Sony (SONY) Competitors $29.77 +0.03 (+0.10%) Closing price 10/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.92 +0.15 (+0.50%) As of 10/8/2025 07:58 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, PTON, YETI, KN, SONO, ARLO, MODG, FNKO, ESCA, and CLARShould you be buying Sony stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sony include Acushnet (GOLF), Peloton Interactive (PTON), YETI (YETI), Knowles (KN), Sonos (SONO), Arlo Technologies (ARLO), Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG), Funko (FNKO), Escalade (ESCA), and Clarus (CLAR). These companies are all part of the "recreation" industry. Sony vs. Its Competitors Acushnet Peloton Interactive YETI Knowles Sonos Arlo Technologies Topgolf Callaway Brands Funko Escalade Clarus Sony (NYSE:SONY) and Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability. Do analysts prefer SONY or GOLF? Sony currently has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.95%. Acushnet has a consensus target price of $73.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.67%. Given Sony's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Sony is more favorable than Acushnet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sony 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Acushnet 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14 Is SONY or GOLF a better dividend stock? Sony pays an annual dividend of $0.10 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 1.2%. Sony pays out 7.9% 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 raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Acushnet is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media prefer SONY or GOLF? In the previous week, Sony had 18 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Sony and 3 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Sony's score of 0.67 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sony 10 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Acushnet 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSony$85.09B2.12$7.53B$1.2623.63Acushnet$2.46B1.95$214.30M$3.7421.85 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 Sony9.14% 13.88% 3.32% Acushnet 9.24%28.05%9.94% Which has more volatility & risk, SONY or GOLF? Sony has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acushnet has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 53.6% of Acushnet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySony beats Acushnet on 10 of the 19 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$179.86B$19.29B$8.38B$22.02BDividend Yield0.33%1.11%3.06%3.59%P/E Ratio23.635.8418.3429.86Price / Sales2.121.696.6065.96Price / Cash11.9148.0616.5724.43Price / Book3.202.464.944.64Net Income$7.53B$705.29M$256.85M$1.01B7 Day Performance5.89%5.91%-1.15%0.44%1 Month Performance3.69%-0.57%0.22%3.13%1 Year Performance56.27%57.73%36.33%15.30% Sony Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SONYSony2.1396 of 5 stars$29.77+0.1%$28.00-5.9%+56.5%$179.86B$85.09B23.63112,300Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGOLFAcushnet3.4722 of 5 stars$76.83+1.9%$73.00-5.0%+29.0%$4.51B$2.46B20.547,300Analyst ForecastPTONPeloton Interactive4.1369 of 5 stars$8.56+1.7%$9.29+8.5%+60.3%$3.49B$2.49B-27.612,145Analyst UpgradeYETIYETI2.7328 of 5 stars$34.50+1.2%$38.54+11.7%-19.3%$2.80B$1.83B16.431,340Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastKNKnowles1.2311 of 5 stars$23.36+1.0%$21.00-10.1%+36.8%$2.01B$553.50M80.545,500Analyst ForecastSONOSonos1.0982 of 5 stars$15.30+0.1%$15.00-2.0%+51.0%$1.85B$1.52B-23.541,708Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastARLOArlo Technologies2.9781 of 5 stars$17.03+0.7%$23.00+35.1%+55.4%$1.78B$510.89M-243.25350Analyst ForecastMODGTopgolf Callaway Brands1.6277 of 5 stars$9.47+2.9%$9.75+3.0%-8.3%$1.74B$4.24B-1.1630,000News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeFNKOFunko2.6432 of 5 stars$3.72-6.5%$7.17+92.7%-73.7%$205.98M$1.05B-3.071,283Analyst ForecastESCAEscalade4.1024 of 5 stars$12.83+3.1%N/A-9.5%$177.05M$251.51M14.10590Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastCLARClarus4.3695 of 5 stars$3.63-1.9%$4.75+30.9%-24.2%$139.39M$264.32M-1.69900Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Acushnet Competitors Peloton Interactive Competitors YETI Competitors Knowles Competitors Sonos Competitors Arlo Technologies Competitors Topgolf Callaway Brands Competitors Funko Competitors Escalade Competitors Clarus 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 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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