Reviewing Dometic Gp (OTCMKTS:DTCGF) and Brunswick (NYSE:BC)

Dometic Gp (OTCMKTS:DTCGF) and Brunswick (NYSE:BC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Dometic Gp and Brunswick, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dometic Gp	0	0	0	0	0.00
Brunswick	1	7	6	1	2.47

Brunswick has a consensus price target of $87.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.65%. Given Brunswick’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brunswick is more favorable than Dometic Gp.

Profitability

This table compares Dometic Gp and Brunswick’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dometic Gp	2.02%	3.60%	1.64%
Brunswick	-2.47%	13.30%	4.09%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

99.3% of Brunswick shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Brunswick shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Dometic Gp has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brunswick has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Dometic Gp and Brunswick”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dometic Gp	$2.15 billion	0.51	$43.74 million	$0.14	24.64
Brunswick	$5.36 billion	1.00	-$137.30 million	($2.10)	-39.21

Dometic Gp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brunswick. Brunswick is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dometic Gp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Brunswick beats Dometic Gp on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dometic Gp

Dometic Group AB (publ), together with its subsidiaries, provides solutions for mobile living in the areas of food and beverage, climate, power and control, safety and security, and hygiene and sanitation in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers climate control products, such as air conditioners, awnings, blinds, windows and doors, ventilation products, furnaces, and patio rooms and tents for recreational vehicles, boats, and trucks; food and beverage products, including refrigerators, coolers, stoves, ovens, microwaves, and coffee machines; and safety and security products comprising safety doors, alarms, safes, and gas detectors, as well as driving support accessories. It also provides electrical and control solutions, which include steering systems, inverters, generators, chargers, and control products, as well as related accessories; and hygiene and sanitation products, such as toilets, holding tanks, pumps, water makers, vacuum cleaners, chemicals and consumables, washers and dryers, and water heaters, as well as related accessories. In addition, the company offers vessel controls, and fuel and system integration systems to the leisure marine industry; and marine blinds, screens, and soft furnishings for the leisure marine and yacht segments. Dometic Group AB (publ) provides its products for use in recreational vehicles, pleasure boats, workboats, trucks, cars, and others. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Solna, Sweden.

About Brunswick

Brunswick Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets recreation products in the United States, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Propulsion, Engine P&A, Navico Group, and Boat. The Propulsion segment provides outboard, sterndrive, inboard engines, propulsion-related controls, rigging, and propellers for boat builders through marine retail dealers under the Mercury, Mercury MerCruiser, Mariner, Mercury Racing, Mercury Diesel, Avator, and Fliteboard brands. The Engine P&A segment offers engine parts and consumables, electrical products, boat parts and systems, and engine oils and lubricants through aftermarket retailers, dealers, distributors, and original equipment manufacturers for marine and non-marine markets under the Mercury, Mercury Precision Parts, Quicksilver, and Seachoice brands; and distributes marine parts and accessories. The Navico Group segment provides products and systems for the marine, recreational vehicle (RV), specialty vehicle, mobile, and industrial markets, as well as aftermarket channels; and marine electronics, sensors, control systems, instruments, power systems, and general accessories under the Ancor, Attwood, B&G, BEP, Blue Sea Systems, C-MAP, CZone, Lenco, Lowrance, Marinco, Mastervolt, MotorGuide, Progressive Industries, ProMariner, RELiON, Simrad, and Whale brand names. The Boat segment offers Sea Ray sport boats and cruisers; Bayliner sport cruisers, runabouts, and Heyday wake boats; Boston Whaler fiberglass offshore boats; Lund fiberglass fishing boats; Crestliner, Harris, Lowe, Lund, Princecraft aluminum fishing, utility, pontoon, and deck boats; Thunder Jet heavy-gauge aluminum boats; Veer recreational and fishing boats; and the freedom boat club, dealer services, and technology to the marine industry through dealers and distributors. Brunswick Corporation was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in Mettawa, Illinois.