Sony (SONY) Competitors $24.42 -0.23 (-0.93%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.55 +0.13 (+0.53%) As of 07/11/2025 07:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SONY vs. GOLF, YETI, PTON, ARLO, MODG, KN, SONO, GEAR, FNKO, and ESCAShould you be buying Sony stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sony include Acushnet (GOLF), YETI (YETI), Peloton Interactive (PTON), Arlo Technologies (ARLO), Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG), Knowles (KN), Sonos (SONO), Revelyst (GEAR), Funko (FNKO), and Escalade (ESCA). These companies are all part of the "recreation" industry. Sony vs. Its Competitors Acushnet YETI Peloton Interactive Arlo Technologies Topgolf Callaway Brands Knowles Sonos Revelyst Funko Escalade Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) and Sony (NYSE:SONY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Do analysts prefer GOLF or SONY? Acushnet presently has a consensus target price of $71.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.93%. Sony has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.66%. Given Sony's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sony 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) 2.00Sony 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility & risk, GOLF or SONY? Acushnet has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sony has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcushnet$2.45B1.87$214.30M$3.6021.66Sony$85.09B1.74$7.53B$1.2319.85 Do insiders & institutionals believe in GOLF or SONY? 53.1% of Acushnet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.1% of Sony shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.6% of Acushnet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Sony shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer GOLF or SONY? In the previous week, Sony had 19 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Sony and 10 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Sony's score of 0.45 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Acushnet 4 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sony 12 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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. 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 Acushnet9.21% 26.81% 9.89% Sony 8.83%13.76%3.26% SummaryAcushnet beats Sony on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sony News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SONY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SONY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SONY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSonyAUDIO/VIDEO PRD IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$147.74B$15.93B$8.25B$20.65BDividend Yield0.40%1.08%3.12%3.72%P/E Ratio19.796.6421.3327.84Price / Sales1.742.053.3242.29Price / Cash9.7829.8416.7422.32Price / Book2.631.844.654.57Net Income$7.53B$705.49M$214.95M$989.30M7 Day Performance-4.61%-1.17%36.31%0.20%1 Month Performance-5.72%20.18%45.20%5.53%1 Year Performance535.47%34.92%16.07%10.30% Sony Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SONYSony3.4607 of 5 stars$24.42-0.9%$28.00+14.7%+535.5%$147.74B$85.09B19.79112,300Trending NewsGOLFAcushnet3.6865 of 5 stars$75.72-0.4%$71.00-6.2%+23.1%$4.45B$2.46B21.037,300News CoverageInsider TradeYETIYETI2.9217 of 5 stars$32.20-1.7%$39.40+22.4%-20.1%$2.67B$1.83B15.481,340Trending NewsPTONPeloton Interactive4.0985 of 5 stars$6.45-2.9%$8.30+28.7%+75.5%$2.52B$2.70B-14.662,918News CoverageARLOArlo Technologies2.1023 of 5 stars$16.67-5.3%$20.25+21.5%-2.2%$1.73B$510.89M-75.77350MODGTopgolf Callaway Brands1.8866 of 5 stars$8.64-4.8%$10.30+19.2%-40.6%$1.59B$4.24B-1.0930,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastKNKnowles1.1744 of 5 stars$17.75-2.6%$19.33+8.9%-1.9%$1.54B$553.50M-6.575,500Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeSONOSonos1.3186 of 5 stars$10.78-3.1%$12.25+13.6%-29.3%$1.29B$1.52B-18.271,708Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeGEARRevelystN/A$20.08+4.5%N/AN/A$1.17B$1.23B-111.566,400News CoverageFNKOFunko2.0286 of 5 stars$4.34-10.7%$9.88+127.5%-53.6%$238.44M$1.05B-11.731,283Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeESCAEscalade4.213 of 5 stars$14.33-3.4%N/A-0.1%$197.61M$251.51M14.62590Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Acushnet Competitors YETI Competitors Peloton Interactive Competitors Arlo Technologies Competitors Topgolf Callaway Brands Competitors Knowles Competitors Sonos Competitors Revelyst Competitors Funko Competitors Escalade Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SONY) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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