Ethan Allen Interiors (NYSE:ETD) versus MasterBrand (NYSE:MBC) Head-To-Head Analysis

MasterBrand (NYSE:MBC – Get Rating) and Ethan Allen Interiors (NYSE:ETD – Get Rating) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for MasterBrand and Ethan Allen Interiors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MasterBrand	0	1	1	0	2.50
Ethan Allen Interiors	0	1	0	0	2.00

MasterBrand currently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.16%. Ethan Allen Interiors has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.53%. Given MasterBrand’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MasterBrand is more favorable than Ethan Allen Interiors.

Profitability

This table compares MasterBrand and Ethan Allen Interiors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MasterBrand	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ethan Allen Interiors	13.30%	27.53%	15.22%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares MasterBrand and Ethan Allen Interiors’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MasterBrand	$2.86 billion	0.37	$182.60 million	N/A	N/A
Ethan Allen Interiors	$817.76 million	0.89	$103.28 million	$4.42	6.47

MasterBrand has higher revenue and earnings than Ethan Allen Interiors.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

84.1% of Ethan Allen Interiors shares are held by institutional investors. 10.8% of Ethan Allen Interiors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ethan Allen Interiors beats MasterBrand on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MasterBrand

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MasterBrand, Inc. manufactures and sells residential cabinets for the kitchen, bathroom, and other parts of the home in North America. The company is based in Jasper, Indiana.

About Ethan Allen Interiors

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Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. is engaged in manufacturing home furnishings and accessories. The firm offers a full complement of home decorating and design solutions through its home furnishing retail networks. It operates through two segments: Wholesale and Retail. The Wholesale segment develops the brand of the company, encompasses all aspects of design, manufacture, sourcing, marketing, sale and distribution of its broad range of home furnishing and accents. The Retail segment sells home furnishings and accents to consumers through a network of company operated design centers. The company was founded by Nathan Ancell and Theodore Baumritter in 1932 and is headquartered in Danbury, CT.