SelectQuote (SLQT) Competitors

Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW) and SelectQuote (NYSE:SLQT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking.

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

34.6% of SelectQuote shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of SelectQuote shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to BOW or SLQT?

In the previous week, SelectQuote had 3 more articles in the media than Bowhead Specialty. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for SelectQuote and 9 mentions for Bowhead Specialty. Bowhead Specialty's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat SelectQuote's score of 0.07 indicating that Bowhead Specialty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bowhead Specialty	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SelectQuote	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BOW or SLQT?

SelectQuote received 20 more outperform votes than Bowhead Specialty when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.14% of users gave Bowhead Specialty an outperform vote while only 46.38% of users gave SelectQuote an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bowhead Specialty	Outperform Votes 12 57.14%	Underperform Votes 9 42.86%
SelectQuote	Outperform Votes 32 46.38%	Underperform Votes 37 53.62%

Is BOW or SLQT more profitable?

Bowhead Specialty has a net margin of 0.00% compared to SelectQuote's net margin of -0.95%. Bowhead Specialty's return on equity of 0.00% beat SelectQuote's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bowhead Specialty	N/A	N/A	N/A
SelectQuote	-0.95%	-4.38%	-1.13%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BOW or SLQT?

Bowhead Specialty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SelectQuote. SelectQuote 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	$457.72M	2.75	$42.79M	$1.31	29.42
SelectQuote	$1.49B	0.26	-$34.12M	-$0.11	-20.55

Do analysts prefer BOW or SLQT?

Bowhead Specialty presently has a consensus price target of $39.67, suggesting a potential upside of 2.92%. SelectQuote has a consensus price target of $4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 88.05%. Given SelectQuote's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SelectQuote is more favorable than Bowhead Specialty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bowhead Specialty	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
SelectQuote	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Bowhead Specialty beats SelectQuote on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.