OneWater Marine (ONEW) Competitors

OneWater Marine (NASDAQ:ONEW) and MarineMax (NYSE:HZO) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Does the media prefer ONEW or HZO?

In the previous week, OneWater Marine had 16 more articles in the media than MarineMax. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for OneWater Marine and 3 mentions for MarineMax. MarineMax's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat OneWater Marine's score of 0.27 indicating that MarineMax is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OneWater Marine	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MarineMax	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ONEW or HZO?

MarineMax received 378 more outperform votes than OneWater Marine when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.87% of users gave MarineMax an outperform vote while only 60.19% of users gave OneWater Marine an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
OneWater Marine	Outperform Votes 65 60.19%	Underperform Votes 43 39.81%
MarineMax	Outperform Votes 443 61.87%	Underperform Votes 273 38.13%

Is ONEW or HZO more profitable?

MarineMax has a net margin of 1.57% compared to OneWater Marine's net margin of -0.32%. MarineMax's return on equity of 5.09% beat OneWater Marine's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OneWater Marine	-0.32%	3.75%	0.87%
MarineMax	1.57%	5.09%	1.89%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ONEW or HZO?

94.3% of OneWater Marine shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of MarineMax shares are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of OneWater Marine shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of MarineMax shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ONEW or HZO?

MarineMax has higher revenue and earnings than OneWater Marine. OneWater Marine is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MarineMax, 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
OneWater Marine	$1.77B	0.18	-$38.59M	-$0.40	-50.00
MarineMax	$2.43B	0.27	$38.07M	$1.65	17.81

Which has more volatility and risk, ONEW or HZO?

OneWater Marine has a beta of 2.58, indicating that its share price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MarineMax has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ONEW or HZO?

OneWater Marine presently has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 50.00%. MarineMax has a consensus price target of $41.83, indicating a potential upside of 42.34%. Given OneWater Marine's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe OneWater Marine is more favorable than MarineMax.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OneWater Marine	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
MarineMax	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

MarineMax beats OneWater Marine on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.