Malibu Boats (MBUU) Competitors $39.28 +3.34 (+9.28%) As of 03:27 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MBUU vs. MCFT, PATK, BC, FBIN, HOG, HZO, LCII, PII, THO, and WGOShould you be buying Malibu Boats stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Malibu Boats include Mastercraft Boat (MCFT), Patrick Industries (PATK), Brunswick (BC), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Harley-Davidson (HOG), MarineMax (HZO), LCI Industries (LCII), Polaris (PII), Thor Industries (THO), and Winnebago Industries (WGO). Malibu Boats vs. Its Competitors Mastercraft Boat Patrick Industries Brunswick Fortune Brands Innovations Harley-Davidson MarineMax LCI Industries Polaris Thor Industries Winnebago Industries Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) and Mastercraft Boat (NASDAQ:MCFT) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and risk. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MBUU or MCFT? Mastercraft Boat has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Malibu Boats. Malibu Boats is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mastercraft Boat, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMalibu Boats$759.23M0.99-$55.91M-$0.41-95.80Mastercraft Boat$303.24M1.18$7.80M-$0.39-55.05 Do analysts rate MBUU or MCFT? Malibu Boats presently has a consensus price target of $36.40, suggesting a potential downside of 7.32%. Mastercraft Boat has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.85%. Given Mastercraft Boat's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mastercraft Boat is more favorable than Malibu Boats.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) 2.14Mastercraft Boat 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Which has more volatility & risk, MBUU or MCFT? Malibu Boats has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mastercraft Boat has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Does the media favor MBUU or MCFT? In the previous week, Malibu Boats had 7 more articles in the media than Mastercraft Boat. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Malibu Boats and 2 mentions for Mastercraft Boat. Malibu Boats' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Mastercraft Boat's score of 0.58 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Mastercraft Boat 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MBUU or MCFT more profitable? Malibu Boats has a net margin of -1.19% compared to Mastercraft Boat's net margin of -2.46%. Mastercraft Boat's return on equity of 3.34% beat Malibu Boats' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Malibu Boats-1.19% 1.66% 1.16% Mastercraft Boat -2.46%3.34%2.11% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MBUU or MCFT? 91.3% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of Mastercraft Boat shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Mastercraft Boat shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryMastercraft Boat beats Malibu Boats on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Malibu Boats News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MBUU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MBUU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MBUU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMalibu BoatsLEISURE&REC PRD IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$753.04M$3.61B$8.43B$9.75BDividend YieldN/A3.03%3.11%4.09%P/E Ratio-95.7039.9517.0625.96Price / Sales0.992.234.93122.90Price / Cash4.7021.2016.5558.38Price / Book1.503.304.716.38Net Income-$55.91M$1.23M$225.87M$265.56M7 Day Performance8.08%2.48%15.33%1.81%1 Month Performance9.41%-0.15%14.12%1.14%1 Year Performance14.38%11.40%52.23%20.98% Malibu Boats Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MBUUMalibu Boats1.27 of 5 stars$39.28+9.3%$36.40-7.3%+3.2%$753.04M$759.23M-95.702,250News CoverageUpcoming EarningsMCFTMastercraft Boat2.1075 of 5 stars$20.32+1.1%$20.00-1.6%+1.2%$333.59M$303.24M-52.101,750Upcoming EarningsPATKPatrick Industries4.4592 of 5 stars$110.22-1.7%$104.86-4.9%+28.7%$3.73B$3.82B29.8710,000Insider TradeBCBrunswick3.4041 of 5 stars$63.17-0.2%$68.25+8.0%-19.7%$4.13B$5.24B101.8815,000Positive NewsFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.2151 of 5 stars$58.85+0.3%$75.91+29.0%-27.4%$7.05B$4.61B18.5111,000News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeHOGHarley-Davidson4.4091 of 5 stars$27.66+1.0%$29.83+7.8%-26.6%$3.33B$5.19B14.335,900HZOMarineMax3.6781 of 5 stars$25.74+1.4%$33.25+29.2%-16.5%$544.53M$2.43B-19.214,050LCIILCI Industries3.1003 of 5 stars$102.12-1.3%$103.25+1.1%-12.6%$2.51B$3.74B17.0511,500Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementPIIPolaris3.7039 of 5 stars$56.37-1.5%$48.33-14.3%-37.1%$3.22B$7.18B-29.9815,000Positive NewsTHOThor Industries3.8228 of 5 stars$106.11-1.2%$89.38-15.8%+1.4%$5.72B$10.04B25.4522,300Options VolumeWGOWinnebago Industries4.3187 of 5 stars$34.14-0.5%$42.67+25.0%-41.8%$961.45M$2.97B-57.865,700News CoverageAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Mastercraft Boat Competitors Patrick Industries Competitors Brunswick Competitors Fortune Brands Innovations Competitors Harley-Davidson Competitors MarineMax Competitors LCI Industries Competitors Polaris Competitors Thor Industries Competitors Winnebago Industries Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MBUU) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSilver’s Still Under $35… For Now.Silver is trading around $33—but insiders are betting on a $70 breakout by year’s end. 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