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GSHD or BOW? Goosehead Insurance has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bowhead Specialty. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGoosehead Insurance$276.59M11.99$14.14M$0.62140.84Bowhead Specialty$348.44M2.63N/AN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GSHD or BOW? Goosehead Insurance received 272 more outperform votes than Bowhead Specialty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.91% of users gave Goosehead Insurance an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Bowhead Specialty an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGoosehead InsuranceOutperform Votes27559.91% Underperform Votes18440.09% Bowhead SpecialtyOutperform Votes350.00% Underperform Votes350.00% SummaryGoosehead Insurance beats Bowhead Specialty on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad InvestorPlaceBig News: How the Upcoming Rate Cut and Elon Musk’s AI Could Transform Your InvestmentsThe Federal Reserve is almost certainly about to cut interest rates, and history tells us that stocks often rally after such moves. 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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 SpecialtyFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$915.60M$44.06B$9.80B$18.97BDividend YieldN/A5.78%10.30%3.55%P/E RatioN/A14.7847.4026.41Price / Sales2.631.823,299.5515.78Price / CashN/A18.0128.6319.83Price / BookN/A2.082.975.10Net IncomeN/A$3.90B$1.02B$980.71M7 Day Performance-3.65%1.31%1.98%4.10%1 Month Performance7.76%2.38%4.86%3.73%1 Year PerformanceN/A42.63%18.94%18.03% Bowhead Specialty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GSHDGoosehead Insurance3.4158 of 5 stars3.42 / 5 stars$89.36+0.2%$80.40-10.0%+20.6%$3.39B$276.59M144.131,415Positive NewsNMIHNMI3.6857 of 5 stars3.69 / 5 stars$41.26+0.5%$40.00-3.1%+48.6%$3.29B$579M10.21234Positive NewsCSCredit Suisse Group3.4511 of 5 stars3.45 / 5 stars$0.89+1.0%$8.00+803.1%N/A$2.76B$22.88B1.3650,480PLMRPalomar3.802 of 5 stars3.80 / 5 stars$97.44+2.8%$101.33+4.0%+84.5%$2.43B$446.20M28.00150Analyst RevisionSPNTSiriusPoint1.8781 of 5 stars1.88 / 5 stars$14.19+0.9%N/A+35.0%$2.42B$2.76B8.451,063Positive NewsALHCAlignment Healthcare1.7096 of 5 stars1.71 / 5 stars$12.06+1.4%$9.83-18.5%+89.3%$2.31B$2.23B-14.361,536News CoverageFIHLFidelis Insurance4.196 of 5 stars4.20 / 5 stars$17.70+0.6%$20.13+13.7%+22.4%$2.09B$2.15B4.3077Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageTRUPTrupanion2.3206 of 5 stars2.32 / 5 stars$47.17+0.2%$36.17-23.3%+55.9%$1.99B$1.11B-73.701,142News CoverageHGHamilton Insurance Group3.5258 of 5 stars3.53 / 5 stars$17.88+0.1%$21.29+19.0%N/A$1.98B$2.18B5.43550SKWDSkyward Specialty Insurance Group4.703 of 5 stars4.70 / 5 stars$39.17+0.7%$43.78+11.8%+51.7%$1.57B$1.03B14.40400 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies: Goosehead Insurance Alternatives NMI Alternatives Credit Suisse Group Alternatives Palomar Alternatives SiriusPoint Alternatives Alignment Healthcare Alternatives Fidelis Insurance Alternatives Trupanion Alternatives Hamilton Insurance Group Alternatives Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:BOW) was last updated on 9/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSell NVDA Now?Guess who's selling NVDA next The most successful hedge fund in history quietly sold 500,000 shares. 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