PTON vs. GOLF, YETI, ARLO, MODG, KN, SONO, GEAR, FNKO, ESCA, and SRM
Should you be buying Peloton Interactive stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peloton Interactive include Acushnet (GOLF), YETI (YETI), Arlo Technologies (ARLO), Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG), Knowles (KN), Sonos (SONO), Revelyst (GEAR), Funko (FNKO), Escalade (ESCA), and SRM Entertainment (SRM). These companies are all part of the "recreation" industry.
Peloton Interactive vs. Its Competitors
Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON) and Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Acushnet has a net margin of 9.21% compared to Peloton Interactive's net margin of -6.77%. Acushnet's return on equity of 26.81% beat Peloton Interactive's return on equity.
77.0% of Peloton Interactive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.1% of Acushnet shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Peloton Interactive shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.6% of Acushnet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Acushnet has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Peloton Interactive. Peloton Interactive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acushnet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Acushnet had 1 more articles in the media than Peloton Interactive. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Acushnet and 10 mentions for Peloton Interactive. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Peloton Interactive's score of 0.64 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Peloton Interactive presently has a consensus price target of $8.30, indicating a potential upside of 25.19%. Acushnet has a consensus price target of $71.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.58%. Given Peloton Interactive's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Peloton Interactive is more favorable than Acushnet.
Peloton Interactive has a beta of 2.11, meaning that its stock price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acushnet has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Acushnet beats Peloton Interactive on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:PTON) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff