SONY vs. GOLF, YETI, PTON, ARLO, MODG, KN, SONO, GEAR, FNKO, and TRUG
Should you be buying Sony stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sony include Acushnet (GOLF), YETI (YETI), Peloton Interactive (PTON), Arlo Technologies (ARLO), Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG), Knowles (KN), Sonos (SONO), Revelyst (GEAR), Funko (FNKO), and TruGolf (TRUG). These companies are all part of the "recreation" industry.
Sony vs. Its Competitors
Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) and Sony (NYSE:SONY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Acushnet has a net margin of 9.21% compared to Sony's net margin of 8.83%. Acushnet's return on equity of 26.81% beat Sony's return on equity.
In the previous week, Sony had 28 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Sony and 8 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Sony's score of 0.36 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Sony has higher revenue and earnings than Acushnet. Acushnet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sony, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Acushnet currently has a consensus target price of $71.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.25%. Sony has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.93%. Given Sony's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sony is more favorable than Acushnet.
53.1% of Acushnet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.1% of Sony shares are held by institutional investors. 53.6% of Acushnet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Sony shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Acushnet has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sony has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Acushnet pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Sony pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Acushnet pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sony pays out 8.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Acushnet has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Acushnet is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Sony beats Acushnet on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:SONY) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
