Bassett Furniture Industries (NASDAQ:BSET – Get Rating) and MasterBrand (NYSE:MBC – Get Rating) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Bassett Furniture Industries and MasterBrand, as provided by MarketBeat.
Get Bassett Furniture Industries alerts:| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Bassett Furniture Industries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| MasterBrand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
MasterBrand has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.17%. Given MasterBrand's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MasterBrand is more favorable than Bassett Furniture Industries.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Bassett Furniture Industries and MasterBrand's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bassett Furniture Industries | $486.53 million | 0.34 | $18.04 million | $6.85 | 2.67 |
| MasterBrand | $2.86 billion | 0.37 | $182.60 million | N/A | N/A |
MasterBrand has higher revenue and earnings than Bassett Furniture Industries.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
57.0% of Bassett Furniture Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Bassett Furniture Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Bassett Furniture Industries and MasterBrand's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Bassett Furniture Industries | 13.22% | 13.92% | 5.98% |
| MasterBrand | N/A | N/A | N/A |
About Bassett Furniture Industries
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Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. engages in manufacturing, marketing and retailing home furnishings. It operates through the following segments: Wholesale, Retail, and Logistical Services. The Wholesale segment focuses on the design, manufacture, sourcing, sale and distribution of furniture products. The Retail segment consists of local furniture stores, regional furniture retailers, national department, chain stores and single-vendor branded retailers. The Logistical Services segment offers shipping, delivery, and warehousing services. The company was founded by John David Bassett, Sr. in 1902 and is headquartered in Bassett, VA.
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.
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