YETI vs. GOLF, MODG, PTON, VAC, ASAI, MLCO, PWSC, GHC, PRKS, and PLTK
Should you be buying YETI stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of YETI include Acushnet (GOLF), Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG), Peloton Interactive (PTON), Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC), Sendas Distribuidora (ASAI), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), PowerSchool (PWSC), Graham (GHC), United Parks & Resorts (PRKS), and Playtika (PLTK). 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 better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, YETI had 19 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for YETI and 6 mentions for Acushnet. YETI's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Acushnet's score of 0.44 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the media.
53.1% of Acushnet shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Acushnet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of YETI 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 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.
YETI has a net margin of 10.32% compared to YETI's net margin of 8.03%. Acushnet's return on equity of 28.81% beat YETI's return on equity.
Acushnet has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YETI has a beta of 2.26, indicating that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Acushnet presently has a consensus target price of $66.86, suggesting a potential upside of 3.80%. YETI has a consensus target price of $46.80, suggesting a potential upside of 18.51%. Given Acushnet's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe YETI is more favorable than Acushnet.
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.
Summary
Acushnet and YETI tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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