Brunswick (BC) Competitors

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

Is MBUU or BC more profitable?

Brunswick has a net margin of 0.82% compared to Malibu Boats' net margin of -1.19%. Brunswick's return on equity of 10.73% beat Malibu Boats' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Malibu Boats	-1.19%	1.66%	1.16%
Brunswick	0.82%	10.73%	3.54%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MBUU or BC?

91.4% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Brunswick shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Brunswick shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer MBUU or BC?

In the previous week, Brunswick had 5 more articles in the media than Malibu Boats. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Brunswick and 1 mentions for Malibu Boats. Malibu Boats' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Brunswick's score of 1.11 indicating that Malibu Boats is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Malibu Boats	Positive
Brunswick	Positive

Do analysts prefer MBUU or BC?

Malibu Boats currently has a consensus price target of $36.40, suggesting a potential downside of 1.52%. Brunswick has a consensus price target of $68.25, suggesting a potential upside of 5.42%. Given Brunswick's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brunswick is more favorable than Malibu Boats.

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
Brunswick	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Which has better earnings and valuation, MBUU or BC?

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
Malibu Boats	$829.03M	0.86	-$55.91M	-$0.41	-90.15
Brunswick	$5.24B	0.81	$130.10M	$0.62	104.42

Which has more risk & volatility, MBUU or BC?

Malibu Boats has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brunswick has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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