MarineMax (HZO) Competitors

Winmark (NASDAQ:WINA) and MarineMax (NYSE:HZO) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, WINA or HZO?

Winmark has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MarineMax has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to WINA or HZO?

In the previous week, MarineMax had 3 more articles in the media than Winmark. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for MarineMax and 4 mentions for Winmark. Winmark's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat MarineMax's score of 1.00 indicating that Winmark is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Winmark	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MarineMax	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate WINA or HZO?

Winmark currently has a consensus target price of $445.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.40%. MarineMax has a consensus target price of $38.50, suggesting a potential upside of 66.52%. Given MarineMax's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MarineMax is more favorable than Winmark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Winmark	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
MarineMax	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Which has higher earnings and valuation, WINA or HZO?

Winmark has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MarineMax. MarineMax is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Winmark, 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
Winmark	$83.10M	18.12	$40.18M	$11.19	38.09
MarineMax	$2.42B	0.21	$38.07M	$2.45	9.44

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WINA or HZO?

MarineMax received 303 more outperform votes than Winmark when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.66% of users gave MarineMax an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Winmark an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Winmark	Outperform Votes 144 57.14%	Underperform Votes 108 42.86%
MarineMax	Outperform Votes 447 61.66%	Underperform Votes 278 38.34%

Is WINA or HZO more profitable?

Winmark has a net margin of 49.15% compared to MarineMax's net margin of 2.33%. MarineMax's return on equity of 4.96% beat Winmark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Winmark	49.15%	-93.24%	88.80%
MarineMax	2.33%	4.96%	1.85%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WINA or HZO?

73.3% of Winmark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of MarineMax shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Winmark shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of MarineMax shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

MarineMax beats Winmark on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.