Upbound Group (UPBD) Competitors

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) and Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and media sentiment.

Is BC or UPBD a better dividend stock?

Brunswick pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Upbound Group pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Brunswick pays out 277.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Upbound Group pays out 87.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brunswick has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Upbound Group has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Upbound Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BC or UPBD?

99.3% of Brunswick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Upbound Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Brunswick shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Upbound Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BC or UPBD more profitable?

Upbound Group has a net margin of 2.28% compared to Brunswick's net margin of 0.82%. Upbound Group's return on equity of 36.26% beat Brunswick's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brunswick	0.82%	10.73%	3.54%
Upbound Group	2.28%	36.26%	8.31%

Which has better earnings & valuation, BC or UPBD?

Brunswick has higher revenue and earnings than Upbound Group. Upbound Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brunswick, 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
Brunswick	$5.24B	0.82	$130.10M	$0.62	105.52
Upbound Group	$4.32B	0.34	$123.48M	$1.78	14.21

Does the media refer more to BC or UPBD?

In the previous week, Brunswick had 6 more articles in the media than Upbound Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Brunswick and 8 mentions for Upbound Group. Upbound Group's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Brunswick's score of 1.08 indicating that Upbound Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brunswick	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Upbound Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend BC or UPBD?

Brunswick presently has a consensus price target of $68.25, suggesting a potential upside of 4.32%. Upbound Group has a consensus price target of $34.50, suggesting a potential upside of 36.42%. Given Upbound Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Upbound Group is more favorable than Brunswick.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brunswick	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Upbound Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has more risk & volatility, BC or UPBD?

Brunswick has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upbound Group has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Upbound Group beats Brunswick on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.