MBUU vs. MCFT, RVSN, VMAR, VEEE, PTON, MODG, RGR, SWBI, JOUT, and MPX
Should you be buying Malibu Boats stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Malibu Boats include Mastercraft Boat (MCFT), Rail Vision (RVSN), Vision Marine Technologies (VMAR), Twin Vee PowerCats (VEEE), Peloton Interactive (PTON), Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG), Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR), Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI), Johnson Outdoors (JOUT), and Marine Products (MPX).
Malibu Boats vs. Its Competitors
Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) and Mastercraft Boat (NASDAQ:MCFT) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
Mastercraft Boat has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Malibu Boats. Malibu Boats is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mastercraft Boat, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Malibu Boats has a net margin of -1.19% compared to Mastercraft Boat's net margin of -2.46%. Mastercraft Boat's return on equity of 3.34% beat Malibu Boats' return on equity.
In the previous week, Malibu Boats and Malibu Boats both had 3 articles in the media. Malibu Boats' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Mastercraft Boat's score of -0.24 indicating that Malibu Boats is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Malibu Boats has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mastercraft Boat has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Malibu Boats presently has a consensus price target of $36.17, indicating a potential upside of 4.09%. Mastercraft Boat has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.50%. Given Malibu Boats' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Malibu Boats is more favorable than Mastercraft Boat.
91.3% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of Mastercraft Boat shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Mastercraft Boat shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Mastercraft Boat beats Malibu Boats on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:MBUU) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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