Bowhead Specialty price target lowered to $27 from $29 at Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley analyst Bob Huang lowered the firm’s price target on Bowhead Specialty (BOW) to $27 from $29 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The firm updated targets in the property and casualty insurance group post the Q4 reports. Insurers with “more differentiated” underwriting performance are likely to see better share price performance, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Morgan Stanley says that while pricing will remain weak and AI headwinds “are not abating,” those with “differentiated” underwriting and “margin durability will be king.”