MPX vs. RGR, JOUT, JAKK, HAS, MAT, BC, PII, MBUU, SWBI, and MCFT
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), Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI), and MASTERCRAFT BOAT (MCFT).
Marine Products vs. Its Competitors
Marine Products (NYSE:MPX) and Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) 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 analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.
13.9% of Marine Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. 75.2% of Marine Products shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are held by company 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.
Marine Products has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Marine Products has a net margin of 6.26% compared to Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s net margin of 1.07%. Marine Products' return on equity of 10.98% beat Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.
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.
In the previous week, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. had 6 more articles in the media than Marine Products. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. and 0 mentions for Marine Products. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Marine Products' score of 0.37 indicating that Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Marine Products pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Marine Products pays out 140.0% 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. pays out 206.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Marine Products is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Marine Products beats Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MPX) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
