MasterBrand (MBC) Competitors

MasterBrand (NYSE:MBC) and American Woodmark (NASDAQ:AMWD) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MBC or AMWD?

MasterBrand has higher revenue and earnings than American Woodmark. American Woodmark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MasterBrand, 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
MasterBrand	$2.70B	0.60	$125.90M	$0.72	17.69
American Woodmark	$1.71B	0.55	$99.46M	$6.48	9.98

Which has more risk and volatility, MBC or AMWD?

MasterBrand has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Woodmark has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MBC or AMWD?

In the previous week, American Woodmark had 1 more articles in the media than MasterBrand. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for American Woodmark and 3 mentions for MasterBrand. MasterBrand's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat American Woodmark's score of 0.47 indicating that MasterBrand is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MasterBrand	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Woodmark	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is MBC or AMWD more profitable?

American Woodmark has a net margin of 5.82% compared to MasterBrand's net margin of 3.37%. MasterBrand's return on equity of 11.88% beat American Woodmark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MasterBrand	3.37%	11.88%	5.28%
American Woodmark	5.82%	11.09%	6.35%

Do analysts rate MBC or AMWD?

MasterBrand currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.79%. American Woodmark has a consensus price target of $70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.26%. Given MasterBrand's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe MasterBrand is more favorable than American Woodmark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MasterBrand	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
American Woodmark	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MBC or AMWD?

87.3% of MasterBrand shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of American Woodmark shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of MasterBrand shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of American Woodmark 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.

Summary

MasterBrand beats American Woodmark on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.