MasterCraft Boat (MCFT) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, MBUU or MCFT?

Malibu Boats has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MasterCraft Boat has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to MBUU or MCFT?

In the previous week, Malibu Boats had 1 more articles in the media than MasterCraft Boat. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Malibu Boats and 7 mentions for MasterCraft Boat. Malibu Boats' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat MasterCraft Boat's score of 0.72 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MasterCraft Boat	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate MBUU or MCFT?

Malibu Boats presently has a consensus price target of $38.17, suggesting a potential upside of 31.22%. MasterCraft Boat has a consensus price target of $19.60, suggesting a potential upside of 17.72%. 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
Malibu Boats	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
MasterCraft Boat	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of MasterCraft Boat shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MBUU or MCFT?

Malibu Boats received 79 more outperform votes than MasterCraft Boat when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.95% of users gave MasterCraft Boat an outperform vote while only 63.60% of users gave Malibu Boats an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Malibu Boats	Outperform Votes 449 63.60%	Underperform Votes 257 36.40%
MasterCraft Boat	Outperform Votes 370 65.95%	Underperform Votes 191 34.05%

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 higher valuation and earnings, MBUU or MCFT?

MasterCraft Boat has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Malibu Boats. MasterCraft Boat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Malibu Boats, 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
Malibu Boats	$733.99M	0.78	-$55.91M	-$4.35	-6.69
MasterCraft Boat	$311.26M	0.90	$7.80M	-$0.40	-41.63

Summary

MasterCraft Boat beats Malibu Boats on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.