GOLF vs. YETI, MODG, PTON, IGT, ASO, KTB, LOPE, HGV, MSGS, and PWSC
Should you be buying Acushnet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Acushnet include YETI (YETI), Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG), Peloton Interactive (PTON), International Game Technology (IGT), Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO), Kontoor Brands (KTB), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS), and PowerSchool (PWSC). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) and YETI (NYSE:YETI) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.
In the previous week, YETI had 13 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for YETI and 2 mentions for Acushnet. YETI's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Acushnet's score of 0.28 indicating that YETI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Acushnet received 43 more outperform votes than YETI when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.71% of users gave YETI an outperform vote while only 52.68% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote.
YETI has a net margin of 10.32% compared to Acushnet's net margin of 8.03%. YETI's return on equity of 28.81% beat Acushnet's return on equity.
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.
Acushnet has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YETI has a beta of 2.26, indicating that its share price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Acushnet presently has a consensus price target of $66.86, indicating a potential upside of 3.82%. YETI has a consensus price target of $46.80, indicating a potential upside of 18.48%. Given YETI's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe YETI is more favorable than Acushnet.
53.1% of Acushnet shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Acushnet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of YETI shares are held by 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.
Summary
YETI beats Acushnet on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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