B.Riley Financial analyst Eric Wold maintained a Buy rating on Malibu Boats (MBUU) on February 23 and set a price target of $93.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $77.88, close to its 52-week high of $81.81.
According to TipRanks.com, Wold is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 22.3% and a 59.2% success rate. Wold covers the Services sector, focusing on stocks such as National Cinemedia, Dolby Laboratories, and Cinemark Holdings.
Currently, the analyst consensus on Malibu Boats is a Strong Buy with an average price target of $92.00, a 14.1% upside from current levels. In a report issued on February 10, Berenberg Bank also reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a $100.00 price target.
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Based on Malibu Boats’ latest earnings release for the quarter ending December 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $196 million and net profit of $21.23 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $180 million and had a net profit of $16.72 million.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 36 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of MBUU in relation to earlier this year. Earlier this month, Jackie Springer, the CEO of MBUU sold 61,888 shares for a total of $4,800,593.
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Malibu Boats, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the design, manufacture, and market of recreational powerboats. It offers performance sport boats, sterndrive, and outboard boats under the Malibu, Axis, Cobalt, and Pursuit brands. It operates through the following segments: Malibu U.S., Malibu Australia, Cobalt, and Pursuit. The Malibu U.S. segment serves markets in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The Malibu Australia segment covers the Australian, and New Zealand markets. The Cobalt segment offers Cobalt boats throughout the world. The Pursuit segment involves in the distribution and sale of Pursuit boats throughout the world. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Loudon, TN.
