Knowles (KN) Competitors

Knowles (NYSE:KN) and Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KN or GOLF?

96.3% of Knowles shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.1% of Acushnet shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Knowles shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Acushnet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is KN or GOLF more profitable?

Acushnet has a net margin of 7.78% compared to Knowles' net margin of -34.66%. Acushnet's return on equity of 21.45% beat Knowles' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Knowles	-34.66%	5.52%	3.70%
Acushnet	7.78%	21.45%	8.52%

Which has more volatility and risk, KN or GOLF?

Knowles has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acushnet has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KN or GOLF?

Knowles received 100 more outperform votes than Acushnet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.54% of users gave Knowles an outperform vote while only 52.35% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Knowles	Outperform Votes 379 62.54%	Underperform Votes 227 37.46%
Acushnet	Outperform Votes 279 52.35%	Underperform Votes 254 47.65%

Do analysts recommend KN or GOLF?

Knowles currently has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.37%. Acushnet has a consensus price target of $72.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.94%. Given Knowles' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Knowles is more favorable than Acushnet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Knowles	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Acushnet	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Which has higher valuation & earnings, KN or GOLF?

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
Knowles	$553.50M	2.29	-$237.80M	-$2.65	-5.46
Acushnet	$2.46B	1.48	$198.43M	$3.33	18.18

Does the media favor KN or GOLF?

In the previous week, Knowles had 2 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Knowles and 16 mentions for Acushnet. Knowles' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Acushnet's score of 0.64 indicating that Knowles is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Knowles	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Acushnet	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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