Bowhead Specialty (BOW) Competitors

Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW) and Hagerty (NYSE:HGTY) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is BOW or HGTY more profitable?

Bowhead Specialty has a net margin of 10.05% compared to Hagerty's net margin of 4.88%. Hagerty's return on equity of 13.76% beat Bowhead Specialty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bowhead Specialty	10.05%	13.25%	2.94%
Hagerty	4.88%	13.76%	4.02%

Do analysts recommend BOW or HGTY?

Bowhead Specialty presently has a consensus price target of $38.33, suggesting a potential upside of 23.34%. Hagerty has a consensus price target of $12.67, suggesting a potential upside of 7.80%. Given Bowhead Specialty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bowhead Specialty is more favorable than Hagerty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bowhead Specialty	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Hagerty	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to BOW or HGTY?

In the previous week, Hagerty had 3 more articles in the media than Bowhead Specialty. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hagerty and 2 mentions for Bowhead Specialty. Bowhead Specialty's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Hagerty's score of 0.78 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Hagerty	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BOW or HGTY?

20.5% of Hagerty shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Hagerty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BOW or HGTY?

Bowhead Specialty has a beta of -0.71, suggesting that its share price is 171% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hagerty has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BOW or HGTY?

Bowhead Specialty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hagerty. Bowhead Specialty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hagerty, 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	2.39	$38.24M	$1.47	21.14
Hagerty	$1.20B	3.35	$17.02M	$0.20	58.75

Summary

Hagerty beats Bowhead Specialty on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.