Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) Competitors

Ethan Allen Interiors (NYSE:ETD) and Brunswick (NYSE:BC) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ETD or BC?

Brunswick has higher revenue and earnings than Ethan Allen Interiors. Ethan Allen Interiors 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
Ethan Allen Interiors	$614.65M	1.21	$51.60M	$2.01	14.57
Brunswick	$5.10B	0.73	$130.10M	$0.62	92.11

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

83.8% of Ethan Allen Interiors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Brunswick shares are held by institutional investors. 10.5% of Ethan Allen Interiors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Brunswick shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ETD or BC a better dividend stock?

Ethan Allen Interiors pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Brunswick pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Ethan Allen Interiors pays out 77.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brunswick pays out 277.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ethan Allen Interiors has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Brunswick has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Ethan Allen Interiors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor ETD or BC?

In the previous week, Ethan Allen Interiors and Ethan Allen Interiors both had 10 articles in the media. Brunswick's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Ethan Allen Interiors' score of 0.42 indicating that Brunswick is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ethan Allen Interiors	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Brunswick	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ETD or BC?

Ethan Allen Interiors currently has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.47%. Brunswick has a consensus target price of $68.25, indicating a potential upside of 19.51%. Given Brunswick's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Brunswick is more favorable than Ethan Allen Interiors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ethan Allen Interiors	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Brunswick	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Which has more risk and volatility, ETD or BC?

Ethan Allen Interiors has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brunswick has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ETD or BC more profitable?

Ethan Allen Interiors has a net margin of 8.39% compared to Brunswick's net margin of 0.82%. Ethan Allen Interiors' return on equity of 10.92% beat Brunswick's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ethan Allen Interiors	8.39%	10.92%	7.10%
Brunswick	0.82%	10.73%	3.54%

Summary

Brunswick beats Ethan Allen Interiors on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.