Sony (SONY) Competitors

Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) and Sony (NYSE:SONY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, GOLF or SONY?

Acushnet has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sony has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GOLF or SONY?

Acushnet currently has a consensus price target of $72.50, suggesting a potential downside of 11.67%. Sony has a consensus price target of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.39%. Given Sony's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sony is more favorable than Acushnet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acushnet	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Sony	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is GOLF or SONY more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acushnet	9.21%	26.81%	9.89%
Sony	8.83%	13.76%	3.26%

Is GOLF or SONY a better dividend stock?

Acushnet pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. 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.

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

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, GOLF or SONY?

Sony has higher revenue and earnings than Acushnet. Sony 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	$2.46B	1.96	$214.30M	$3.60	22.80
Sony	$85.09B	1.80	$7.53B	$1.23	20.62

Does the media prefer GOLF or SONY?

In the previous week, Sony had 14 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Sony and 9 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Sony's 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sony	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Acushnet beats Sony on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.