KeyCorp Weighs in on Malibu Boats’ Q4 Earnings (NASDAQ:MBUU)

Malibu Boats, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBUU) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Malibu Boats in a report issued on Wednesday, March 19th. KeyCorp analyst N. Zatzkin now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.83 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.02. KeyCorp currently has a “Sector Weight” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Malibu Boats’ current full-year earnings is $1.69 per share.

Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by ($0.01). Malibu Boats had a positive return on equity of 1.04% and a negative net margin of 12.09%.

MBUU has been the subject of several other research reports. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Malibu Boats from $34.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $44.00 target price on shares of Malibu Boats in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. StockNews.com raised shares of Malibu Boats from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, B. Riley raised shares of Malibu Boats to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $42.83.

Malibu Boats Trading Up 2.8 %

Shares of MBUU stock opened at $30.39 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $34.83 and a 200 day moving average of $38.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 1.52 and a quick ratio of 0.45. Malibu Boats has a 1-year low of $29.02 and a 1-year high of $47.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $596.71 million, a PE ratio of -6.99 and a beta of 1.42.

Institutional Trading of Malibu Boats

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in Malibu Boats in the 4th quarter worth $38,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of Malibu Boats during the fourth quarter valued at about $45,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division raised its stake in Malibu Boats by 11.3% in the fourth quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 3,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $136,000 after buying an additional 368 shares in the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new stake in Malibu Boats in the fourth quarter worth about $150,000. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Malibu Boats during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $207,000. Institutional investors own 91.35% of the company’s stock.

About Malibu Boats

Malibu Boats, Inc designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and sells a range of recreational powerboats. It operates through three segments: Malibu, Saltwater Fishing, and Cobalt. The company provides performance sport boats, and sterndrive and outboard boats under the Malibu, Axis, Pursuit, Maverick, Cobia, Pathfinder, Hewes, and Cobalt brands.