Acushnet (GOLF) Competitors

Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) and Brunswick (NYSE:BC) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is GOLF or BC a better dividend stock?

Acushnet pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Brunswick pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Acushnet pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brunswick pays out 277.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Acushnet has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Brunswick has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Brunswick is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

53.1% of Acushnet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Brunswick shares are held by institutional investors. 53.6% of Acushnet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Brunswick shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer GOLF or BC?

In the previous week, Brunswick had 5 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Brunswick and 5 mentions for Acushnet. Brunswick's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Acushnet's score of 0.52 indicating that Brunswick is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acushnet	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brunswick	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GOLF or BC?

Acushnet has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brunswick. Acushnet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brunswick, 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	$2.49B	1.89	$214.30M	$3.74	21.49
Brunswick	$5.24B	0.80	$130.10M	$0.62	103.08

Do analysts recommend GOLF or BC?

Acushnet currently has a consensus target price of $73.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.17%. Brunswick has a consensus target price of $67.62, suggesting a potential upside of 5.79%. Given Brunswick's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brunswick is more favorable than Acushnet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acushnet	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Brunswick	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Is GOLF or BC more profitable?

Acushnet has a net margin of 9.24% compared to Brunswick's net margin of 0.82%. Acushnet's return on equity of 28.05% beat Brunswick's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acushnet	9.24%	28.05%	9.94%
Brunswick	0.82%	10.73%	3.54%

Which has more volatility & risk, GOLF or BC?

Acushnet has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brunswick has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brunswick beats Acushnet on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.