Guess' (GES) Competitors

Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) and Guess' (NYSE:GES) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer MBUU or GES?

In the previous week, Guess' had 1 more articles in the media than Malibu Boats. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Guess' and 5 mentions for Malibu Boats. Malibu Boats' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Guess''s score of -0.59 indicating that Malibu Boats is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Malibu Boats	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Guess'	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Do analysts prefer MBUU or GES?

Malibu Boats currently has a consensus target price of $70.43, indicating a potential upside of 29.70%. Guess' has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.00%. Given Malibu Boats' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Malibu Boats is more favorable than Guess'.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Malibu Boats	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Guess'	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MBUU or GES?

Guess' received 46 more outperform votes than Malibu Boats when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.41% of users gave Malibu Boats an outperform vote while only 54.95% of users gave Guess' an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Malibu Boats	Outperform Votes 426 67.41%	Underperform Votes 206 32.59%
Guess'	Outperform Votes 472 54.95%	Underperform Votes 387 45.05%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MBUU or GES?

Malibu Boats has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Guess'. Malibu Boats is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Guess', 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	$1.21 billion	0.92	$157.63 million	$8.23	6.60
Guess'	$2.69 billion	0.41	$149.61 million	$1.89	10.58

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

93.1% of Malibu Boats shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.8% of Guess' shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Malibu Boats shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.0% of Guess' shares are held by 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.

Is MBUU or GES more profitable?

Malibu Boats has a net margin of 12.40% compared to Guess''s net margin of 4.87%. Malibu Boats' return on equity of 31.40% beat Guess''s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Malibu Boats	12.40%	31.40%	20.72%
Guess'	4.87%	29.66%	5.99%

Which has more volatility & risk, MBUU or GES?

Malibu Boats has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guess' has a beta of 1.95, indicating that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Malibu Boats beats Guess' on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.