OneWater Marine (ONEW) Competitors

Brunswick (NYSE:BC) and OneWater Marine (NASDAQ:ONEW) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Do analysts recommend BC or ONEW?

Brunswick currently has a consensus target price of $70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.40%. OneWater Marine has a consensus target price of $19.40, suggesting a potential upside of 36.14%. Given OneWater Marine's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe OneWater Marine is more favorable than Brunswick.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brunswick	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
OneWater Marine	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the media refer more to BC or ONEW?

In the previous week, Brunswick had 15 more articles in the media than OneWater Marine. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Brunswick and 4 mentions for OneWater Marine. Brunswick's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat OneWater Marine's score of 0.96 indicating that Brunswick is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brunswick	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
OneWater Marine	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BC or ONEW?

99.3% of Brunswick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of OneWater Marine shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Brunswick shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of OneWater Marine shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, BC or ONEW?

Brunswick has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OneWater Marine has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BC or ONEW more profitable?

Brunswick has a net margin of 1.62% compared to OneWater Marine's net margin of -0.39%. Brunswick's return on equity of 12.88% beat OneWater Marine's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brunswick	1.62%	12.88%	4.20%
OneWater Marine	-0.39%	1.09%	0.26%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BC or ONEW?

Brunswick has higher revenue and earnings than OneWater Marine. OneWater Marine is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brunswick, 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
Brunswick	$5.24B	0.75	$130.10M	$1.21	49.28
OneWater Marine	$1.77B	0.13	-$5.70M	-$0.47	-30.32

Summary

Brunswick beats OneWater Marine on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.