Acushnet (GOLF) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GOLF or YETI?

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
Acushnet	$2.46B	1.45	$198.43M	$3.33	17.91
YETI	$1.83B	1.26	$175.69M	$2.06	13.52

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

53.1% of Acushnet shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.6% of Acushnet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of YETI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GOLF or YETI?

Acushnet received 42 more outperform votes than YETI when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.00% of users gave YETI an outperform vote while only 52.43% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Acushnet	Outperform Votes 280 52.43%	Underperform Votes 254 47.57%
YETI	Outperform Votes 238 56.00%	Underperform Votes 187 44.00%

Which has more volatility & risk, GOLF or YETI?

Acushnet has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YETI has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GOLF or YETI?

In the previous week, YETI had 19 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for YETI and 22 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat YETI's score of 0.56 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acushnet	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
YETI	14 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate GOLF or YETI?

Acushnet currently has a consensus target price of $70.60, indicating a potential upside of 18.40%. YETI has a consensus target price of $43.14, indicating a potential upside of 54.89%. Given YETI's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe YETI 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
YETI	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is GOLF or YETI more profitable?

YETI has a net margin of 9.60% compared to Acushnet's net margin of 7.78%. YETI's return on equity of 28.23% beat Acushnet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acushnet	7.78%	21.45%	8.52%
YETI	9.60%	28.23%	16.46%

Summary

Acushnet and YETI tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.