MasterBrand (MBC) Competitors

MasterBrand (NYSE:MBC) and Coty (NYSE:COTY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MBC or COTY?

Coty received 548 more outperform votes than MasterBrand when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.14% of users gave MasterBrand an outperform vote while only 54.65% of users gave Coty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MasterBrand	Outperform Votes 4 57.14%	Underperform Votes 3 42.86%
Coty	Outperform Votes 552 54.65%	Underperform Votes 458 45.35%

Which has more volatility & risk, MBC or COTY?

MasterBrand has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coty has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MBC or COTY?

MasterBrand has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Coty. Coty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MasterBrand, 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
MasterBrand	$2.70B	0.55	$182M	$0.97	11.95
Coty	$6.09B	0.68	$89.40M	-$0.01	-475.50

Does the media prefer MBC or COTY?

In the previous week, Coty had 23 more articles in the media than MasterBrand. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Coty and 7 mentions for MasterBrand. MasterBrand's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Coty's score of -0.05 indicating that MasterBrand is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MasterBrand	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coty	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is MBC or COTY more profitable?

MasterBrand has a net margin of 4.66% compared to Coty's net margin of 0.22%. MasterBrand's return on equity of 13.89% beat Coty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MasterBrand	4.66%	13.89%	6.57%
Coty	0.22%	6.34%	2.14%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MBC or COTY?

87.3% of MasterBrand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of Coty shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of MasterBrand shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Coty shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend MBC or COTY?

MasterBrand presently has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.86%. Coty has a consensus target price of $8.30, indicating a potential upside of 74.50%. Given Coty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Coty is more favorable than MasterBrand.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MasterBrand	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Coty	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42

Summary

MasterBrand and Coty tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.