MarineMax (HZO) Competitors

MarineMax (NYSE:HZO) and Winmark (NASDAQ:WINA) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is HZO or WINA more profitable?

Winmark has a net margin of 49.02% compared to MarineMax's net margin of 1.57%. MarineMax's return on equity of 5.09% beat Winmark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MarineMax	1.57%	5.09%	1.89%
Winmark	49.02%	-85.43%	97.81%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HZO or WINA?

MarineMax received 299 more outperform votes than Winmark when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.53% of users gave MarineMax an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Winmark an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MarineMax	Outperform Votes 443 61.53%	Underperform Votes 277 38.47%
Winmark	Outperform Votes 144 57.14%	Underperform Votes 108 42.86%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HZO or WINA?

92.9% of MarineMax shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of Winmark shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of MarineMax shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Winmark 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 higher valuation & earnings, HZO or WINA?

Winmark has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MarineMax. MarineMax is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Winmark, 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
MarineMax	$2.43B	0.26	$38.07M	$1.65	16.94
Winmark	$83.24M	16.59	$40.18M	$10.93	35.90

Does the media refer more to HZO or WINA?

In the previous week, MarineMax had 3 more articles in the media than Winmark. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MarineMax and 1 mentions for Winmark. MarineMax's average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat Winmark's score of 0.00 indicating that MarineMax is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MarineMax	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Winmark	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend HZO or WINA?

MarineMax currently has a consensus target price of $41.83, suggesting a potential upside of 49.67%. Winmark has a consensus target price of $445.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.40%. Given MarineMax's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe MarineMax is more favorable than Winmark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MarineMax	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Winmark	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, HZO or WINA?

MarineMax has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Winmark has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MarineMax beats Winmark on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.