Malibu Boats (MBUU) Competitors

MasterCraft Boat (NASDAQ:MCFT) and Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer MCFT or MBUU?

In the previous week, Malibu Boats had 2 more articles in the media than MasterCraft Boat. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Malibu Boats and 2 mentions for MasterCraft Boat. Malibu Boats' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat MasterCraft Boat's score of 0.93 indicating that Malibu Boats is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MasterCraft Boat	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Malibu Boats	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MCFT or MBUU more profitable?

MasterCraft Boat has a net margin of -1.08% compared to Malibu Boats' net margin of -10.90%. MasterCraft Boat's return on equity of 6.55% beat Malibu Boats' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MasterCraft Boat	-1.08%	6.55%	3.78%
Malibu Boats	-10.90%	2.39%	1.69%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MCFT or MBUU?

97.6% of MasterCraft Boat shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Malibu Boats shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of MasterCraft Boat shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Malibu Boats shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MCFT or MBUU?

Malibu Boats received 77 more outperform votes than MasterCraft Boat when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.89% of users gave MasterCraft Boat an outperform vote while only 64.78% of users gave Malibu Boats an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MasterCraft Boat	Outperform Votes 370 67.89%	Underperform Votes 175 32.11%
Malibu Boats	Outperform Votes 447 64.78%	Underperform Votes 243 35.22%

Which has more volatility and risk, MCFT or MBUU?

MasterCraft Boat has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Malibu Boats has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MCFT or MBUU?

MasterCraft Boat currently has a consensus target price of $21.25, indicating a potential upside of 2.86%. Malibu Boats has a consensus target price of $44.57, indicating a potential upside of 8.13%. Given Malibu Boats' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Malibu Boats is more favorable than MasterCraft Boat.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MasterCraft Boat	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Malibu Boats	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MCFT or MBUU?

MasterCraft Boat has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Malibu Boats. MasterCraft Boat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Malibu Boats, 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
MasterCraft Boat	$337.64M	1.03	$7.80M	-$0.23	-89.83
Malibu Boats	$744.79M	1.09	-$55.91M	-$3.98	-10.36

Summary

MasterCraft Boat and Malibu Boats tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.