SONY vs. GOLF, YETI, PTON, SONO, KN, ARLO, GEAR, MODG, FNKO, 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), Arlo Technologies (ARLO), Revelyst (GEAR), Topgolf Callaway Brands (MODG), Funko (FNKO), and Escalade (ESCA). These companies are all part of the "recreation" industry.
Sony Group vs.
Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) and Sony Group (NYSE:SONY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Sony Group had 20 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Sony Group and 19 mentions for Acushnet. Sony Group's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Acushnet's score of 0.93 indicating that Sony Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Sony Group has a net margin of 8.21% compared to Acushnet's net margin of 7.78%. Acushnet's return on equity of 21.45% beat Sony Group's return on equity.
Acushnet pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Sony Group pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Acushnet pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sony Group pays out 37.4% 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 currently has a consensus target price of $72.80, indicating a potential upside of 6.43%. Sony Group has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.06%. Given Sony Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sony Group is more favorable than Acushnet.
53.1% of Acushnet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.1% of Sony Group shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Acushnet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Sony Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Acushnet has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sony Group has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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 254 more outperform votes than Sony Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.44% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote while only 49.02% of users gave Sony Group an outperform vote.
Summary
Sony Group beats Acushnet on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SONY) was last updated on 3/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
