Comparing MasterBrand (MBC) & Its Competitors

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for MasterBrand and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	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 presently has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.04%. As a group, “FURNITURE” companies have a potential upside of 38.70%. Given MasterBrand’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MasterBrand has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

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, 5.4% of shares of all “FURNITURE” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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	-4.43%	-22.69%	-2.67%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares MasterBrand and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MasterBrand	$2.70 billion	$125.90 million	14.68
MasterBrand Competitors	$1.44 billion	-$10.98 million	5.60

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.

Risk & 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 rivals have a beta of 0.91, meaning that their average stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MasterBrand beats its rivals 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.