Sony (SONY) Competitors

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

Is SONY or GOLF more profitable?

Acushnet has a net margin of 9.24% compared to Sony's net margin of 9.14%. Acushnet's return on equity of 28.05% beat Sony's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sony	9.14%	13.88%	3.32%
Acushnet	9.24%	28.05%	9.94%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SONY or GOLF?

Sony has higher revenue and earnings than Acushnet. Acushnet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sony, 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
Sony	$13.01T	0.01	$7.53B	$1.26	23.19
Acushnet	$2.49B	1.76	$214.30M	$3.74	19.97

Which has more risk & volatility, SONY or GOLF?

Sony has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acushnet has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SONY or GOLF a better dividend stock?

Sony pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Acushnet pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Sony pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Acushnet pays out 25.1% 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.

Do analysts recommend SONY or GOLF?

Sony presently has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.16%. Acushnet has a consensus price target of $73.33, indicating a potential downside of 1.79%. Given Acushnet's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Acushnet is more favorable than Sony.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sony	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Acushnet	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer SONY or GOLF?

In the previous week, Sony had 30 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Sony and 4 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Sony's score of 0.36 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sony	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Acushnet	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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

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

Summary

Acushnet beats Sony on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.