Kingsway Financial Services (KFS) Competitors $13.83 -0.01 (-0.07%) As of 06/12/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KFS vs. BOW, IGIC, TIPT, YB, HRTG, HIPO, ACIC, WDH, SLQT, and MCGShould you be buying Kingsway Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kingsway Financial Services include Bowhead Specialty (BOW), International General Insurance (IGIC), Tiptree (TIPT), Yuanbao (YB), Heritage Insurance (HRTG), Hippo (HIPO), AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE (ACIC), Waterdrop (WDH), SelectQuote (SLQT), and Membership Collective Group (MCG). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Kingsway Financial Services vs. Its Competitors Bowhead Specialty International General Insurance Tiptree Yuanbao Heritage Insurance Hippo AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE Waterdrop SelectQuote Membership Collective Group Kingsway Financial Services (NYSE:KFS) and Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and earnings. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KFS or BOW? 72.4% of Kingsway Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.8% of Kingsway Financial Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KFS or BOW? Kingsway Financial Services received 110 more outperform votes than Bowhead Specialty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.10% of users gave Kingsway Financial Services an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Bowhead Specialty an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKingsway Financial ServicesOutperform Votes12260.10% Underperform Votes8139.90% Bowhead SpecialtyOutperform Votes1257.14% Underperform Votes942.86% Is KFS or BOW more profitable? Bowhead Specialty has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Kingsway Financial Services' net margin of -3.63%. Bowhead Specialty's return on equity of 0.00% beat Kingsway Financial Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kingsway Financial Services-3.63% -7.83% -0.74% Bowhead Specialty N/A N/A N/A Does the media refer more to KFS or BOW? In the previous week, Bowhead Specialty had 3 more articles in the media than Kingsway Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Bowhead Specialty and 1 mentions for Kingsway Financial Services. Kingsway Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Bowhead Specialty's score of 0.17 indicating that Kingsway Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kingsway Financial Services 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Bowhead Specialty 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate KFS or BOW? Bowhead Specialty has a consensus price target of $39.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.12%. Given Bowhead Specialty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bowhead Specialty is more favorable than Kingsway Financial Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kingsway Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Bowhead Specialty 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, KFS or BOW? Bowhead Specialty has higher revenue and earnings than Kingsway Financial Services. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKingsway Financial Services$114.52M3.33$23.56MN/AN/ABowhead Specialty$457.72M2.59$42.79M$1.3127.75 SummaryBowhead Specialty beats Kingsway Financial Services on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kingsway Financial Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KFS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KFS 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 KFS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKingsway Financial ServicesFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$380.84M$46.32B$11.72B$19.87BDividend YieldN/A2.19%5.66%3.83%P/E RatioN/A12.1823.0535.60Price / Sales3.336.9526.8043.81Price / CashN/A16.8117.6017.51Price / Book15.902.502.894.85Net Income$23.56M$4.16B$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance4.15%-0.78%0.67%0.90%1 Month Performance47.28%2.03%1.15%2.35%1 Year Performance71.80%31.54%540.95%10.79% Kingsway Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KFSKingsway Financial Services1.0717 of 5 stars$13.83-0.1%N/A+70.3%$380.84M$114.52M0.00280BOWBowhead Specialty2.5462 of 5 stars$35.34-2.9%$39.67+12.2%+38.1%$1.15B$457.72M26.98193IGICInternational General Insurance3.7992 of 5 stars$22.87-1.1%$31.50+37.7%+63.2%$1.03B$538.45M7.47290Positive NewsTIPTTiptree2.301 of 5 stars$22.58-0.1%N/A+36.1%$846.68M$2.04B23.281,470News CoverageYBYuanbaoN/A$16.78+10.6%N/AN/A$756.44M$3.28B0.00497Quiet Period ExpirationHigh Trading VolumeHRTGHeritage Insurance4.1424 of 5 stars$23.64-5.6%$29.00+22.7%+197.4%$732.68M$844.30M9.46650High Trading VolumeHIPOHippo1.2033 of 5 stars$27.79+0.2%$30.33+9.2%+78.0%$699.11M$397.30M-5.33620Trending NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeACICAMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE2.5168 of 5 stars$10.92flatN/AN/A$528.02M$302.26M7.33470WDHWaterdrop2.5519 of 5 stars$1.45-1.7%N/A-1.1%$525.59M$2.82B12.082,940SLQTSelectQuote2.7341 of 5 stars$2.23+1.4%$3.75+68.2%-21.1%$385.17M$1.49B-24.784,370MCGMembership Collective GroupN/A$6.27-2.0%N/A+31.7%$366.29M$972.21M-5.064,300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bowhead Specialty Competitors International General Insurance Competitors Tiptree Competitors Yuanbao Competitors Heritage Insurance Competitors Hippo Competitors AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE Competitors Waterdrop Competitors SelectQuote Competitors Membership Collective Group Competitors 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:KFS) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredWhy July 22nd Could Mean Big Changes for Social SecurityIn a stunning move, President Trump has authorized an AI-led transformation of federal agencies, including Soc...Altimetry | SponsoredTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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