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Mcap

1,1B USD

P/E

21,0x

EV / Rev

1,8x

Div yield

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Op margin

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ROE

11,4 %

Net margin

9,8 %

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About

Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. is classified under Financials / Insurance and appears profitable on the latest normalized snapshot.

Business. Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BOW) is a multiline insurance and brokerage firm operating within the financials sector. The company is headquartered in the United States and is primarily listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Specific details regarding its operating segments and geographic revenue mix are not provided.

Classification98 %

SectorFinancials

Business sectorInsurance

ActivityMultiline Insurance & Brokers

Generated · rules-based

Sell-side consensus

HOLD8 analysts

3 buy5 hold0 sell

Avg 12m price target34,50

Analyst recommendations

8 analysts · consensus Hold

Buy3

Hold5

Sell0

12-month price target

34,50

Consensus of sell-side coverage.

Upcoming events

EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated

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At a glance

Score

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8 analysts · indicative

Ownership→

American Century Investment Management, Inc.

largest disclosed fund holder

Profitability→

11,4 %

return on equity

Quality

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What drives this business

The watch-list the newsroom runs for this company — derived from its sector path, sharpened layer by layer. Not investment advice.

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News & coverage

No recent newsroom coverage mentioning BOW.

Sector rotation

Sector1D1Mvs mkt

Materials+2,3 %+6,6 %+1,7 %

Communication Services+2,2 %−5,5 %+1,6 %

Energy+0,6 %+3,3 %+0,0 %

Health Care+0,6 %−0,8 %+0,0 %

Information Technology+0,6 %+6,7 %+0,0 %

Consumer Discretionary+0,4 %+7,6 %−0,2 %

Financials · THIS SECTOR−0,3 %−2,8 %−0,9 %

Consumer Staples−0,4 %+2,5 %−1,0 %

Real Estate−0,7 %+10,9 %−1,3 %

Industrials−1,9 %−3,1 %−2,5 %

Utilities−1,9 %+28,2 %−2,5 %

Developing storylines

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Analysis

AI analysis

Generated · analysis pipeline · tier hybrid · as of 2026-08-04 ↑ At a glance

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Company
EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated
Macro
Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
Macro & political
ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR

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Composite-score breakdown

Synthesis

Business

Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BOW) is a multiline insurance and brokerage firm operating within the financials sector. The company is headquartered in the United States and is primarily listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Specific details regarding its operating segments and geographic revenue mix are not provided.

Classification98 %

SectorFinancials

Business sectorInsurance

ActivityMultiline Insurance & Brokers

AI synthesis

GENERATED

Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. (BOW) is currently classified as Multiline Insurance & Brokers within Insurance (Financials). Classification confidence: 0.98 (rule-based classification). Capital structure on the latest snapshot: total assets 2,681,292,000 USD, total equity 472,361,000, short-term debt 0, long-term debt 0. Net cash position is approximately 141,748,000 USD. Self-calculated market cap is 1,127,155,381 USD (market_price × shares_outstanding_diluted). Profitability profile: revenue 319,551,000, gross profit 0, operating income 0, net income 32,148,000. Return on equity ~11.4%. Return on assets ~2.0%. Operating-cash-flow to net-income ratio is 6.16. Risk profile from automated assessment: liquidity risk low, dilution risk medium. Flags: Source documents mention dilution or offering risk.. Recent news context: [TRIGGER] 8-K: 8-K (sec_8k_material) on BOW — filing_type=8-K; max_severity=high; ignored_items=['8.01', '9.01']; material_items=['1.01', '2.02']; all_items_found=['1.01', '2.02', '8.01', '9.01']; severity_per_code={'1.01': 'high', '2.02': 'medium'}; contributing_watchers=sec_8k_material (source=sec_8k_material; url=0001628280-26-051540). Additional context: 8-K: filing_type=8-K; max_severity=high; ignored_items=['8.01', '9.01']; material_items=['1.01', '2.02']; all_items_found=['1.01', '2.02', '8.01', '9.01']; severity_per_code={'1.01': 'high', '2.02': 'medium'}; contributing_watchers=sec_8k_material.

Key takeaways

Observed GAAP P/E is about 20.96x.
Return on equity is about 11.4%.
Debt to equity is about 0.0x.
[TRIGGER] 8-K: 8-K (sec_8k_material) on BOW — filing_type=8-K; max_severity=high; ignored_items=['8.01', '9.01']; material_items=['1.01', '2.02']; all_items_found=['1.01', '2.02', '8.01', '9.01']; severity_per_code={'1.01': 'high', '2.02': 'medium'}; contributing_watchers=sec_8k_material (source=sec_8k_material; url=0001628280-26-051540)
The Company is provided an option to adopt new or revised accounting guidance as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act either (1) within the same periods as those otherwise applicable to public business entities, or (2) within the same time periods as private companies, including early adoption when permissible.
As of June 30, 2026, BICI held $ 0.5 million of FHLB Chicago capital stock, carried at cost and evaluated for impairment periodically, which is included in other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Bull / Bear case

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In focus — financials by report

Quarterly

Annual

QUARTERLYFiled 2026-06-30

Q1 2026 · Quarter highlights

Revenue $319.6M; Net margin 10.1%.

Revenue$319.6M

Operating income—

Net income$32.1M

Free cash flow$156.7M

EPS—

Operating cash flow$159.3M

Financials

Income statement

Revenue$319.6M

Gross profit—

Operating income—

Net income$32.1M

Margins

Gross margin—

Operating margin—

Net margin10.1%

FCF margin49.0%

Balance sheet

Total assets$2.68B

Total liabilities$2.21B

Total equity$472.4M

Cash & equivalents$141.7M

Long-term debt—

Cash flow

Operating cash flow$159.3M

CapEx$2.6M

Free cash flow$156.7M

SBC$5.3M

Highlights

▍Revenue $319.6M
▍Net margin 10.1%

Valuation FY

Market price

$33,69

Market cap

$1.13B

Enterprise valueⓘ

$985.4M

P/Eⓘ

21.0x

Non-GAAP P/Eⓘ

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EV / Revenueⓘ

1.8x

EV / Op incomeⓘ

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EV / OCFⓘ

3.0x

P / Bⓘ

2.4x

P / Tangible bookⓘ

2.4x

Tangible book

$473.9M

Net cashⓘ

$141.7M

Current ratioⓘ

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Debt / equityⓘ

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ROAⓘ

2.0%

ROEⓘ

11.4%

Cash conversionⓘ

616.0%

CapEx / revenueⓘ

1.0%

SBC / revenueⓘ

1.3%

Dilution ratioⓘ

1.6%

Revenue by segment

Business relationships

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Supply chain

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Peer comparison

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Stress test

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Options

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Consensus distribution

sell-side coverage

Recommendation distribution7 analysts

Strong buy0

Buy5

Hold2

Sell0

Strong sell0

12-month price target$30,00 · Median $30,50

Low $25,00High $35,00

Operating income · consensus95,4M USD

EPS surprise

−14,7 %

reported vs consensus · miss

Revenue surprise

−25,4 %

reported vs consensus · miss

Estimate revisions

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Sell-side observations

Low$30,00

Mean$34,50

Median$34,50

High$38,00

Spot$33,69

+2.4 %implied to mean12-month sell-side price targets · ▲ spot

Themes

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ESG

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Risk factors

Dilution riskMedium

Liquidity riskLow

Filing-based flags

Source documents mention dilution or offering risk.

Benchmarks vs cohort

Net Margin9,8 %Above median

ROE11,4 %Above median

Capex / Rev1,0 %Above median

D/E0,00Above median

Cash Conv6,16Best in class

Corporate actions / M&A

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FX exposure

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Actions

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Data sources

Market data
Regulatory filings
Issuer disclosures
Public news
Earnings transcripts
Consensus estimates
ESG data
Reference data

How metrics are computed

Cash Conversion Ratio
operating_cash_flow / net_income
Market Price
input from market-data provider (delayed close or quote-shim mid)
Ev To Revenue
enterprise_value / revenue
Net Cash
cash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
Return On Equity
net_income / total_equity
Market Cap
market_price * shares_outstanding_diluted

Source documents

Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. company facts · 2026-08-04
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. 10-Q 2026-08-03 · 2026-08-04
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. 10-Q 2026-05-05 · 2026-08-04
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. 10-K 2026-02-24 · 2026-08-04
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. 10-Q 2025-11-04 · 2026-08-04
8-K (sec_8k_material) on BOW · 2026-08-04
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-08-04
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. Market data — ESG · 2026-08-04

Ownership & reference

Top holders

American Century Investment Management, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$44M
Victory Capital Management Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$35M
First Trust Advisors L.P.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$4M
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$6M
AQR Capital Management, LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$5M
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$9M
Vanguard Capital Management, LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,00 %$40M
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$9M
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
Northern Trust Investments, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
State Street Investment Management (US)Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$9M
UBS Financial Services, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
Bank of New York Mellon CorpInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
AllianceBernstein L.P.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
Nuveen LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2024-12-310,00 %$1M
LPL Financial LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
Invesco QQQ TrustFunds · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
Wells Fargo AdvisorsBrokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
FMR LLCInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
PNC Investments LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M

