Bowhead Specialty (BOW) Competitors $30.98 -0.76 (-2.40%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.01 +0.03 (+0.11%) As of 04:07 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BOW vs. GSHD, OSCR, BHF, HGTY, PLMR, NMIH, CS, ALHC, LMND, and SPNTShould you be buying Bowhead Specialty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bowhead Specialty include Goosehead Insurance (GSHD), Oscar Health (OSCR), Brighthouse Financial (BHF), Hagerty (HGTY), Palomar (PLMR), NMI (NMIH), Credit Suisse Group (CS), Alignment Healthcare (ALHC), Lemonade (LMND), and SiriusPoint (SPNT). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Bowhead Specialty vs. Goosehead Insurance Oscar Health Brighthouse Financial Hagerty Palomar NMI Credit Suisse Group Alignment Healthcare Lemonade SiriusPoint Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW) and Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BOW or GSHD? Goosehead Insurance received 274 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBowhead SpecialtyOutperform Votes750.00% Underperform Votes750.00% Goosehead InsuranceOutperform Votes28159.91% Underperform Votes18840.09% Does the media prefer BOW or GSHD? In the previous week, Bowhead Specialty had 3 more articles in the media than Goosehead Insurance. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Bowhead Specialty and 3 mentions for Goosehead Insurance. Bowhead Specialty's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Goosehead Insurance's score of 0.97 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Goosehead Insurance 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer BOW or GSHD? Bowhead Specialty presently has a consensus target price of $33.60, indicating a potential upside of 8.47%. Goosehead Insurance has a consensus target price of $99.20, indicating a potential downside of 7.01%. Given Bowhead Specialty's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bowhead Specialty is more favorable than Goosehead Insurance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bowhead Specialty 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Goosehead Insurance 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Is BOW or GSHD more profitable? Goosehead Insurance has a net margin of 6.77% compared to Bowhead Specialty's net margin of 0.00%. Goosehead Insurance's return on equity of 284.41% beat Bowhead Specialty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bowhead SpecialtyN/A N/A N/A Goosehead Insurance 6.77%284.41%5.53% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BOW or GSHD? Goosehead Insurance has higher revenue and earnings than Bowhead Specialty. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBowhead SpecialtyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AGoosehead Insurance$261.28M15.15$14.14M$0.72148.17 SummaryGoosehead Insurance beats Bowhead Specialty on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bowhead Specialty News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BOW 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 BOW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBowhead SpecialtyFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.01B$44.48B$11.60B$20.05BDividend YieldN/A2.39%5.38%3.65%P/E RatioN/A10.5424.1334.88Price / SalesN/A6.4726.2015.72Price / CashN/A16.8318.1520.85Price / BookN/A2.142.594.92Net IncomeN/A$4.16B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.29%-2.58%-1.41%-1.05%1 Month Performance-5.58%-1.35%0.19%-1.39%1 Year PerformanceN/A42.25%15.13%13.93% Bowhead Specialty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BOWBowhead Specialty1.5501 of 5 stars$30.98-2.4%$33.60+8.5%N/A$1.01BN/A0.00193Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGSHDGoosehead Insurance2.1707 of 5 stars$110.25-1.9%$99.20-10.0%+25.5%$4.09B$261.28M153.131,415OSCROscar Health3.4006 of 5 stars$14.72+0.1%$21.56+46.5%-8.2%$3.64B$9.18B-735.382,400Options VolumeGap UpBHFBrighthouse Financial4.5598 of 5 stars$58.98-1.6%$57.75-2.1%+29.9%$3.50B$4.65B-2.901,500Analyst ForecastHGTYHagerty1.7857 of 5 stars$10.16-0.6%$11.00+8.3%+19.6%$3.46B$1.00B92.331,732Short Interest ↓PLMRPalomar2.3894 of 5 stars$109.62-0.3%$115.50+5.4%+60.2%$2.90B$375.93M26.04150Analyst ForecastNMIHNMI2.7669 of 5 stars$36.48-1.3%$42.00+15.1%+21.6%$2.89B$650.97M8.23234Analyst ForecastCSCredit Suisse GroupN/A$0.89flatN/AN/A$2.77B$22.88B1.3750,480Analyst ForecastALHCAlignment Healthcare1.3316 of 5 stars$14.43-2.1%$11.88-17.7%+111.3%$2.77B$1.82B-18.741,536Insider TradeNews CoverageLMNDLemonade1.9361 of 5 stars$37.78+2.8%$32.67-13.5%+98.0%$2.70B$429.80M-12.431,258Upcoming EarningsGap UpSPNTSiriusPoint0.9377 of 5 stars$14.01-1.7%N/A+13.9%$2.27B$2.74B8.811,063Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Goosehead Insurance Alternatives Oscar Health Alternatives Brighthouse Financial Alternatives Hagerty Alternatives Palomar Alternatives NMI Alternatives Credit Suisse Group Alternatives Alignment Healthcare Alternatives Lemonade Alternatives SiriusPoint 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 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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