Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG) Competitors

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

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

53.1% of Acushnet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of Topgolf Callaway Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.6% of Acushnet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Topgolf Callaway Brands shares are owned by 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.

Do analysts prefer GOLF or MODG?

Acushnet presently has a consensus target price of $70.75, suggesting a potential upside of 6.72%. Topgolf Callaway Brands has a consensus target price of $14.36, suggesting a potential upside of 98.23%. Given Topgolf Callaway Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Topgolf Callaway Brands is more favorable than Acushnet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acushnet	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Topgolf Callaway Brands	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GOLF or MODG?

Acushnet received 253 more outperform votes than Topgolf Callaway Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.27% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote while only 43.40% of users gave Topgolf Callaway Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Acushnet	Outperform Votes 276 52.27%	Underperform Votes 252 47.73%
Topgolf Callaway Brands	Outperform Votes 23 43.40%	Underperform Votes 30 56.60%

Is GOLF or MODG more profitable?

Acushnet has a net margin of 7.78% compared to Topgolf Callaway Brands' net margin of -0.29%. Acushnet's return on equity of 21.45% beat Topgolf Callaway Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acushnet	7.78%	21.45%	8.52%
Topgolf Callaway Brands	-0.29%	1.20%	0.52%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GOLF or MODG?

Acushnet has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Topgolf Callaway Brands. Topgolf Callaway Brands 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	1.69	$198.43M	$2.94	22.55
Topgolf Callaway Brands	$4.28B	0.31	$95M	-$0.08	-90.56

Which has more risk & volatility, GOLF or MODG?

Acushnet has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Topgolf Callaway Brands has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GOLF or MODG?

In the previous week, Topgolf Callaway Brands had 1 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Topgolf Callaway Brands and 3 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Topgolf Callaway Brands' score of 0.57 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
Topgolf Callaway Brands	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Acushnet beats Topgolf Callaway Brands on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.