Knowles (KN) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate GOLF or KN?

Acushnet currently has a consensus price target of $70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.01%. Knowles has a consensus price target of $19.33, suggesting a potential upside of 16.68%. Given Knowles' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Knowles is more favorable than Acushnet.

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

Does the media favor GOLF or KN?

In the previous week, Knowles had 11 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Knowles and 10 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Knowles' score of 0.61 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acushnet	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Knowles	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GOLF or KN?

Knowles received 100 more outperform votes than Acushnet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.56% of users gave Knowles an outperform vote while only 52.33% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Acushnet	Outperform Votes 281 52.33%	Underperform Votes 256 47.67%
Knowles	Outperform Votes 381 62.56%	Underperform Votes 228 37.44%

Which has more risk and volatility, GOLF or KN?

Acushnet has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knowles has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GOLF or KN?

53.1% of Acushnet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Knowles shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Acushnet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Knowles shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GOLF or KN?

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
Acushnet	$2.45B	1.68	$198.43M	$3.60	19.44
Knowles	$552.40M	2.61	-$237.80M	-$2.70	-6.14

Is GOLF or KN 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
Acushnet	7.78%	21.45%	8.52%
Knowles	-34.66%	5.52%	3.70%

Summary

Acushnet and Knowles tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.