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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Marine Products pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. 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. pays out 39.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
13.9% of Marine Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. 75.2% of Marine Products shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Marine Products has a net margin of 6.84% compared to Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s net margin of 5.84%. Marine Products' return on equity of 12.05% beat Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.
Marine Products presently has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential downside of 11.50%. Given Marine Products' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Marine Products is more favorable than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc..
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than Marine Products. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marine Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
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.
In the previous week, Marine Products had 6 more articles in the media than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Marine Products and 2 mentions for Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Marine Products' score of 0.00 indicating that Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Marine Products beats Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MPX) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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