Acushnet (GOLF) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, BC or GOLF?

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

Do analysts prefer BC or GOLF?

Brunswick currently has a consensus price target of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.55%. Acushnet has a consensus price target of $73.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.97%. Given Brunswick's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Brunswick is more favorable than Acushnet.

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BC or GOLF?

Acushnet has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Brunswick	$5.10B	0.83	$130.10M	$0.62	104.35
Acushnet	$2.46B	1.94	$214.30M	$3.74	21.68

Does the media favor BC or GOLF?

In the previous week, Brunswick had 7 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Brunswick and 1 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Brunswick's score of 0.96 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brunswick	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Acushnet	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BC or GOLF a better dividend stock?

Brunswick pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Acushnet pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. 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 pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brunswick has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Acushnet has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Brunswick is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is BC or GOLF 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
Brunswick	0.82%	10.73%	3.54%
Acushnet	9.24%	28.05%	9.94%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BC or GOLF?

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

Summary

Brunswick beats Acushnet on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.