ATC Venture Group (OTCMKTS:ATCV) vs. Brunswick (NYSE:BC) Head to Head Comparison

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

Volatility and Risk

Brunswick has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ATC Venture Group has a beta of 4.58, indicating that its stock price is 358% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Brunswick and ATC Venture Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brunswick	0	6	7	0	2.54
ATC Venture Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Brunswick presently has a consensus price target of $68.25, indicating a potential upside of 5.42%. Given Brunswick’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Brunswick is more favorable than ATC Venture Group.

Profitability

This table compares Brunswick and ATC Venture Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brunswick	0.82%	10.73%	3.54%
ATC Venture Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.3% of Brunswick shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Brunswick shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 49.9% of ATC Venture Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Brunswick and ATC Venture Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brunswick	$5.24 billion	0.81	$130.10 million	$0.62	104.42
ATC Venture Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Brunswick has higher revenue and earnings than ATC Venture Group.

Summary

Brunswick beats ATC Venture Group on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About ATC Venture Group

ATC Venture Group Inc., through its subsidiary, Simonsen Iron Works Inc., engages in the design, manufacture, and assembly of an array of parts for original equipment manufacturers and other customers. The company was formerly known as Cycle Country Accessories Corp. and changed its name to ATC Venture Group Inc. in January 2012. ATC Venture Group Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota.