Knowles (KN) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GOLF or KN?

Acushnet has higher revenue and earnings than Knowles. Knowles 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	1.88	$198.43M	$2.94	25.07
Knowles	$707.60M	2.54	$72.40M	-$2.34	-8.71

Do analysts rate GOLF or KN?

Acushnet presently has a consensus price target of $70.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.34%. Knowles has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.79%. Given Acushnet's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Acushnet is more favorable than Knowles.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acushnet	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Knowles	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to GOLF or KN?

In the previous week, Knowles had 25 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Knowles and 1 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Knowles' score of 0.03 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acushnet	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Knowles	3 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, GOLF or KN?

Acushnet has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knowles has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GOLF or KN?

53.1% of Acushnet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of Knowles shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Acushnet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Knowles shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GOLF or KN?

Knowles received 101 more outperform votes than Acushnet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.62% of users gave Knowles 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%
Knowles	Outperform Votes 377 62.62%	Underperform Votes 225 37.38%

Is GOLF or KN more profitable?

Acushnet has a net margin of 7.78% compared to Knowles' net margin of -27.53%. Acushnet's return on equity of 21.45% beat Knowles' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acushnet	7.78%	21.45%	8.52%
Knowles	-27.53%	5.16%	3.51%

Summary

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