Free Trial

Acushnet (GOLF) Competitors

Acushnet logo
$80.37 +0.08 (+0.10%)
Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$80.47 +0.10 (+0.13%)
As of 10/17/2025 04:31 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.

GOLF vs. BC, MODG, PTON, YETI, SONO, KN, ARLO, FNKO, ESCA, and CLAR

Should you be buying Acushnet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Acushnet include Brunswick (BC), Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG), Peloton Interactive (PTON), YETI (YETI), Sonos (SONO), Knowles (KN), Arlo Technologies (ARLO), Funko (FNKO), Escalade (ESCA), and Clarus (CLAR).

Acushnet vs. Its 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Acushnet$2.49B1.89$214.30M$3.7421.49
Brunswick$5.24B0.80$130.10M$0.62103.08

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

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
Acushnet9.24% 28.05% 9.94%
Brunswick 0.82%10.73%3.54%

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.

Get Acushnet News Delivered to You Automatically

Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GOLF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

Subscribe Now
By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GOLF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Skip Chart

GOLF vs. The Competition

MetricAcushnetLEISURE&REC PRD IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.72B$2.41B$8.38B$21.82B
Dividend Yield1.17%2.92%3.12%3.62%
P/E Ratio21.4939.7618.0232.43
Price / Sales1.891.346.3591.22
Price / Cash17.6417.5216.1124.21
Price / Book6.162.264.904.59
Net Income$214.30M$3.73M$256.64M$1.02B
7 Day Performance3.06%2.02%0.77%1.31%
1 Month Performance7.81%-3.27%-5.15%-0.93%
1 Year Performance29.01%-4.71%31.91%9.51%

Acushnet Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GOLF
Acushnet
3.2784 of 5 stars
$80.37
+0.1%
$73.00
-9.2%
+29.1%$4.72B$2.49B21.497,300News Coverage
BC
Brunswick
4.1013 of 5 stars
$60.30
+2.6%
$67.00
+11.1%
-24.0%$3.84B$5.24B97.2615,000News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
MODG
Topgolf Callaway Brands
1.4203 of 5 stars
$8.88
+5.8%
$9.75
+9.9%
-14.1%$1.54B$4.24B-1.0930,000News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
PTON
Peloton Interactive
3.9873 of 5 stars
$7.37
+5.9%
$9.36
+27.0%
+28.4%$2.84B$2.49B-23.772,145Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
YETI
YETI
2.2582 of 5 stars
$32.24
+0.4%
$38.54
+19.5%
-12.1%$2.61B$1.83B15.351,340
SONO
Sonos
1.2621 of 5 stars
$16.49
-0.1%
$15.00
-9.0%
+27.1%$2.00B$1.52B-25.371,708
KN
Knowles
1.5723 of 5 stars
$22.89
+2.8%
$21.00
-8.3%
+32.0%$1.91B$553.50M78.935,500Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
ARLO
Arlo Technologies
2.5811 of 5 stars
$17.16
+3.0%
$23.00
+34.0%
+51.6%$1.74B$510.89M-245.15350Insider Trade
FNKO
Funko
2.7684 of 5 stars
$3.04
+5.2%
$7.17
+135.7%
-76.2%$160.01M$1.05B-2.511,283News Coverage
ESCA
Escalade
4.3744 of 5 stars
$11.71
+1.4%
N/A-16.0%$159.43M$251.51M12.87590Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
CLAR
Clarus
4.2797 of 5 stars
$3.21
flat
$4.75
+48.0%
-25.1%$123.27M$264.32M-1.49900

Related Companies and Tools


This page (NYSE:GOLF) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners