MasterBrand (MBC) vs. Its Peers Financial Contrast

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

Profitability

This table compares MasterBrand and its peers’ 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	-4.43%	-22.69%	-2.67%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for MasterBrand and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MasterBrand	1	0	1	0	2.00
MasterBrand Competitors	51	512	310	53	2.39

MasterBrand currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.14%. As a group, “FURNITURE” companies have a potential upside of 35.67%. Given MasterBrand’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MasterBrand has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider & 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, 6.6% of shares of all “FURNITURE” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

MasterBrand has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MasterBrand’s peers have a beta of 0.91, meaning that their average stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MasterBrand	$2.72 billion	$125.90 million	14.89
MasterBrand Competitors	$1.43 billion	-$10.98 million	5.70

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

Summary

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

About MasterBrand

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.