MASTERCRAFT BOAT (MCFT) 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MCFT or MBUU?

97.6% of MASTERCRAFT BOAT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of Malibu Boats shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of MASTERCRAFT BOAT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Malibu Boats shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer MCFT or MBUU?

MASTERCRAFT BOAT currently has a consensus target price of $22.20, indicating a potential downside of 0.76%. Malibu Boats has a consensus target price of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.56%. Given Malibu Boats' higher possible 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Malibu Boats	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	1.28	$7.04M	$0.44	50.84
Malibu Boats	$807.56M	0.80	$14.88M	$0.77	43.47

Does the media refer more to MCFT or MBUU?

In the previous week, Malibu Boats had 7 more articles in the media than MASTERCRAFT BOAT. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Malibu Boats and 4 mentions for MASTERCRAFT BOAT. MASTERCRAFT BOAT's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Malibu Boats' score of 0.36 indicating that MASTERCRAFT BOAT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MASTERCRAFT BOAT	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Malibu Boats	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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%

Which has more risk & volatility, MCFT or MBUU?

MASTERCRAFT BOAT has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Malibu Boats has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MASTERCRAFT BOAT beats Malibu Boats on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.