FY2026 EPS Estimate for Bowhead Specialty Boosted by Analyst

Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BOW) – Equities researchers at DOWLING & PARTN lifted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Bowhead Specialty in a note issued to investors on Friday, August 7th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst J. Collins now anticipates that the company will earn $1.95 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $1.85. The consensus estimate for Bowhead Specialty’s current full-year earnings is $1.97 per share. DOWLING & PARTN also issued estimates for Bowhead Specialty’s FY2027 earnings at $2.35 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $2.65 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Bowhead Specialty from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on shares of Bowhead Specialty from $34.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Citizens Jmp lowered their price target on shares of Bowhead Specialty from $38.00 to $35.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Bowhead Specialty from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $34.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Bowhead Specialty from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Bowhead Specialty currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $33.00.

Bowhead Specialty Stock Up 0.0%

Bowhead Specialty stock opened at $33.46 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of -0.11. Bowhead Specialty has a fifty-two week low of $21.21 and a fifty-two week high of $35.07. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $29.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $26.46.

Bowhead Specialty (NYSE:BOW) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $163.86 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $278.69 million. Bowhead Specialty had a return on equity of 14.05% and a net margin of 10.11%.

Institutional Trading of Bowhead Specialty

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Langdon Equity Partners purchased a new position in shares of Bowhead Specialty during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its stake in Bowhead Specialty by 262.6% in the second quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,037 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 751 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in Bowhead Specialty by 181.4% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 1,065 shares during the period. CWM LLC boosted its stake in Bowhead Specialty by 257.7% in the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 1,067 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Bowhead Specialty in the second quarter valued at approximately $52,000.

Bowhead Specialty Company Profile

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.