Acushnet (GOLF) Competitors

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

Is YETI or GOLF more profitable?

YETI has a net margin of 9.59% compared to Acushnet's net margin of 9.21%. Acushnet's return on equity of 26.81% beat YETI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
YETI	9.59%	26.48%	15.69%
Acushnet	9.21%	26.81%	9.89%

Which has more risk & volatility, YETI or GOLF?

YETI has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acushnet has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of YETI or GOLF?

53.1% of Acushnet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of YETI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 53.6% of Acushnet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer YETI or GOLF?

YETI presently has a consensus target price of $39.47, indicating a potential upside of 8.21%. Acushnet has a consensus target price of $72.50, indicating a potential downside of 8.90%. Given YETI's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe YETI is more favorable than Acushnet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
YETI	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Acushnet	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, YETI or GOLF?

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
YETI	$1.83B	1.65	$175.69M	$2.08	17.53
Acushnet	$2.46B	1.90	$214.30M	$3.60	22.11

Does the media prefer YETI or GOLF?

In the previous week, YETI had 15 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for YETI and 6 mentions for Acushnet. YETI's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Acushnet's score of 0.47 indicating that YETI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
YETI	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Acushnet	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

YETI and Acushnet tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.