Malibu Boats (MBUU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Malibu Boats, Inc. is a recreational powerboat manufacturer headquartered in Loudon, Tennessee. Founded in 1982, the company designs and produces boats for water sports, cruising, fishing and general recreational use, selling its products through a network of independent dealers.

Its brand portfolio includes Malibu and Axis, which focus on wake and water-sports boats, as well as Pursuit, Maverick, Cobia, Pathfinder and Hewes, which offer a range of offshore, center-console and inshore fishing boats. The company’s products include inboard, sterndrive and outboard-powered models in various sizes and configurations.

Malibu Boats serves customers primarily in North America and also sells its products in international markets through dealers and distributors. Its boats are used for activities including wakeboarding, wakesurfing, water skiing, cruising and recreational fishing.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.16 to $21.97
• 50-Day Range: $21.49 to $29.68
• 52-Week Range: $21.16 to $34.97
• Volume: 292,494 shs
• Average Volume: 227,368 shs
• Market Capitalization: $422.92 million
• P/E Ratio: 17.42
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $31.60
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Malibu Boats Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Malibu Boats scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 220th out of 485 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Malibu Boats has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.13, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Malibu Boats has a consensus price target of $31.60, representing about 47.0% upside from its current price of $21.49.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Malibu Boats has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 36.24%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Malibu Boats are expected to grow by 36.24% in the coming year, from $2.18 to $2.97 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Malibu Boats is 17.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.16.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Malibu Boats is 17.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 43.38.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Malibu Boats has a P/B Ratio of 0.80. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.55% of the float of Malibu Boats has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Malibu Boats has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.65.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Malibu Boats has recently decreased by 11.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Malibu Boats does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Malibu Boats does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.70

News Sentiment

Malibu Boats has a news sentiment score of 0.70. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Malibu Boats this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Malibu Boats insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.41% of the stock of Malibu Boats is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.35% of the stock of Malibu Boats is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/27/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Leisure Products
• Sub-Industry: Leisure Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MBUU
• CIK: 1590976
• Web: www.malibuboats.com
• Phone: (865) 458-5478
• Fax: 865-458-9052
• Employees: 3,000
• Year Founded: 1982

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Malibu Boats: $31.60
• High Price Target: $34.00
• Low Price Target: $30.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +47.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.13
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.07
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.86
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.65 million
• Net Margins: 0.18%
• Pretax Margin: 0.27%
• Return on Equity: 4.78%
• Return on Assets: 2.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.31
• Current Ratio: 1.43
• Quick Ratio: 0.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $914.59 million
• Price / Sales: 0.46
• Cash Flow: $3.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.25
• Book Value: $26.91 per share
• Price / Book: 0.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 19,680,000
• Free Float: 19,401,000
• Market Cap: $422.92 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.19