Malibu Boats (MBUU) Competitors $30.12 +0.06 (+0.18%) As of 01:40 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MBUU vs. MCFT, RVSN, VMAR, VEEE, MPX, GD, HII, UA, MANU, and VACShould 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), Marine Products (MPX), General Dynamics (GD), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Under Armour (UA), Manchester United (MANU), and Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC). Malibu Boats vs. MasterCraft Boat Rail Vision Vision Marine Technologies Twin Vee Powercats Marine Products General Dynamics Huntington Ingalls Industries Under Armour Manchester United Marriott Vacations Worldwide Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) and MasterCraft Boat (NASDAQ:MCFT) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MBUU or MCFT? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMalibu Boats$759.23M0.76-$55.91M-$0.41-73.32MasterCraft Boat$303.24M0.92$7.80M-$0.39-43.15 Do analysts prefer MBUU or MCFT? Malibu Boats currently has a consensus target price of $38.17, indicating a potential upside of 26.97%. MasterCraft Boat has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.84%. Given Malibu Boats' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Malibu Boats is more favorable than MasterCraft Boat.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Malibu Boats 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14MasterCraft Boat 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Is MBUU or MCFT more profitable? MasterCraft Boat has a net margin of -2.29% compared to Malibu Boats' net margin of -12.09%. MasterCraft Boat's return on equity of 3.74% beat Malibu Boats' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Malibu Boats-12.09% 1.04% 0.73% MasterCraft Boat -2.29%3.74%2.25% Which has more volatility & risk, MBUU or MCFT? Malibu Boats has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MasterCraft Boat has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MBUU or MCFT? 91.3% of Malibu Boats shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of MasterCraft Boat shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Malibu Boats shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of MasterCraft Boat shares are held 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. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MBUU or MCFT? Malibu Boats received 78 more outperform votes than MasterCraft Boat when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.66% of users gave MasterCraft Boat an outperform vote while only 63.60% of users gave Malibu Boats an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMalibu BoatsOutperform Votes44963.60% Underperform Votes25736.40% MasterCraft BoatOutperform Votes37165.66% Underperform Votes19434.34% Does the media favor MBUU or MCFT? In the previous week, Malibu Boats had 3 more articles in the media than MasterCraft Boat. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Malibu Boats and 3 mentions for MasterCraft Boat. Malibu Boats' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat MasterCraft Boat's score of 0.66 indicating that Malibu Boats is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Malibu Boats 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MasterCraft Boat 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMasterCraft Boat beats Malibu Boats on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Malibu Boats News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MBUU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MBUU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMalibu BoatsShip & boat building & repairing IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$576.88M$10.59B$7.91B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A3.60%3.24%4.10%P/E Ratio-6.9117.9015.0919.71Price / Sales0.761.057.77117.28Price / Cash4.598.8116.3734.62Price / Book1.151.644.734.50Net Income-$55.91M$532.15M$257.85M$248.18M7 Day Performance-6.76%-2.31%-1.06%0.20%1 Month Performance7.66%3.78%7.59%12.37%1 Year Performance-16.31%-21.74%-3.47%7.04% Malibu Boats Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MBUUMalibu Boats3.0691 of 5 stars$30.12+0.2%$38.17+26.7%-12.9%$577.94M$759.23M-6.923,020News CoveragePositive NewsMCFTMasterCraft Boat2.9002 of 5 stars$17.76+3.8%$20.00+12.6%-19.3%$294.91M$311.26M-44.401,750RVSNRail Vision0.3653 of 5 stars$0.40-3.8%N/A-66.6%$20.99M$1.30M-0.0960VMARVision Marine Technologies2.407 of 5 stars$7.13+6.3%$300.00+4,107.6%-93.4%$7.00M$2.33M-0.0614News CoveragePositive NewsVEEETwin Vee Powercats0.5598 of 5 stars$3.00-12.8%N/A-65.4%$4.46M$14.39M-2.86120MPXMarine Products1.3159 of 5 stars$8.55+0.3%$8.00-6.5%-17.9%$299.01M$226.22M17.46940GDGeneral Dynamics4.6666 of 5 stars$276.45+1.8%$293.00+6.0%-6.5%$74.20B$49.21B20.27106,500Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.03 of 5 stars$229.92-0.7%$238.44+3.7%-12.0%$9.02B$11.46B16.4743,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionUAUnder Armour2.0739 of 5 stars$5.90+5.6%$9.00+52.7%-6.5%$2.53B$5.32B-20.3317,500Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeMANUManchester United1.6344 of 5 stars$14.60+2.1%$20.75+42.2%-14.0%$2.47B$620.67M-14.311,040Trending NewsGap DownVACMarriott Vacations Worldwide4.9735 of 5 stars$70.03+8.3%$92.25+31.7%-30.0%$2.42B$4.97B13.3421,400Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MasterCraft Boat Competitors Rail Vision Competitors Vision Marine Technologies Competitors Twin Vee Powercats Competitors Marine Products Competitors General Dynamics Competitors Huntington Ingalls Industries Competitors Under Armour Competitors Manchester United Competitors Marriott Vacations Worldwide Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MBUU) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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