Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Acushnet Q2 Earnings

Acushnet Holdings Corp. (NYSE:GOLF - Free Report) - Roth Capital lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Acushnet in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 7th. Roth Capital analyst G. Kelly now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.35 for the quarter, down from their prior 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.

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

Acushnet Price Performance

Acushnet stock traded down $0.32 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $69.96. The company's stock had a trading volume of 381,332 shares, compared to its average volume of 374,968. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 2.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $64.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $67.66. Acushnet has a 12 month low of $55.31 and a 12 month high of $76.65. The company has a market capitalization of $4.11 billion, a PE ratio of 23.80 and a beta of 0.90.

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

Institutional Trading of Acushnet

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Acushnet during the fourth quarter valued at $62,713,000. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC acquired a new position in Acushnet in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,641,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Acushnet by 9.6% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,090,666 shares of the company's stock valued at $212,205,000 after buying an additional 269,742 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Acushnet in the fourth quarter valued at about $14,825,000. Finally, Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Acushnet in the first quarter valued at about $9,376,000. Institutional investors own 53.12% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Acushnet

In other news, insider Steven Francis Pelisek sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $6,802,985.16. This represents a 17.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 54.60% of the company's stock.

Acushnet Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 6th will be given a $0.235 dividend. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.34%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 6th. Acushnet's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.11%.

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.