Roth Capital Issues Negative Forecast for Acushnet Earnings

Acushnet Holdings Corp. (NYSE:GOLF - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Acushnet in a report released on Wednesday, May 7th. Roth Capital analyst G. Kelly now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.35 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.39. The consensus estimate for Acushnet's current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Acushnet's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.29) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.11) EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.34 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on GOLF. StockNews.com cut Acushnet from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, March 8th. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of Acushnet from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Acushnet from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Compass Point lowered shares of Acushnet from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $80.00 to $71.00 in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Acushnet from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $69.00 to $64.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $70.00.

Acushnet Price Performance

GOLF stock traded up $0.94 during trading on Monday, hitting $71.41. The stock had a trading volume of 60,994 shares, compared to its average volume of 374,646. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 2.10 and a quick ratio of 1.14. Acushnet has a twelve month low of $55.31 and a twelve month high of $76.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.29 and a beta of 0.90. The company's 50-day moving average price is $64.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $67.77.

Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.30. Acushnet had a return on equity of 21.45% and a net margin of 7.78%. The firm had revenue of $703.37 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $697.82 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.35 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis.

Acushnet Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 6th will be given a dividend of $0.235 per share. This represents a $0.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 6th. Acushnet's payout ratio is presently 26.11%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Steven Francis Pelisek sold 20,000 shares of Acushnet stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.86, for a total transaction of $1,417,200.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 96,006 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,802,985.16. The trade was a 17.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 54.60% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Acushnet

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GOLF. Barclays PLC raised its position in Acushnet by 361.5% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 48,563 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,096,000 after purchasing an additional 38,041 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Acushnet in the third quarter valued at approximately $508,000. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in Acushnet by 2.5% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 22,831 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,455,000 after purchasing an additional 548 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in Acushnet by 6.7% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,013,857 shares of the company's stock valued at $64,632,000 after purchasing an additional 63,294 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Acushnet in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $239,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 53.12% of the company's stock.

About Acushnet

Acushnet Holdings Corp. designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes golf products in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, Korea, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Titleist Golf Balls, Titleist Golf Clubs, Titleist Golf Gear, and FootJoy Golf Wear.