Insider activity

Net selling0 buys · 2 sellsnet -$122,6M13 insiders · last 365d

Yap Shirley Shek LiChief Accounting Officer · Common StockOther 2 353 @ $28,30$67K · 2026-05-23
Newman David JohnChief Underwriting Officer · Common StockOther 4 506 @ $28,30$128K · 2026-05-23
Mulcahey BradCFO and Treasurer · Common StockOther 3 506 @ $28,30$99K · 2026-05-23
Sills Stephen JayDirector, CEO and President · Common StockOther 24 353 @ $28,46$693K · 2026-05-22
Holman David CliffordDirector · Common StockOther 3 361 · 2026-04-30
Lowenstein PriceDirector · Common StockOther 3 361 · 2026-04-30
Schnidman AvaDirector · Common StockOther 3 361 · 2026-04-30
Baker TomDirector · Common StockOther 3 361 · 2026-04-30
Brock-Kyle AngelaDirector · Common StockOther 6 722 · 2026-04-30
Fondriest FabianDirector · Common StockOther 6 722 · 2026-04-30
FOY DAVID THOMASDirector · Common StockOther 3 361 · 2026-04-30
Sills Stephen JayDirector, CEO and President · Common StockOther 120 000 · 2026-03-13
Sills Stephen JayDirector, CEO and President · Common StockOther 7 700 · 2026-03-12
Sills Stephen JayDirector, CEO and President · Common StockOther 1 540 · 2026-03-12
Sills Stephen JayDirector, CEO and President · Common StockOther 5 419 @ $24,90$135K · 2026-02-20
Yap Shirley Shek LiChief Accounting Officer · Common StockOther 524 @ $24,90$13K · 2026-02-20
Mulcahey BradCFO and Treasurer · Common StockOther 1 274 @ $24,90$32K · 2026-02-20
Newman David JohnChief Underwriting Officer · Common StockOther 1 443 @ $24,90$36K · 2026-02-20
Mulcahey BradCFO and Treasurer · Common StockOther 25 145 · 2026-02-19
Newman David JohnChief Underwriting Officer · Common StockOther 23 488 · 2026-02-19
Sills Stephen JayDirector, CEO and President · Common StockOther 90 703 · 2026-02-19
Sills Stephen JayDirector, CEO and President · Common StockOther 88 566 · 2026-02-19
Yap Shirley Shek LiChief Accounting Officer · Common StockOther 9 826 · 2026-02-19
Sills Stephen JayDirector, CEO and President · Common StockOther 75 000 · 2025-11-26
Sills Stephen JayDirector, CEO and President · Common StockOther 97 911 · 2025-08-26

Short positioning

654.9Kshares short-9.7% vs prior

3.46days to cover

25.6%short of daily vol

127fails-to-deliver

as of 2026-07-15 · short-interest report (free)

Geographic breakdown

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Listings · one canonical issuer all listings resolve to the canonical

BOWCanonical

NYSE · USD

Intel & risk

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OSINT findings

Dilution riskMedium

Liquidity riskLow

Source documents mention dilution or offering risk.

Evidence & claims

From filings & derived data

Total assets (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 43.4%Derived (calculated)
Net margin (FY 2025-12-31): 9.8%Derived (calculated)
Return on equity (FY 2025-12-31): 12.0%Derived (calculated)
Return on assets (FY 2025-12-31): 2.3%Derived (calculated)
Debt-to-equity (FY 2025-12-31): 4.29xDerived (calculated)
Capex (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 79.0%Derived (calculated)
Cash & equivalents (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 98.6%Derived (calculated)
EPS (basic) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 25.2%Derived (calculated)
EPS (diluted) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 23.3%Derived (calculated)
Net income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 40.6%Derived (calculated)
Operating cash flow (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 12.7%Derived (calculated)
Revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 29.6%Derived (calculated)
Shareholders' equity (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 21.1%Derived (calculated)
Total liabilities (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 49.7%Derived (calculated)
Total assets (annual): USD 2.37BSEC XBRL filing
Operating cash flow (annual): USD 331.59MSEC XBRL filing
Pre-tax income (annual): USD 67.3MSEC XBRL filing
Total operating expenses (annual): USD 102.26MSEC XBRL filing
Revenue (annual): USD 551.59MSEC XBRL filing
Capex (annual): USD 5.57MSEC XBRL filing
Long-term debt (annual): USD 146.45MSEC XBRL filing
Net income (annual): USD 53.79MSEC XBRL filing
EPS (basic) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES 2SEC XBRL filing
EPS (diluted) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES 2SEC XBRL filing

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Everything we know, in order

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Sources filings · IR · transcripts · market data · tier hybrid · as of 2026-08-04 Market data · Issuer disclosures · Public news · Earnings transcripts · Consensus estimates · ESG data · Reference data Premium coverage

Analyst recommendations

At a glance

What drives this business

News & coverage

Sector rotation

Developing storylines

Analysis

Opportunity

Upcoming catalysts

Pre-earnings brief

Signals & dispatch

Composite-score breakdown

Synthesis

Bull / Bear case

In focus — financials by report

Valuation FY

Revenue by segment

Market share

Business relationships

Supply chain

Peer comparison

Market position

Stress test

Predictor forecast

Options

Short squeeze

Earnings-call key lines

Consensus distribution

Estimate revisions

Sell-side observations

Themes

ESG

Risk factors

Benchmarks vs cohort

Corporate actions / M&A

FX exposure

Comparable transactions

Derivatives & instruments

Actions

Ask Handelsavisen

Ownership & reference

Top holders

Insider activity

Short positioning

Geographic breakdown

Intel & risk

Evidence & claims

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