What is B. Riley's Estimate for Malibu Boats Q3 Earnings?

Malibu Boats, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBUU - Free Report) - Investment analysts at B. Riley issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Malibu Boats in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. B. Riley analyst A. Glaessgen expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.62 for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Malibu Boats' current full-year earnings is $1.69 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Malibu Boats' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.49 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.63 EPS.

Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by ($0.01). Malibu Boats had a positive return on equity of 1.04% and a negative net margin of 12.09%.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on MBUU. KeyCorp decreased their price objective on Malibu Boats from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Malibu Boats from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. DA Davidson cut shares of Malibu Boats from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $45.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $44.00 target price on shares of Malibu Boats in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their target price on Malibu Boats from $34.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Malibu Boats presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $42.83.

Malibu Boats Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:MBUU traded down $0.74 during trading on Monday, reaching $36.11. The stock had a trading volume of 291,384 shares, compared to its average volume of 180,496. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 1.52. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $37.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $38.79. The stock has a market cap of $709.02 million, a PE ratio of -8.30 and a beta of 1.33. Malibu Boats has a 1-year low of $30.20 and a 1-year high of $47.82.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Malibu Boats

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Malibu Boats by 8.2% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 576,070 shares of the company's stock valued at $22,361,000 after buying an additional 43,769 shares during the period. Meros Investment Management LP acquired a new stake in Malibu Boats during the third quarter worth $4,117,000. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in Malibu Boats by 38.8% in the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 66,606 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,585,000 after purchasing an additional 18,636 shares during the period. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of Malibu Boats by 92.6% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 46,919 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,820,000 after purchasing an additional 22,556 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in shares of Malibu Boats by 37.2% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 114,525 shares of the company's stock worth $4,445,000 after purchasing an additional 31,026 shares during the period. 91.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Malibu Boats

Malibu Boats, Inc designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and sells a range of recreational powerboats. It operates through three segments: Malibu, Saltwater Fishing, and Cobalt. The company provides performance sport boats, and sterndrive and outboard boats under the Malibu, Axis, Pursuit, Maverick, Cobia, Pathfinder, Hewes, and Cobalt brands.