Bowhead Specialty Holdings (BOW) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.54
- Estimate
- $0.51
- Surprise
- +5.3%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $171.8M
- Score today
- 6.2/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Bowhead Specialty Holdings (BOW) beat the $0.51 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.54 — a clear 5.3% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates BOW Hold at 6.2/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +5.3% surprise compares with a +5.2% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Financial Services): +1.0
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Counterparty: AmFam (100.0%)
- Concentration risk — Customer: four brokers (70.3%)
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $34.16
- Stop
- $33.68
The stock trades at 19.3× trailing but 14.0× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
BOW at TrendMatrix's latest read
For financials, the EPS print is only half the story: credit costs, reserve builds, and rate sensitivity decide how a quarter actually lands.
- Industry
- Insurance - Property & Casualty
- Market cap
- $1.13B
- P/E (fwd)
- 14.0
- P/E (ttm)
- 19.3
- 52-week range
- $21.21–$35.07
- Off 52-week high
- 2.6%
- RSI (14)
- 57
- Volume vs avg
- 1.46×
- Score today
- 6.2/10