MPX vs. RGR, JAKK, JOUT, HAS, MAT, BC, PII, MBUU, MCFT, and VMAR
Should you be buying Marine Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marine Products include Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR), JAKKS Pacific (JAKK), Johnson Outdoors (JOUT), Hasbro (HAS), Mattel (MAT), Brunswick (BC), Polaris (PII), Malibu Boats (MBUU), MasterCraft Boat (MCFT), and Vision Marine Technologies (VMAR).
Marine Products vs.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) and Marine Products (NYSE:MPX) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and community ranking.
In the previous week, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. had 1 more articles in the media than Marine Products. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. and 2 mentions for Marine Products. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Marine Products' score of 0.46 indicating that Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Marine Products has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.32%. Given Marine Products' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Marine Products is more favorable than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc..
Marine Products has a net margin of 7.55% compared to Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s net margin of 5.70%. Marine Products' return on equity of 13.08% beat Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. received 79 more outperform votes than Marine Products when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.99% of users gave Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. an outperform vote while only 58.81% of users gave Marine Products an outperform vote.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Marine Products pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. pays out 54.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marine Products pays out 114.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.15, indicating that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marine Products has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than Marine Products. Marine Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
64.0% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.9% of Marine Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 75.2% of Marine Products shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. beats Marine Products on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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