Malibu Boats (MBUU) Competitors $26.64 -0.40 (-1.48%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.64 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04/15/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MBUU vs. MCFT, RVSN, VMAR, VEEE, MPX, GD, HII, CENTA, PTON, and MLCOShould you be buying Malibu Boats stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Malibu Boats include MasterCraft Boat (MCFT), Rail Vision (RVSN), Vision Marine Technologies (VMAR), Twin Vee Powercats (VEEE), Marine Products (MPX), General Dynamics (GD), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Central Garden & Pet (CENTA), Peloton Interactive (PTON), and Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO). Malibu Boats vs. MasterCraft Boat Rail Vision Vision Marine Technologies Twin Vee Powercats Marine Products General Dynamics Huntington Ingalls Industries Central Garden & Pet Peloton Interactive Melco Resorts & Entertainment 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 dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and community ranking. Do analysts rate MBUU or MCFT? Malibu Boats presently has a consensus price target of $38.17, indicating a potential upside of 43.27%. MasterCraft Boat has a consensus price target of $19.60, indicating a potential upside of 29.20%. Given Malibu Boats' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Malibu Boats is more favorable than MasterCraft Boat.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) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MBUU or MCFT? Malibu Boats received 79 more outperform votes than MasterCraft Boat when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.19% of users gave MasterCraft Boat an outperform vote while only 63.60% of users gave Malibu Boats an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMalibu BoatsOutperform Votes44963.60% Underperform Votes25736.40% MasterCraft BoatOutperform Votes37066.19% Underperform Votes18933.81% Which has more volatility & risk, MBUU or MCFT? Malibu Boats has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MasterCraft Boat has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MBUU or MCFT more profitable? MasterCraft Boat has a net margin of -2.29% compared to Malibu Boats' net margin of -12.09%. MasterCraft Boat's return on equity of 3.74% beat Malibu Boats' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Malibu Boats-12.09% 1.04% 0.73% MasterCraft Boat -2.29%3.74%2.25% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MBUU or MCFT? 91.3% of Malibu Boats shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of MasterCraft Boat shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Malibu Boats shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of MasterCraft Boat shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to MBUU or MCFT? In the previous week, Malibu Boats had 2 more articles in the media than MasterCraft Boat. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Malibu Boats and 11 mentions for MasterCraft Boat. MasterCraft Boat's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Malibu Boats' score of 0.31 indicating that MasterCraft Boat is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Malibu Boats 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral MasterCraft Boat 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MBUU or MCFT? MasterCraft Boat has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMalibu Boats$733.99M0.71-$55.91M-$4.35-6.12MasterCraft Boat$311.26M0.82$7.80M-$0.40-37.93 SummaryMasterCraft Boat beats Malibu Boats on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 BoatsShip & boat building & repairing IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$523.08M$10.51B$7.05B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A3.92%3.50%4.32%P/E Ratio-6.1217.4715.8017.81Price / Sales0.710.967.4894.61Price / Cash4.598.8116.4234.64Price / Book1.021.594.124.00Net Income-$55.91M$532.15M$259.47M$247.23M7 Day Performance-6.03%-2.51%-0.78%1.45%1 Month Performance-14.94%-5.91%-6.82%-6.24%1 Year Performance-23.65%-25.42%-6.10%0.60% Malibu Boats Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MBUUMalibu Boats3.4639 of 5 stars$26.64-1.5%$38.17+43.3%-26.3%$523.08M$733.99M-6.123,020Analyst ForecastNews CoverageMCFTMasterCraft Boat3.7193 of 5 stars$15.37-2.1%$20.40+32.7%-29.4%$257.49M$311.26M-38.421,750Analyst ForecastGap DownRVSNRail Vision1.4489 of 5 stars$0.29-4.1%N/A-66.9%$5.85M$1.30M-0.0660Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpVMARVision Marine Technologies3.1339 of 5 stars$4.80-7.0%$300.00+6,150.0%-92.5%$4.71M$2.95M-0.0414Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Gap DownVEEETwin Vee Powercats1.2664 of 5 stars$0.24-12.6%N/A-68.9%$3.50M$14.39M-0.22120Short Interest ↓Gap DownMPXMarine Products1.7982 of 5 stars$7.88-0.8%$8.00+1.6%-26.3%$275.35M$236.56M16.07940GDGeneral Dynamics4.4524 of 5 stars$247.62-1.0%$298.59+20.6%-2.6%$66.46B$47.72B18.15106,500Positive NewsHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.3814 of 5 stars$183.30-0.9%$221.22+20.7%-20.7%$7.19B$11.54B13.1343,000Positive NewsCENTACentral Garden & Pet3.6472 of 5 stars$30.96-1.6%$41.00+32.4%-5.6%$2.03B$3.22B17.017,000News CoveragePositive NewsPTONPeloton Interactive4.1393 of 5 stars$5.15+2.4%$8.69+68.7%+74.2%$2.01B$2.62B-6.692,918Analyst UpgradeGap DownMLCOMelco Resorts & Entertainment4.18 of 5 stars$4.63-3.5%$7.24+56.4%-28.9%$1.94B$4.64B-21.0420,209Short Interest ↓Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MasterCraft Boat Competitors Rail Vision Competitors Vision Marine Technologies Competitors Twin Vee Powercats Competitors Marine Products Competitors General Dynamics Competitors Huntington Ingalls Industries Competitors Central Garden & Pet Competitors Peloton Interactive Competitors Melco Resorts & Entertainment 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsElon Musk just confirmed Tesla’s robot will go to Mars. 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