Peloton Interactive (PTON) Competitors

Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) and Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GOLF or PTON?

Peloton Interactive received 3 more outperform votes than Acushnet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.06% of users gave Peloton Interactive an outperform vote while only 52.43% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Acushnet	Outperform Votes 280 52.43%	Underperform Votes 254 47.57%
Peloton Interactive	Outperform Votes 283 55.06%	Underperform Votes 231 44.94%

Do analysts recommend GOLF or PTON?

Acushnet presently has a consensus target price of $70.60, indicating a potential upside of 6.49%. Peloton Interactive has a consensus target price of $8.59, indicating a potential upside of 24.73%. Given Peloton Interactive's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Peloton Interactive is more favorable than Acushnet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acushnet	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Peloton Interactive	0 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk & volatility, GOLF or PTON?

Acushnet has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peloton Interactive has a beta of 2.21, suggesting that its share price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GOLF or PTON?

53.1% of Acushnet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Peloton Interactive shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.6% of Acushnet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Peloton Interactive shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GOLF or PTON more profitable?

Acushnet has a net margin of 7.78% compared to Peloton Interactive's net margin of -11.09%. Acushnet's return on equity of 21.45% beat Peloton Interactive's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acushnet	7.78%	21.45%	8.52%
Peloton Interactive	-11.09%	N/A	-13.12%

Which has better earnings and valuation, GOLF or PTON?

Acushnet has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acushnet	$2.46B	1.62	$198.43M	$3.33	19.91
Peloton Interactive	$2.62B	1.03	-$551.90M	-$0.77	-8.95

Does the media favor GOLF or PTON?

In the previous week, Peloton Interactive had 21 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Peloton Interactive and 7 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Peloton Interactive's score of 0.79 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acushnet	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Peloton Interactive	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Acushnet and Peloton Interactive tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.