MarineMax (HZO) Competitors

MarineMax (NYSE:HZO) and Signet Jewelers (NYSE:SIG) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, HZO or SIG?

MarineMax has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Signet Jewelers has a beta of 2.11, suggesting that its stock price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HZO or SIG more profitable?

Signet Jewelers has a net margin of 8.57% compared to MarineMax's net margin of 2.33%. Signet Jewelers' return on equity of 28.69% beat MarineMax's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MarineMax	2.33%	4.96%	1.85%
Signet Jewelers	8.57%	28.69%	9.42%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HZO or SIG?

Signet Jewelers received 343 more outperform votes than MarineMax when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.20% of users gave Signet Jewelers an outperform vote while only 61.60% of users gave MarineMax an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MarineMax	Outperform Votes 446 61.60%	Underperform Votes 278 38.40%
Signet Jewelers	Outperform Votes 789 70.20%	Underperform Votes 335 29.80%

Do analysts recommend HZO or SIG?

MarineMax currently has a consensus price target of $41.50, indicating a potential upside of 55.47%. Signet Jewelers has a consensus price target of $95.20, indicating a potential upside of 80.98%. Given Signet Jewelers' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Signet Jewelers is more favorable than MarineMax.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MarineMax	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Signet Jewelers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HZO or SIG?

Signet Jewelers has higher revenue and earnings than MarineMax. Signet Jewelers 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
MarineMax	$2.43B	0.25	$38.07M	$2.38	11.22
Signet Jewelers	$7.17B	0.32	$810.40M	$8.69	6.05

Does the media refer more to HZO or SIG?

In the previous week, MarineMax had 2 more articles in the media than Signet Jewelers. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for MarineMax and 6 mentions for Signet Jewelers. MarineMax's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Signet Jewelers' score of 0.22 indicating that MarineMax is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MarineMax	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Signet Jewelers	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HZO or SIG?

92.9% of MarineMax shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of MarineMax shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Signet Jewelers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Signet Jewelers beats MarineMax on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.