MarineMax (HZO) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, HZO or SIG?

MarineMax has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Signet Jewelers has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its stock price is 120% 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%

Do analysts rate HZO or SIG?

MarineMax presently has a consensus price target of $41.50, indicating a potential upside of 75.29%. Signet Jewelers has a consensus price target of $81.60, indicating a potential upside of 32.97%. Given MarineMax's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe MarineMax is more favorable than Signet Jewelers.

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 better valuation & earnings, 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	$2.37B	0.23	$38.07M	$2.38	9.95
Signet Jewelers	$6.70B	0.40	$810.40M	-$0.76	-80.75

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HZO or SIG?

Signet Jewelers received 345 more outperform votes than MarineMax when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.12% 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 791 70.12%	Underperform Votes 337 29.88%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HZO or SIG?

92.8% of MarineMax shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of MarineMax shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Signet Jewelers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to HZO or SIG?

In the previous week, Signet Jewelers had 71 more articles in the media than MarineMax. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for Signet Jewelers and 2 mentions for MarineMax. MarineMax's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Signet Jewelers' score of 0.40 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Signet Jewelers	22 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	23 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Signet Jewelers beats MarineMax on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.