MPX vs. RGR, JOUT, JAKK, HAS, MAT, BC, PII, GORV, MBUU, and SWBI
Should you be buying Marine Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marine Products include Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR), Johnson Outdoors (JOUT), JAKKS Pacific (JAKK), Hasbro (HAS), Mattel (MAT), Brunswick (BC), Polaris (PII), Lazydays (GORV), Malibu Boats (MBUU), and Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI).
Marine Products vs. Its Competitors
Marine Products (NYSE:MPX) and Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Marine Products has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Marine Products has a net margin of 6.84% compared to Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s net margin of 5.84%. Marine Products' return on equity of 12.05% beat Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.
In the previous week, Marine Products had 4 more articles in the media than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Marine Products and 1 mentions for Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.. Marine Products' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s score of 0.00 indicating that Marine Products is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Marine Products pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Marine Products pays out 133.3% 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. pays out 39.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Marine Products currently has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.10%. Given Marine Products' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Marine Products is more favorable than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc..
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than Marine Products. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marine Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
13.9% of Marine Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. 75.2% of Marine Products shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Marine Products beats Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MPX) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff