Inceptionr LLC Acquires Shares of 20,565 Malibu Boats, Inc. $MBUU

Posted by George Bondi on Jul 26th, 2026

Inceptionr LLC acquired a new position in shares of Malibu Boats, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBUU – Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 20,565 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $533,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Parallel Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Malibu Boats during the first quarter worth approximately $194,403,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Malibu Boats by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 1,721,957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,576,000 after buying an additional 41,713 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in Malibu Boats by 27.1% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,688,099 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,621,000 after buying an additional 359,550 shares during the period. Cooke & Bieler LP lifted its holdings in shares of Malibu Boats by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP now owns 1,567,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,216,000 after buying an additional 23,313 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Twin Lions Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Malibu Boats by 8.2% in the fourth quarter. Twin Lions Management LLC now owns 1,138,053 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,104,000 after acquiring an additional 85,951 shares during the period. 91.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on MBUU. Zacks Research cut Malibu Boats from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. DA Davidson restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $30.00 price target on shares of Malibu Boats in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Wall Street Zen raised Malibu Boats from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Weiss Ratings cut Malibu Boats from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Malibu Boats from $31.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Malibu Boats has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $31.60.

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Malibu Boats Trading Up 1.7%

NASDAQ:MBUU opened at $27.70 on Friday. Malibu Boats, Inc. has a 52 week low of $23.84 and a 52 week high of $39.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 1.31. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $27.15 and its 200-day moving average is $28.10. The firm has a market cap of $544.03 million, a P/E ratio of -461.67 and a beta of 1.14.

Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.27. The business had revenue of $235.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $203.46 million. Malibu Boats had a positive return on equity of 3.28% and a negative net margin of 0.11%.The firm’s revenue was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.72 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Malibu Boats, Inc. will post 1.34 earnings per share for the current year.

Malibu Boats Profile

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Malibu Boats, Inc is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of performance sport boats for the recreational boating market. The company’s product portfolio includes the premium Malibu® brand and the value-oriented Axis® Wake Research line, as well as Cobalt® boats following its 2020 acquisition. Malibu’s vessels are engineered to serve water-sports enthusiasts, with models optimized for wakeboarding, wakesurfing and waterskiing.

Founded in 1982 by water-sports enthusiast Jack Springer, Malibu Boats is headquartered in Loudon, Tennessee.