Knowles (KN) Competitors

Knowles (NYSE:KN) and Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KN or GOLF?

Knowles received 100 more outperform votes than Acushnet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.46% of users gave Knowles an outperform vote while only 52.33% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Knowles	Outperform Votes 381 62.46%	Underperform Votes 229 37.54%
Acushnet	Outperform Votes 281 52.33%	Underperform Votes 256 47.67%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KN or GOLF?

96.3% of Knowles shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.1% of Acushnet shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Knowles shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 53.6% of Acushnet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, KN or GOLF?

Knowles has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acushnet has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KN or GOLF more profitable?

Acushnet has a net margin of 7.78% compared to Knowles' net margin of -34.66%. Acushnet's return on equity of 21.45% beat Knowles' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Knowles	-34.66%	5.52%	3.70%
Acushnet	7.78%	21.45%	8.52%

Does the media prefer KN or GOLF?

In the previous week, Knowles had 14 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Knowles and 3 mentions for Acushnet. Knowles' average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Acushnet's score of -0.06 indicating that Knowles is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Knowles	2 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Acushnet	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer KN or GOLF?

Knowles currently has a consensus price target of $19.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.73%. Acushnet has a consensus price target of $70.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.75%. Given Knowles' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Knowles is more favorable than Acushnet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Knowles	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Acushnet	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, KN or GOLF?

Acushnet has higher revenue and earnings than Knowles. Knowles is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acushnet, 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
Knowles	$552.40M	2.75	-$237.80M	-$2.70	-6.47
Acushnet	$2.45B	1.72	$198.43M	$3.60	19.99

Summary

Knowles beats Acushnet on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.