Sony (SONY) Competitors

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

Is GOLF or SONY a better dividend stock?

Acushnet pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Sony pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Acushnet pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sony pays out 8.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Acushnet has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Acushnet is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, GOLF or SONY?

Acushnet has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sony has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

53.1% of Acushnet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.1% of Sony shares are held by institutional investors. 53.6% of Acushnet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Sony shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer GOLF or SONY?

In the previous week, Sony had 27 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Sony and 5 mentions for Acushnet. Sony's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Acushnet's score of 0.36 indicating that Sony is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acushnet	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sony	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is GOLF or SONY more profitable?

Acushnet has a net margin of 9.21% compared to Sony's net margin of 8.83%. Acushnet's return on equity of 26.81% beat Sony's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acushnet	9.21%	26.81%	9.89%
Sony	8.83%	13.76%	3.26%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GOLF or SONY?

Sony has higher revenue and earnings than Acushnet. Sony 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	$2.46B	1.85	$214.30M	$3.60	21.49
Sony	$85.09B	1.73	$7.53B	$1.23	19.83

Do analysts rate GOLF or SONY?

Acushnet presently has a consensus price target of $72.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.28%. Sony has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.80%. Given Sony's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sony 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Sony	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Acushnet and Sony tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.