B. Riley Weighs in on MarineMax’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:HZO)

MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE:HZO) – Research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of MarineMax in a report released on Wednesday, February 12th. B. Riley analyst A. Glaessgen anticipates that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $0.17 per share for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for MarineMax’s current full-year earnings is $2.45 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for MarineMax’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.33 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.15 EPS.

MarineMax (NYSE:HZO) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by $0.31. MarineMax had a net margin of 2.33% and a return on equity of 4.96%.

HZO has been the topic of a number of other reports. DA Davidson lowered their price objective on shares of MarineMax from $38.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. StockNews.com raised shares of MarineMax from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of MarineMax in a research report on Friday, January 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $41.50.

MarineMax Stock Performance

Shares of HZO opened at $27.98 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $29.16 and its 200 day moving average price is $30.65. MarineMax has a 52 week low of $22.51 and a 52 week high of $38.20. The company has a market capitalization of $635.36 million, a PE ratio of 11.76 and a beta of 1.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.24 and a current ratio of 1.19.

Insider Buying and Selling at MarineMax

In other news, CAO Anthony E. Jr. Cassella sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.06, for a total value of $124,240.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 11,451 shares in the company, valued at approximately $355,668.06. The trade was a 25.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Clint Moore sold 4,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.63, for a total transaction of $125,583.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 23,560 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $721,642.80. The trade was a 14.82 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 4.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MarineMax

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in MarineMax by 49.6% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,764 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 585 shares during the period. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund increased its holdings in MarineMax by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 11,776 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $341,000 after buying an additional 732 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in MarineMax by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,705 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $413,000 after buying an additional 905 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in MarineMax by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 22,479 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $651,000 after buying an additional 1,006 shares during the period. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in MarineMax by 211.6% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,558 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 1,058 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 92.85% of the company’s stock.

MarineMax Company Profile

MarineMax, Inc operates as a recreational boat and yacht retailer and superyacht services company in the United States. It operates in two segments, Retail Operations and Product Manufacturing. The company sells new and used recreational boats, including pleasure and fishing boats, mega-yachts, yachts, sport cruisers, motor yachts, e-power yachts, pontoon boats, ski boats, jet boats, and other recreational boats.