LVWR vs. MBC, IMAX, FOXF, EPC, OLPX, YSG, ETD, KODK, CODI, and VIOT
Should you be buying LiveWire Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LiveWire Group include MasterBrand (MBC), IMAX (IMAX), Fox Factory (FOXF), Edgewell Personal Care (EPC), Olaplex (OLPX), Yatsen (YSG), Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD), Eastman Kodak (KODK), Compass Diversified (CODI), and Viomi Technology (VIOT). These companies are all part of the "consumer goods" industry.
LiveWire Group vs. Its Competitors
MasterBrand (NYSE:MBC) and LiveWire Group (NYSE:LVWR) are both small-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.
87.3% of MasterBrand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of LiveWire Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of MasterBrand shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of LiveWire Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
MasterBrand has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LiveWire Group has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.
MasterBrand has a net margin of 3.37% compared to LiveWire Group's net margin of -350.82%. MasterBrand's return on equity of 11.88% beat LiveWire Group's return on equity.
MasterBrand presently has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.43%. Given MasterBrand's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe MasterBrand is more favorable than LiveWire Group.
In the previous week, MasterBrand had 1 more articles in the media than LiveWire Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MasterBrand and 1 mentions for LiveWire Group. MasterBrand's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat LiveWire Group's score of 0.34 indicating that MasterBrand is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Summary
MasterBrand beats LiveWire Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:LVWR) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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