SONY vs. GOLF, YETI, PTON, SONO, KN, MODG, ARLO, FNKO, AOUT, and ESCA
Should you be buying Sony Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sony Group include Acushnet (GOLF), YETI (YETI), Peloton Interactive (PTON), Sonos (SONO), Knowles (KN), Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG), Arlo Technologies (ARLO), Funko (FNKO), American Outdoor Brands (AOUT), and Escalade (ESCA). These companies are all part of the "recreation" industry.
Sony Group vs.
Sony Group (NYSE:SONY) and Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and earnings.
In the previous week, Sony Group had 37 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Sony Group and 1 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Sony Group's score of 1.18 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Sony Group has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acushnet has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Sony Group has a net margin of 8.55% compared to Acushnet's net margin of 7.78%. Acushnet's return on equity of 21.45% beat Sony Group's return on equity.
Sony Group pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Acushnet pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Sony Group pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Acushnet pays out 29.3% 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.
Sony Group presently has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.51%. Acushnet has a consensus target price of $70.75, indicating a potential upside of 8.82%. Given Acushnet's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Acushnet is more favorable than Sony Group.
14.1% of Sony Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.1% of Acushnet shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Sony Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of Acushnet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Sony Group has higher revenue and earnings than Acushnet. Sony Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acushnet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Acushnet received 252 more outperform votes than Sony Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.27% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote while only 48.98% of users gave Sony Group an outperform vote.
Summary
Acushnet beats Sony Group on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SONY) was last updated on 2/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff