Analyzing OneWater Marine (ONEW) & Its Competitors

OneWater Marine (NASDAQ:ONEW) is one of 285 public companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare OneWater Marine to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares OneWater Marine and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
OneWater Marine	$1.87 billion	-$114.58 million	-1.36
OneWater Marine Competitors	$7.05 billion	$386.47 million	30.98

OneWater Marine’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than OneWater Marine. OneWater Marine is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

OneWater Marine has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OneWater Marine’s peers have a beta of 1.91, meaning that their average share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares OneWater Marine and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OneWater Marine	-6.72%	2.20%	0.44%
OneWater Marine Competitors	-3.69%	-14.02%	3.17%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for OneWater Marine and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OneWater Marine	1	2	2	0	2.20
OneWater Marine Competitors	3676	15602	21627	590	2.46

OneWater Marine presently has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.83%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 6.46%. Given OneWater Marine’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe OneWater Marine is more favorable than its peers.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

94.3% of OneWater Marine shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.9% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.5% of OneWater Marine shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

OneWater Marine peers beat OneWater Marine on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

OneWater Marine Company Profile

OneWater Marine Inc. operates as a recreational boat retailer in the United States. The company offers new and pre-owned recreational boats and yachts, as well as related marine products, such as parts and accessories. It provides boat repair and maintenance services. In addition, the company arranges boat financing and insurance; and other ancillary services, including indoor and outdoor storage, and marina services. Further, it provides rental of boats and personal watercraft services. OneWater Marine Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Buford, Georgia.