Mastercraft Boat (MCFT) Competitors

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

Is MBUU or MCFT more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Malibu Boats	-1.19%	1.66%	1.16%
Mastercraft Boat	-2.46%	3.34%	2.11%

Does the media refer more to MBUU or MCFT?

In the previous week, Malibu Boats had 2 more articles in the media than Mastercraft Boat. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Malibu Boats and 2 mentions for Mastercraft Boat. Malibu Boats' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Mastercraft Boat's score of -0.24 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Mastercraft Boat	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer MBUU or MCFT?

Malibu Boats presently has a consensus target price of $36.17, suggesting a potential upside of 6.40%. Mastercraft Boat has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.11%. Given Malibu Boats' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MBUU or MCFT?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Malibu Boats	$829.03M	0.79	-$55.91M	-$0.41	-82.90
Mastercraft Boat	$366.59M	0.90	$7.80M	-$0.39	-50.72

Which has more risk and volatility, MBUU or MCFT?

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.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MBUU or MCFT?

91.4% 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Mastercraft Boat beats Malibu Boats on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.