Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG) Competitors

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

Is MODG or GOLF 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
Topgolf Callaway Brands	-0.29%	1.20%	0.52%
Acushnet	7.78%	21.45%	8.52%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MODG or GOLF?

84.7% of Topgolf Callaway Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.1% of Acushnet shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Topgolf Callaway Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Acushnet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, MODG or GOLF?

Topgolf Callaway Brands has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acushnet has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to MODG or GOLF?

In the previous week, Topgolf Callaway Brands had 7 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Topgolf Callaway Brands and 16 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Topgolf Callaway Brands' score of 0.67 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Topgolf Callaway Brands	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 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

Do analysts prefer MODG or GOLF?

Topgolf Callaway Brands presently has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 77.28%. Acushnet has a consensus target price of $72.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.94%. Given Topgolf Callaway Brands' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Topgolf Callaway Brands is more favorable than Acushnet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Topgolf Callaway Brands	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09
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, MODG or GOLF?

Acushnet has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Topgolf Callaway Brands	$4.24B	0.27	$95M	-$7.89	-0.79
Acushnet	$2.46B	1.48	$198.43M	$3.33	18.18

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MODG or GOLF?

Acushnet received 254 more outperform votes than Topgolf Callaway Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.35% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave Topgolf Callaway Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Topgolf Callaway Brands	Outperform Votes 25 45.45%	Underperform Votes 30 54.55%
Acushnet	Outperform Votes 279 52.35%	Underperform Votes 254 47.65%

Summary

Acushnet beats Topgolf Callaway Brands on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.