Thor Industries (THO) Competitors

Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) and Thor Industries (NYSE:THO) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, MBUU or THO?

Malibu Boats has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Thor Industries has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MBUU or THO?

91.3% of Malibu Boats shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of Thor Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Malibu Boats shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Thor Industries shares are held by 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.

Is MBUU or THO more profitable?

Thor Industries has a net margin of 2.32% compared to Malibu Boats' net margin of -1.19%. Thor Industries' return on equity of 6.15% beat Malibu Boats' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Malibu Boats	-1.19%	1.66%	1.16%
Thor Industries	2.32%	6.15%	3.61%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MBUU or THO?

Thor Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Malibu Boats. Malibu Boats is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Thor Industries, 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
Malibu Boats	$759.23M	0.83	-$55.91M	-$0.41	-80.49
Thor Industries	$9.59B	0.49	$265.31M	$4.17	21.35

Do analysts recommend MBUU or THO?

Malibu Boats presently has a consensus price target of $36.40, suggesting a potential upside of 10.30%. Thor Industries has a consensus price target of $87.63, suggesting a potential downside of 1.57%. Given Malibu Boats' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Malibu Boats is more favorable than Thor Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Malibu Boats	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Thor Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Does the media prefer MBUU or THO?

In the previous week, Thor Industries had 5 more articles in the media than Malibu Boats. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Thor Industries and 2 mentions for Malibu Boats. Malibu Boats' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Thor Industries' score of 0.81 indicating that Malibu Boats is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Malibu Boats	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Thor Industries	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Thor Industries beats Malibu Boats on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.