Brunswick (BC) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, MBUU or BC?

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

Do analysts prefer MBUU or BC?

Malibu Boats presently has a consensus price target of $36.17, indicating a potential upside of 3.54%. Brunswick has a consensus price target of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.86%. 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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

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

Does the media favor MBUU or BC?

In the previous week, Brunswick had 6 more articles in the media than Malibu Boats. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Brunswick and 4 mentions for Malibu Boats. Brunswick's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Malibu Boats' score of 0.39 indicating that Brunswick is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Malibu Boats	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Brunswick	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MBUU or BC 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
Malibu Boats	-1.19%	1.66%	1.16%
Brunswick	1.62%	12.88%	4.20%

Which has preferable earnings & 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	$759.23M	0.88	-$55.91M	-$0.41	-85.20
Brunswick	$5.24B	0.75	$130.10M	$1.21	49.51

Summary

Brunswick beats Malibu Boats on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.