GOLF vs. PTON, YETI, ARLO, KN, MODG, SONO, GEAR, FNKO, ESCA, and CLAR
Should you be buying Acushnet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Acushnet include Peloton Interactive (PTON), YETI (YETI), Arlo Technologies (ARLO), Knowles (KN), Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG), Sonos (SONO), Revelyst (GEAR), Funko (FNKO), Escalade (ESCA), and Clarus (CLAR). These companies are all part of the "recreation" industry.
Acushnet vs. Its 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 media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
Acushnet has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peloton Interactive has a beta of 2.11, meaning that its stock price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
In the previous week, Acushnet had 3 more articles in the media than Peloton Interactive. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Acushnet and 3 mentions for Peloton Interactive. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Peloton Interactive's score of 0.41 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Acushnet has a net margin of 9.21% compared to Peloton Interactive's net margin of -6.77%. Acushnet's return on equity of 26.81% beat Peloton Interactive's return on equity.
53.1% of Acushnet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Peloton Interactive shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.6% of Acushnet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Peloton Interactive shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Acushnet currently has a consensus target price of $71.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.58%. Peloton Interactive has a consensus target price of $8.30, indicating a potential upside of 25.19%. Given Peloton Interactive's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Peloton Interactive is more favorable than Acushnet.
Summary
Acushnet beats Peloton Interactive on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:GOLF) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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