MCFT vs. MBUU, BC, LCII, PII, WGO, RVSN, VMAR, VEEE, RGR, and SWBI
Should you be buying MASTERCRAFT BOAT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MASTERCRAFT BOAT include Malibu Boats (MBUU), Brunswick (BC), LCI Industries (LCII), Polaris (PII), Winnebago Industries (WGO), Rail Vision (RVSN), Vision Marine Technologies (VMAR), Twin Vee PowerCats (VEEE), Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR), and Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI).
MASTERCRAFT BOAT vs. Its 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.
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.
91.4% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of MASTERCRAFT BOAT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of MASTERCRAFT BOAT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Malibu Boats currently has a consensus target price of $36.40, indicating a potential upside of 10.60%. MASTERCRAFT BOAT has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.31%. Given Malibu Boats' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Malibu Boats is more favorable than MASTERCRAFT BOAT.
In the previous week, MASTERCRAFT BOAT had 1 more articles in the media than Malibu Boats. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MASTERCRAFT BOAT and 2 mentions for Malibu Boats. Malibu Boats' average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat MASTERCRAFT BOAT's score of 1.63 indicating that Malibu Boats is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Malibu Boats has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MASTERCRAFT BOAT has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Malibu Boats has a net margin of -1.19% compared to MASTERCRAFT BOAT's net margin of -2.46%. MASTERCRAFT BOAT's return on equity of 3.34% beat Malibu Boats' return on equity.
Summary
MASTERCRAFT BOAT beats Malibu Boats on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MCFT) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff