Head-To-Head Survey: MasterBrand (MBC) versus Its Competitors

MasterBrand (NYSE:MBC) is one of 17 public companies in the “FURNITURE” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare MasterBrand to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

87.3% of MasterBrand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.4% of shares of all “FURNITURE” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of MasterBrand shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of shares of all “FURNITURE” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

MasterBrand has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MasterBrand’s rivals have a beta of 0.95, meaning that their average share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares MasterBrand and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MasterBrand	3.74%	12.60%	5.75%
MasterBrand Competitors	-4.26%	-18.05%	-2.74%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for MasterBrand and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MasterBrand	1	0	1	0	2.00
MasterBrand Competitors	51	511	309	52	2.39

MasterBrand currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.05%. As a group, “FURNITURE” companies have a potential upside of 41.07%. Given MasterBrand’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MasterBrand has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares MasterBrand and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MasterBrand	$2.72 billion	$125.90 million	14.03
MasterBrand Competitors	$1.45 billion	-$1.07 million	5.45

MasterBrand has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. MasterBrand is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

MasterBrand beats its rivals on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

MasterBrand Company Profile

MasterBrand, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of residential cabinets in the United States and Canada. The company offers a range of residential cabinetry products for the kitchen, bathroom, and other parts of the home. It sells its products to remodeling and new construction markets through dealers, retailers, and builders. The company was formerly known as United Cabinet Incorporated. MasterBrand, Inc. was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio.