KN vs. GOLF, PTON, YETI, SONO, MODG, GEAR, ARLO, FNKO, AOUT, and ESCA
Should you be buying Knowles stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Knowles include Acushnet (GOLF), Peloton Interactive (PTON), YETI (YETI), Sonos (SONO), Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG), Revelyst (GEAR), Arlo Technologies (ARLO), Funko (FNKO), American Outdoor Brands (AOUT), and Escalade (ESCA). These companies are all part of the "recreation" industry.
Knowles vs.
Knowles (NYSE:KN) and Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking and earnings.
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.
Knowles presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.36%. Acushnet has a consensus target price of $70.75, indicating a potential upside of 7.76%. Given Acushnet's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Acushnet is more favorable than Knowles.
Knowles has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acushnet has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
96.4% of Knowles shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.1% of Acushnet shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Knowles had 17 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Knowles and 4 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Knowles' score of 0.08 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Knowles received 102 more outperform votes than Acushnet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.58% of users gave Knowles an outperform vote while only 52.27% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote.
Summary
Acushnet beats Knowles on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:KN) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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