MPX vs. RGR, JOUT, JAKK, HAS, MAT, BC, PII, MBUU, MCFT, and VMAR
Should you be buying Marine Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marine Products include Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR), Johnson Outdoors (JOUT), JAKKS Pacific (JAKK), Hasbro (HAS), Mattel (MAT), Brunswick (BC), Polaris (PII), Malibu Boats (MBUU), MasterCraft Boat (MCFT), and Vision Marine Technologies (VMAR).
Marine Products vs.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) and Marine Products (NYSE:MPX) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Marine Products had 1 more articles in the media than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Marine Products and 7 mentions for Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Marine Products' score of 0.07 indicating that Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the media.
64.0% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.9% of Marine Products shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 75.2% of Marine Products shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Marine Products has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.76%. Given Marine Products' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Marine Products is more favorable than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc..
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than Marine Products. Marine Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Marine Products has a net margin of 7.55% compared to Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s net margin of 5.70%. Marine Products' return on equity of 13.08% beat Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Marine Products pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. pays out 54.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marine Products pays out 133.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. received 79 more outperform votes than Marine Products when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.99% of users gave Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. an outperform vote while only 58.81% of users gave Marine Products an outperform vote.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marine Products has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. beats Marine Products on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Marine Products News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MPX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Marine Products Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (NYSE:MPX) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
Buy MPX Stock Free MPX Stock Alerts