GOLF vs. YETI, MODG, PTON, LOPE, IQ, PWSC, IGT, VAC, MSGS, and ASAI
Should you be buying Acushnet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Acushnet include YETI (YETI), Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG), Peloton Interactive (PTON), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), iQIYI (IQ), PowerSchool (PWSC), International Game Technology (IGT), Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC), Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS), and Sendas Distribuidora (ASAI). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) and YETI (NYSE:YETI) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and community ranking.
Acushnet received 46 more outperform votes than YETI when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.12% of users gave YETI an outperform vote while only 52.78% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote.
In the previous week, YETI had 7 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for YETI and 3 mentions for Acushnet. YETI's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Acushnet's score of 0.08 indicating that YETI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
YETI has a net margin of 10.24% compared to Acushnet's net margin of 8.33%. YETI's return on equity of 27.99% beat Acushnet's return on equity.
Acushnet has higher revenue and earnings than YETI. YETI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acushnet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
53.1% of Acushnet shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.1% of Acushnet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of YETI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Acushnet presently has a consensus target price of $66.71, indicating a potential upside of 5.66%. YETI has a consensus target price of $48.29, indicating a potential upside of 35.33%. Given YETI's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe YETI is more favorable than Acushnet.
Acushnet has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YETI has a beta of 2.29, suggesting that its share price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
YETI beats Acushnet on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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