Brunswick (BC) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BC or MBUU?

99.3% of Brunswick shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Brunswick shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by company 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.

Does the media refer more to BC or MBUU?

In the previous week, Brunswick had 16 more articles in the media than Malibu Boats. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Brunswick and 2 mentions for Malibu Boats. Malibu Boats' average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Brunswick's score of 0.99 indicating that Malibu Boats is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brunswick	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Malibu Boats	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, BC or MBUU?

Brunswick has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Malibu Boats has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and 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	0.75	$130.10M	$1.21	49.31
Malibu Boats	$829.03M	0.76	-$55.91M	-$0.41	-80.27

Do analysts recommend BC or MBUU?

Brunswick presently has a consensus price target of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.31%. Malibu Boats has a consensus price target of $36.40, indicating a potential upside of 10.60%. Given Brunswick's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Brunswick is more favorable than Malibu Boats.

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?

Brunswick has a net margin of 1.62% compared to Malibu Boats' net margin of -1.19%. Brunswick's return on equity of 12.88% beat Malibu Boats' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brunswick	1.62%	12.88%	4.20%
Malibu Boats	-1.19%	1.66%	1.16%

Summary

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