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Octave Specialty Group

NYQ:OSG · US0231398845
InsuranceSmall

360

71
Profit price
Owner Earnings Yield87
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales86
EV / Gross Profit89
Price/Book93
Returns on capital
Profit margins1

Cash truth not applicable for financial companies.

Sales growth98
Profit growth6
Reinvestment61
Price momentum23
Debt load79
Debt serviceability43
Liquidity6
Analyst ratings100
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside100
Market mood5
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Octave Specialty Group clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Based on 3/5 components.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryInsurance
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1991
Employees84
ISINUS0231398845
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
FinanceFinancial Services

Description

Octave Specialty Group, Inc. (Octave) operates as a financial services holding company. Octave operates two principal businesses: insurance distribution and specialty property & casualty insurance. Insurance Distribution Octave's specialty property…

Analysis

Deep value

Octave Specialty Group, Inc. looks superficially cheap, but weak underlying metrics raise the question of whether this is value or a trap.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is solid and accelerating; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

Flags to be aware of: Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
46
2023202420252026

All-time high

61

Jan 2025

All-time low

1

Jan 2023

Average rank

38

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
86
42
22
5
Price/Earnings
38
3
5
100
Price/Book
93
97
100
83
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
68
29
20
25

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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