Malibu Boats (MBUU) Competitors

MASTERCRAFT BOAT (NASDAQ:MCFT) and Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, MCFT or MBUU?

MASTERCRAFT BOAT has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Malibu Boats has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MCFT or MBUU?

In the previous week, Malibu Boats had 2 more articles in the media than MASTERCRAFT BOAT. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Malibu Boats and 2 mentions for MASTERCRAFT BOAT. Malibu Boats' average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat MASTERCRAFT BOAT's score of 0.00 indicating that Malibu Boats is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MASTERCRAFT BOAT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Malibu Boats	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MCFT or MBUU?

97.6% of MASTERCRAFT BOAT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of MASTERCRAFT BOAT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate MCFT or MBUU?

MASTERCRAFT BOAT presently has a consensus target price of $22.20, indicating a potential upside of 7.40%. Malibu Boats has a consensus target price of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.07%. Given Malibu Boats' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Malibu Boats is more favorable than MASTERCRAFT BOAT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MASTERCRAFT BOAT	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Malibu Boats	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.89

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MCFT or MBUU?

Malibu Boats has higher revenue and earnings than MASTERCRAFT BOAT. 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MASTERCRAFT BOAT	$284.20M	1.18	$7.04M	$0.44	46.98
Malibu Boats	$807.56M	0.71	$14.88M	$0.77	38.62

Is MCFT or MBUU more profitable?

MASTERCRAFT BOAT has a net margin of 2.48% compared to Malibu Boats' net margin of 1.84%. MASTERCRAFT BOAT's return on equity of 7.01% beat Malibu Boats' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MASTERCRAFT BOAT	2.48%	7.01%	4.67%
Malibu Boats	1.84%	4.93%	3.42%

Summary

MASTERCRAFT BOAT beats Malibu Boats on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.