Peloton Interactive (PTON) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer GOLF or PTON?

Acushnet presently has a consensus target price of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.20%. Peloton Interactive has a consensus target price of $8.30, indicating a potential upside of 28.48%. Given Peloton Interactive's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Peloton Interactive	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.35

Does the media refer more to GOLF or PTON?

In the previous week, Peloton Interactive had 8 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Peloton Interactive and 10 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Peloton Interactive's score of 0.91 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Peloton Interactive	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GOLF or PTON?

53.1% of Acushnet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Peloton Interactive shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Acushnet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Peloton Interactive shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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	$2.45B	1.66	$198.43M	$3.60	19.21
Peloton Interactive	$2.53B	1.00	-$551.90M	-$0.44	-14.68

Which has more risk and volatility, GOLF or PTON?

Acushnet has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peloton Interactive has a beta of 2.25, suggesting that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GOLF or PTON?

Peloton Interactive received 3 more outperform votes than Acushnet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.72% of users gave Peloton Interactive an outperform vote while only 52.33% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Acushnet	Outperform Votes 281 52.33%	Underperform Votes 256 47.67%
Peloton Interactive	Outperform Votes 284 54.72%	Underperform Votes 235 45.28%

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%

Summary

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