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 businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend MBUU or BC?

Malibu Boats currently has a consensus target price of $36.40, indicating a potential upside of 4.06%. Brunswick has a consensus target price of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.27%. 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

Does the media prefer MBUU or BC?

In the previous week, Brunswick had 8 more articles in the media than Malibu Boats. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Brunswick and 3 mentions for Malibu Boats. Brunswick's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Malibu Boats' score of 0.50 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brunswick	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, MBUU or BC?

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

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 higher 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	0.81	-$55.91M	-$0.41	-85.32
Brunswick	$5.24B	0.75	$130.10M	$1.21	49.33

Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Brunswick shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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