Brunswick (BC) Competitors

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) and Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

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

99.3% of Brunswick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Malibu Boats shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Brunswick shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Malibu Boats shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer BC or MBUU?

Brunswick currently has a consensus target price of $68.25, indicating a potential upside of 7.94%. Malibu Boats has a consensus target price of $36.40, indicating a potential upside of 13.91%. Given Malibu Boats' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Malibu Boats 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
Malibu Boats	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Is BC or MBUU more profitable?

Malibu Boats has a net margin of 1.84% compared to Brunswick's net margin of 0.82%. Brunswick's return on equity of 10.73% beat Malibu Boats' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brunswick	0.82%	10.73%	3.54%
Malibu Boats	1.84%	4.93%	3.42%

Which has better valuation & earnings, BC or MBUU?

Brunswick has higher revenue and earnings than Malibu Boats. Malibu Boats 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	0.79	$130.10M	$0.62	101.98
Malibu Boats	$807.56M	0.76	-$55.91M	$0.77	41.50

Which has more risk and volatility, BC or MBUU?

Brunswick has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Malibu Boats has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BC or MBUU?

In the previous week, Malibu Boats had 5 more articles in the media than Brunswick. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Malibu Boats and 13 mentions for Brunswick. Brunswick's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Malibu Boats' score of 0.52 indicating that Brunswick is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brunswick	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Malibu Boats	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Brunswick beats Malibu Boats on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.