Malibu Boats, Inc. (MBUU)Consumer Cyclical | Recreational Vehicles | Loudon, United States | NasdaqGM
26.10 USD
-0.61
(-2.284%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 26.10 Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:53 p.m. EDT
Malibu Boats is exhibiting clear near-term headwind signals. The stock sits below its 50-day SMA, revenue is down 5.8%, and operating margins are negative, all while price action edges lower towards the low end of its trading range. The options flow confirms a bearish bias with retail investors aggressing down the price, while long-term analysts remain cautiously optimistic on a retail recovery but must wait for margin repairs. Short-term traders should look at the heavy put wall as a top-side barrier; any bounce to the $27.50 region may face selling pressure. Long-term positioning is challenging until gross and operating margins turn positive again. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.144344 |
| MSTL | 0.154587 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.155771 |
| AutoETS | 0.155812 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 33.16 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.126 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.19 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 5.239 |
| Revenue per Share | 42.359 |
| Market Cap | 501,813,856 |
| Trailing P/E | 35.27 |
| Forward P/E | 12.73 |
| Beta | 1.23 |
| Profit Margins | 1.76% |
| Website | https://www.malibuboats.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:53 p.m. EDT: Options data reveals a heavy disgruntled long structure. Heavy put volume and Open Interest (OI) concentrated at strikes 22.5, 27.5 (at-the-money), and 30.0 for near-term expirations suggest active shorting and hedging by retailers. Conversely, call activity is heavily front-loaded at 35.0 and 37.5 strikes with very low volume, indicating these are defensive portfolios or stop-loss placements rather than directional bullish bets. The 112-hour option set shows significant out-of-the-money put OI at $20, signaling a fear of downside toward the 52-week low, while call positioning is negligible and at strikes far above the current price, reflecting a general lack of near-term speculative upside confidence.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.04333812 |
| Address1 | 5,075 Kimberly Way |
| All Time High | 93.0 |
| All Time Low | 11.38 |
| Ask | 26.19 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.2 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 496,290 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 311,167 |
| Average Volume | 311,167 |
| Average Volume10Days | 496,290 |
| Beta | 1.226 |
| Bid | 25.99 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 26.613 |
| City | Loudon |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 26.1 |
| Current Ratio | 1.559 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 27.4 |
| Day Low | 26.02 |
| Debt To Equity | 5.239 |
| Display Name | Malibu Boats |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,770,298,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,770,298,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,770,298,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,157,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,157,000 |
| Ebitda | 63,058,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.07699 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.914 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.609 |
| Enterprise Value | 499,047,392 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.31 |
| Eps Forward | 2.05 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.74 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 27.4136 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.3136005 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.04791784 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -4.3338118 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 39.65 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -13.550001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.34174025 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 23.92 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.1800003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.09113713 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 23.92 - 39.65 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,391,178,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 17,315,786 |
| Forward Eps | 2.05 |
| Forward P E | 12.731708 |
| Free Cashflow | 23,566,750 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 2,200 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.16057 |
| Gross Profits | 131,517,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03034 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.11608 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 19,226,585 |
| Industry | Recreational Vehicles |
| Industry Disp | Recreational Vehicles |
| Industry Key | recreational-vehicles |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,751,241,600 |
| Long Business Summary | 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. |
| Long Name | Malibu Boats, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 501,813,856 |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_4289434 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 14,400,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 496,873,389 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 26.82 |
| Operating Cashflow | 55,683,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.016139999 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.27 |
| Phone | 865 458 5478 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 26.1 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,803,155 |
| Previous Close | 26.71 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 19.923666 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.9807237 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.61267346 |
| Profit Margins | 0.01758 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.398 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.18182 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.6099987 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.283784 |
| Regular Market Day High | 27.4 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 26.02 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 26.02 - 27.4 |
| Regular Market Open | 26.82 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 26.71 |
| Regular Market Price | 26.1 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,801,601 |
| Regular Market Volume | 402,156 |
| Return On Assets | 0.02012 |
| Return On Equity | 0.029089998 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.058 |
| Revenue Per Share | 42.359 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 9 |
| Shares Outstanding | 18,602,523 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0844 |
| Shares Short | 1,570,888 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,465,137 |
| Short Name | Malibu Boats, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.085 |
| Short Ratio | 4.55 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TN |
| Symbol | MBUU |
| Target High Price | 42.0 |
| Target Low Price | 30.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 35.22222 |
| Target Median Price | 36.0 |
| Total Cash | 28,209,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.516 |
| Total Debt | 26,158,000 |
| Total Revenue | 819,056,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.74 |
| Trailing P E | 35.27027 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.268 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 30.619675 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -4.5196743 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.14760686 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 402,156 |
| Website | https://www.malibuboats.com |
| Zip | 37,774 |