Marathon Asset Management Ltd Makes New $8.20 Million Investment in MasterBrand, Inc. $MBC

Marathon Asset Management Ltd purchased a new stake in MasterBrand, Inc. (NYSE:MBC) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 742,876 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,201,000. Marathon Asset Management Ltd owned 0.59% of MasterBrand as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Stonehill Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of MasterBrand by 311.5% during the third quarter. Stonehill Capital Management LLC now owns 1,954,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,744,000 after acquiring an additional 1,479,780 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas boosted its holdings in shares of MasterBrand by 80.1% during the third quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 1,924,823 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,350,000 after acquiring an additional 856,342 shares during the period. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in shares of MasterBrand by 156.1% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,388,884 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,333,000 after acquiring an additional 846,519 shares during the period. Canyon Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of MasterBrand by 69.0% during the third quarter. Canyon Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,800,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,706,000 after acquiring an additional 734,854 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of MasterBrand by 6,255.0% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 737,874 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,146,000 after acquiring an additional 726,263 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.32% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on MBC. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of MasterBrand from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of MasterBrand from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, MasterBrand presently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

MasterBrand Stock Down 3.2%

Shares of MBC opened at $6.83 on Wednesday. MasterBrand, Inc. has a 52 week low of $6.61 and a 52 week high of $14.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $873.53 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -341.08 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 2.08. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $8.28 and a 200-day moving average of $10.34.

MasterBrand (NYSE:MBC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.04) by $0.10. The business had revenue of $618.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $591.35 million. MasterBrand had a positive return on equity of 7.35% and a negative net margin of 0.07%.MasterBrand’s quarterly revenue was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.18 earnings per share. MasterBrand has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.030-0.13 EPS.

About MasterBrand

MasterBrand Inc is one of the largest manufacturers of cabinetry and home storage solutions in North America. The company specializes in designing, producing and distributing kitchen and bath cabinetry for both new construction and the remodeling markets. Its offerings span a broad spectrum of styles and price points, serving homebuilders, home improvement retailers and independent dealers.

MasterBrand’s product portfolio includes framed and frameless cabinet lines, bath vanities, closet systems and other organizational accessories.