Malibu Boats, Inc. (MBUU) Stock Analysis
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Consumer Cyclical · Recreational Vehicles
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $25.07: Quality below floor (2.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10 and A.R:R 1.9:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 13.84; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
Malibu Boats, Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and sells various recreational powerboats. The company operates through three segments: Malibu, Saltwater Fishing, and Cobalt. It provides performance sport boats, and sterndrive and outboard boats under the Malibu,... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $25.07: Quality below floor (2.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10 and A.R:R 1.9:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 13.84; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 54d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
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Rating Breakdown
4 floor-breakers
Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $25.07: Quality below floor (2.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10 and A.R:R 1.9:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 13.84; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $23.54. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $30.45 (+21.5% upside). Prior stop was $23.54. Stop-loss: $23.54.
Quality below floor (2.2 < 4.0).
Malibu Boats, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 10.0). TrendMatrix value score: 8.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
17 analysts cover MBUU with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $35.
What does Malibu Boats, Inc. do?Malibu Boats, Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and sells various recreational powerboats. The company...
Malibu Boats, Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and sells various recreational powerboats. The company operates through three segments: Malibu, Saltwater Fishing, and Cobalt. It provides performance sport boats, and sterndrive and outboard boats under the Malibu, Axis, Pursuit, Maverick, Cobia, Pathfinder, Hewes, and Cobalt brands. The company's products are used for various recreational boating activities, including water sports, such as wakeboarding, water skiing, and wake surfing; and general recreational boating and fishing. It sells its products through independent dealers. Malibu Boats, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is based in Loudon, Tennessee.