LVWR vs. MBC, CODI, IMAX, OLPX, FOXF, ETD, KODK, YSG, WALD, and HBB
Should you be buying LiveWire Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LiveWire Group include MasterBrand (MBC), Compass Diversified (CODI), IMAX (IMAX), Olaplex (OLPX), Fox Factory (FOXF), Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD), Eastman Kodak (KODK), Yatsen (YSG), Waldencast (WALD), and Hamilton Beach Brands (HBB). These companies are all part of the "consumer goods" industry.
LiveWire Group vs.
MasterBrand (NYSE:MBC) and LiveWire Group (NYSE:LVWR) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
MasterBrand has a net margin of 4.66% compared to LiveWire Group's net margin of -352.66%. MasterBrand's return on equity of 13.89% beat LiveWire Group's return on equity.
MasterBrand has higher revenue and earnings than LiveWire Group. LiveWire Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MasterBrand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
87.3% of MasterBrand shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of LiveWire Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of MasterBrand shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of LiveWire Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, MasterBrand had 5 more articles in the media than LiveWire Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for MasterBrand and 2 mentions for LiveWire Group. MasterBrand's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat LiveWire Group's score of 0.34 indicating that MasterBrand is being referred to more favorably in the media.
MasterBrand received 4 more outperform votes than LiveWire Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.14% of users gave MasterBrand an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave LiveWire Group an outperform vote.
MasterBrand currently has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 60.74%. LiveWire Group has a consensus target price of $7.25, indicating a potential upside of 222.22%. Given LiveWire Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LiveWire Group is more favorable than MasterBrand.
MasterBrand has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LiveWire Group has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
MasterBrand beats LiveWire Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:LVWR) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff