YETI (YETI) Competitors

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

Is GOLF or YETI more profitable?

YETI has a net margin of 9.60% compared to Acushnet's net margin of 7.78%. YETI's return on equity of 28.23% beat Acushnet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acushnet	7.78%	21.45%	8.52%
YETI	9.60%	28.23%	16.46%

Does the media prefer GOLF or YETI?

In the previous week, YETI had 12 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for YETI and 10 mentions for Acushnet. YETI's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Acushnet's score of 0.89 indicating that YETI is being referred to more favorably in the news 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
YETI	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer GOLF or YETI?

Acushnet currently has a consensus price target of $70.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.19%. YETI has a consensus price target of $39.40, suggesting a potential upside of 25.56%. Given YETI's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe YETI 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
YETI	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GOLF or YETI?

Acushnet received 40 more outperform votes than YETI when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.05% of users gave YETI 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%
YETI	Outperform Votes 241 56.05%	Underperform Votes 189 43.95%

Which has more risk and volatility, GOLF or YETI?

Acushnet has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YETI has a beta of 1.91, indicating that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

53.1% of Acushnet shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.6% of Acushnet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of YETI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GOLF or YETI?

Acushnet has higher revenue and earnings than YETI. YETI 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	1.71	$198.43M	$3.60	19.88
YETI	$1.84B	1.41	$175.69M	$2.08	15.09

Summary

YETI beats Acushnet on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.