Patrick Industries (PATK) Competitors

Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) and Patrick Industries (NASDAQ:PATK) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, MBUU or PATK?

Malibu Boats has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patrick Industries has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MBUU or PATK more profitable?

Patrick Industries has a net margin of 3.30% compared to Malibu Boats' net margin of 1.84%. Patrick Industries' return on equity of 13.04% beat Malibu Boats' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Malibu Boats	1.84%	4.93%	3.42%
Patrick Industries	3.30%	13.04%	4.77%

Do analysts rate MBUU or PATK?

Malibu Boats presently has a consensus target price of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.85%. Patrick Industries has a consensus target price of $104.86, indicating a potential downside of 2.38%. Given Malibu Boats' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Malibu Boats is more favorable than Patrick Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Malibu Boats	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Patrick Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MBUU or PATK?

Patrick Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Malibu Boats. Patrick Industries 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	$807.56M	0.80	$14.88M	$0.77	43.35
Patrick Industries	$3.82B	0.94	$138.40M	$3.69	29.11

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MBUU or PATK?

91.3% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Patrick Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Patrick Industries shares are owned by company 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.

Does the media prefer MBUU or PATK?

In the previous week, Malibu Boats had 4 more articles in the media than Patrick Industries. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Malibu Boats and 3 mentions for Patrick Industries. Patrick Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Malibu Boats' score of 0.84 indicating that Patrick Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Malibu Boats	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Patrick Industries	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Patrick Industries beats Malibu Boats on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.