Knowles (KN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KN or GOLF?

Knowles received 99 more outperform votes than Acushnet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.58% of users gave Knowles an outperform vote while only 52.44% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Knowles	Outperform Votes 378 62.58%	Underperform Votes 226 37.42%
Acushnet	Outperform Votes 279 52.44%	Underperform Votes 253 47.56%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	2.58	-$237.80M	-$2.65	-6.16
Acushnet	$2.46B	1.66	$198.43M	$3.33	20.43

Which has more volatility & risk, KN or GOLF?

Knowles has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acushnet has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KN or GOLF?

96.3% of Knowles shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.1% of Acushnet shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Knowles shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Acushnet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Do analysts prefer KN or GOLF?

Knowles currently has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.35%. Acushnet has a consensus price target of $72.80, suggesting a potential upside of 6.99%. Given Knowles' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Knowles is more favorable than Acushnet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Knowles	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Acushnet	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Does the media favor KN or GOLF?

In the previous week, Knowles had 19 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Knowles and 4 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Knowles' score of 0.10 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Knowles	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Acushnet	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Acushnet beats Knowles on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.