GOLF vs. MODG, YETI, PTON, LOPE, ASO, IGT, MSGS, KTB, HGV, and ASAI
Should you be buying Acushnet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Acushnet include Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG), YETI (YETI), Peloton Interactive (PTON), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO), International Game Technology (IGT), Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS), Kontoor Brands (KTB), Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), and Sendas Distribuidora (ASAI). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) and Topgolf Callaway Brands (NYSE:MODG) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Acushnet has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Topgolf Callaway Brands. Acushnet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Topgolf Callaway Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
53.1% of Acushnet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of Topgolf Callaway Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Acushnet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Topgolf Callaway Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Acushnet has a net margin of 8.03% compared to Topgolf Callaway Brands' net margin of 1.80%. Acushnet's return on equity of 20.65% beat Topgolf Callaway Brands' return on equity.
Acushnet currently has a consensus price target of $66.86, suggesting a potential upside of 3.29%. Topgolf Callaway Brands has a consensus price target of $19.33, suggesting a potential upside of 24.65%. Given Topgolf Callaway Brands' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Topgolf Callaway Brands is more favorable than Acushnet.
Acushnet received 260 more outperform votes than Topgolf Callaway Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.68% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote while only 46.88% of users gave Topgolf Callaway Brands an outperform vote.
Acushnet has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Topgolf Callaway Brands has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Topgolf Callaway Brands had 14 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Topgolf Callaway Brands and 24 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Topgolf Callaway Brands' score of 0.49 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Acushnet beats Topgolf Callaway Brands on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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