Peloton Interactive (PTON) Competitors

Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) and Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GOLF or PTON?

Peloton Interactive received 1 more outperform votes than Acushnet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.12% of users gave Peloton Interactive an outperform vote while only 52.44% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Acushnet	Outperform Votes 279 52.44%	Underperform Votes 253 47.56%
Peloton Interactive	Outperform Votes 280 55.12%	Underperform Votes 228 44.88%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GOLF or PTON?

Acushnet has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Peloton Interactive. Peloton Interactive 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	$2.46B	1.64	$198.43M	$3.33	20.23
Peloton Interactive	$2.62B	0.94	-$551.90M	-$0.77	-8.18

Which has more volatility & risk, GOLF or PTON?

Acushnet has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peloton Interactive has a beta of 1.95, suggesting that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor GOLF or PTON?

In the previous week, Peloton Interactive had 5 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Peloton Interactive and 5 mentions for Acushnet. Peloton Interactive's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Acushnet's score of 0.82 indicating that Peloton Interactive is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acushnet	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Peloton Interactive	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend GOLF or PTON?

Acushnet currently has a consensus target price of $72.80, suggesting a potential upside of 8.06%. Peloton Interactive has a consensus target price of $8.69, suggesting a potential upside of 37.90%. Given Peloton Interactive's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Peloton Interactive is more favorable than Acushnet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acushnet	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Peloton Interactive	0 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GOLF or PTON?

53.1% of Acushnet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Peloton Interactive shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Acushnet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Peloton Interactive shares are held 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.

Is GOLF or PTON more profitable?

Acushnet has a net margin of 7.78% compared to Peloton Interactive's net margin of -11.09%. Acushnet's return on equity of 21.45% beat Peloton Interactive's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acushnet	7.78%	21.45%	8.52%
Peloton Interactive	-11.09%	N/A	-13.12%

Summary

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