Acushnet (GOLF) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer GOLF or YETI?

Acushnet currently has a consensus target price of $71.40, suggesting a potential upside of 3.02%. YETI has a consensus target price of $45.46, suggesting a potential upside of 19.13%. Given YETI's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe YETI is more favorable than Acushnet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acushnet	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
YETI	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GOLF or YETI?

Acushnet received 39 more outperform votes than YETI when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.97% of users gave YETI an outperform vote while only 52.37% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Acushnet	Outperform Votes 276 52.37%	Underperform Votes 251 47.63%
YETI	Outperform Votes 237 56.97%	Underperform Votes 179 43.03%

Which has more volatility & risk, GOLF or YETI?

Acushnet has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YETI has a beta of 2.12, meaning that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and 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	$2.38B	1.77	$198.43M	$2.94	23.57
YETI	$1.66B	1.95	$169.88M	$2.33	16.38

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

Does the media favor GOLF or YETI?

In the previous week, YETI had 21 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for YETI and 4 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat YETI's score of 0.66 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acushnet	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
YETI	13 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GOLF or YETI more profitable?

YETI has a net margin of 11.15% compared to Acushnet's net margin of 7.78%. YETI's return on equity of 28.31% beat Acushnet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acushnet	7.78%	21.45%	8.52%
YETI	11.15%	28.31%	16.37%

Summary

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