Malibu Boats (MBUU) Competitors $29.49 -0.90 (-2.96%) Closing price 03/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.76 +1.27 (+4.30%) As of 03/25/2025 06:11 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, RSI, MLCO, and CENTShould 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), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), and Central Garden & Pet (CENT). Malibu Boats vs. MasterCraft Boat Rail Vision Vision Marine Technologies Twin Vee Powercats Marine Products General Dynamics Huntington Ingalls Industries Rush Street Interactive Melco Resorts & Entertainment Central Garden & Pet MasterCraft Boat (NASDAQ:MCFT) and Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, MCFT or MBUU? MasterCraft Boat has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Malibu Boats has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend MCFT or MBUU? MasterCraft Boat presently has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.50%. Malibu Boats has a consensus price target of $42.83, indicating a potential upside of 45.25%. Given Malibu Boats' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 2.25Malibu Boats 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MCFT or MBUU? Malibu Boats received 79 more outperform votes than MasterCraft Boat when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.79% of users gave MasterCraft Boat an outperform vote while only 64.23% of users gave Malibu Boats an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMasterCraft BoatOutperform Votes37066.79% Underperform Votes18433.21% Malibu BoatsOutperform Votes44964.23% Underperform Votes25035.77% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMasterCraft Boat$311.26M0.93$7.80M-$0.40-43.25Malibu Boats$733.99M0.79-$55.91M-$4.35-6.78 Does the media prefer MCFT or MBUU? In the previous week, Malibu Boats had 21 more articles in the media than MasterCraft Boat. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Malibu Boats and 3 mentions for MasterCraft Boat. MasterCraft Boat's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Malibu Boats' score of 0.12 indicating that MasterCraft Boat is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MasterCraft Boat 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Malibu Boats 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is MCFT or MBUU 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 MasterCraft Boat-2.29% 3.74% 2.25% Malibu Boats -12.09%1.04%0.73% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MCFT or MBUU? 97.6% of MasterCraft Boat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of MasterCraft Boat shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryMasterCraft Boat beats Malibu Boats on 11 of the 18 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$579.04M$10.21B$7.79B$8.30BDividend YieldN/A3.82%2.96%4.02%P/E Ratio-6.7817.0917.0319.25Price / Sales0.790.9510.4694.10Price / Cash4.598.8116.4234.64Price / Book1.131.344.394.46Net Income-$55.91M$532.15M$261.14M$247.07M7 Day Performance-4.28%-2.98%0.07%1.77%1 Month Performance-14.17%-4.67%-4.84%-3.31%1 Year Performance-26.95%-29.28%-1.16%5.26% Malibu Boats Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MBUUMalibu Boats2.2407 of 5 stars$29.49-3.0%$42.83+45.2%-27.4%$579.04M$733.99M-6.783,020Analyst RevisionMCFTMasterCraft Boat3.425 of 5 stars$17.49+0.7%$20.50+17.2%-22.1%$293.01M$311.26M-43.721,750News CoverageRVSNRail Vision1.1847 of 5 stars$0.48-6.2%N/A-80.0%$9.61M$903,000.00-0.1160Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsVMARVision Marine Technologies1.892 of 5 stars$0.65+2.2%$30.00+4,544.0%-93.2%$6.34M$2.95M-0.0114VEEETwin Vee Powercats1.2688 of 5 stars$0.40-0.3%N/A-69.7%$3.79M$20.95M-0.38120Earnings ReportGap UpMPXMarine Products2.1311 of 5 stars$8.41+0.1%$8.00-4.8%-23.2%$293.85M$236.56M17.15940Positive NewsGDGeneral Dynamics4.9013 of 5 stars$265.33+1.3%$297.71+12.2%-4.1%$71.73B$47.72B19.45106,500Positive NewsHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries3.9851 of 5 stars$207.04+5.5%$221.22+6.8%-29.0%$8.12B$11.54B14.8344,000News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRSIRush Street Interactive3.6354 of 5 stars$10.79+0.8%$15.50+43.7%+75.4%$2.46B$924.08M-539.25470MLCOMelco Resorts & Entertainment3.6792 of 5 stars$5.75+2.1%$7.24+25.9%-20.3%$2.41B$4.64B-26.1420,209Positive NewsCENTCentral Garden & Pet3.0378 of 5 stars$36.68+0.2%$45.00+22.7%-19.0%$2.40B$3.22B20.156,450 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 Rush Street Interactive Competitors Melco Resorts & Entertainment Competitors Central Garden & Pet 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 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew “Trump” currency proposed in DCAccording to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Wash...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump’s Final Plan Presidential insider exposes shocking plot to reshape U.S. economy: The 2025 Trump Reset -- Inside Trump’...Porter & Company | SponsoredA brutally honest economic warning for 2025 (see proof)New York Times best-selling financial author and world-renowned economist Addison Wiggin (a man who’s worked s...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredURGENT: Someone's Moving Gold Out of London...People who don’t understand the gold market are about to lose a lot of money. 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