Malibu Boats (MBUU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Malibu Boats, Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and sells a range of recreational powerboats. It operates through three segments: Malibu, Saltwater Fishing, and Cobalt. The company provides performance sport boats, and sterndrive and outboard boats under the Malibu, Axis, Pursuit, Maverick, Cobia, Pathfinder, Hewes, and Cobalt brands. Its products are used for a range of recreational boating activities, including water sports, such as water skiing, wakeboarding, and wake surfing; and general recreational boating and fishing. The company sells its products through independent dealers in North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, South America, South Africa, and Australia/New Zealand. Malibu Boats, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is based in Loudon, Tennessee.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.32 to $30.84
• 50-Day Range: $25.17 to $32.74
• 52-Week Range: $24.43 to $47.82
• Volume: 208,530 shs
• Average Volume: 214,375 shs
• Market Capitalization: $576.68 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $38.17
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Malibu Boats Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Malibu Boats scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 143rd out of 280 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: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Malibu Boats has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on 1 buy rating, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Malibu Boats has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 79.88%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Malibu Boats are expected to grow by 79.88% in the coming year, from $1.69 to $3.04 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Malibu Boats is -6.75, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Malibu Boats is -6.75, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Malibu Boats has a P/B Ratio of 1.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.53% 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 6.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Malibu Boats has recently increased by 9.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.53% 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 6.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Malibu Boats has recently increased by 9.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.83

News Sentiment

Malibu Boats has a news sentiment score of 0.83. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Malibu Boats this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 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

Only 1.16% 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.

MBUU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MBUU shares performed this year?

Malibu Boats' stock was trading at $37.59 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MBUU stock has decreased by 21.9% and is now trading at $29.37.
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How were Malibu Boats' earnings last quarter?

Malibu Boats, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBUU) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The company reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.06. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Malibu Boats' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Malibu Boats include Pzena Investment Management LLC (7.82%), Cooke & Bieler LP (6.96%), Vanguard Group Inc. (6.19%) and Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (2.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Mark W Lanigan, Ritchie L Anderson, Peter E Murphy, Michael K Hooks and David Scott Black.
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How do I buy shares of Malibu Boats?

Shares of MBUU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Malibu Boats own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Malibu Boats investors own include Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/08/2025
• Today: 5/10/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Ship & boat building & repairing
• Sub-Industry: Shipbuilding, Railroad Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MBUU
• CIK: 1590976
• Web: www.malibuboats.com
• Phone: (865) 458-5478
• Fax: 865-458-9052
• Employees: 3,020
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $38.17
• High Stock Price Target: $45.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.14
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($4.35)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.38
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-55,910,000.00
• Net Margins: -12.09%
• Pretax Margin: -14.03%
• Return on Equity: 1.04%
• Return on Assets: 0.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.04
• Current Ratio: 1.52
• Quick Ratio: 0.45

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $733.99 million
• Price / Sales: 0.79
• Cash Flow: $6.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.59
• Book Value: $26.20 per share
• Price / Book: 1.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 19,635,000
• Free Float: 19,407,000
• Market Cap: $576.68 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.23