Contrasting Tokio Marine (OTCMKTS:TKOMY) & Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW)

Tokio Marine (OTCMKTS:TKOMY) and Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Tokio Marine and Bowhead Specialty”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tokio Marine	$51.43 billion	1.42	$4.80 billion	$3.65	10.15
Bowhead Specialty	$425.59 million	2.65	N/A	N/A	N/A

Tokio Marine has higher revenue and earnings than Bowhead Specialty.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Tokio Marine and Bowhead Specialty, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tokio Marine	0	0	0	0	0.00
Bowhead Specialty	0	2	3	0	2.60

Bowhead Specialty has a consensus price target of $33.60, indicating a potential downside of 2.71%. Given Bowhead Specialty’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bowhead Specialty is more favorable than Tokio Marine.

Profitability

This table compares Tokio Marine and Bowhead Specialty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tokio Marine	14.38%	22.24%	3.75%
Bowhead Specialty	N/A	N/A	N/A

About Tokio Marine

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in non-life and life insurance, international insurance, and financial and general businesses worldwide. The company provides business, fire, Internet and mobile, rental housing, and natural catastrophe risk insurance services, as well as insurance for retail and corporate fields. It also provides property investment, insurance agency and risk consulting, human resource, in-home care and nursing care information, healthcare/medical, call center, and real estate-related services. Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. serves individuals, small to medium sized non-profit organizations, schools, or churches. The company was formerly known as Millea Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. in 2008. Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Bowhead Specialty

Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. provides specialty property and casualty insurance products in the United States. It underwrites casualty insurance solutions for risks in the construction, distribution, heavy manufacturing, real estate, and hospitality segments; professional liability insurance solutions for financial institutions, private and public directors and officers liability insurance, errors and omissions liability insurance, and cyber segments; and healthcare solutions for hospitals, senior care providers, managed care organizations, miscellaneous medical facilities, and healthcare management liability segments. The company distributes its products through distribution partners in wholesale and retail markets. Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. was formerly known as Bowhead Holdings Inc. and changed its name to Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. in March 2024. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in New York, New York. Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Bowhead Insurance Holdings LP.