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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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Sony Group
29 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Acushnet
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sony Group8.55% 14.27% 3.28%
Acushnet 7.78%21.45%8.52%

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.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sony Group$13.15T0.01$6.70B$1.2218.47
Acushnet$2.38B1.66$198.43M$2.9422.11

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Sony GroupOutperform Votes
24
48.98%
Underperform Votes
25
51.02%
AcushnetOutperform Votes
276
52.27%
Underperform Votes
252
47.73%

Summary

Acushnet beats Sony Group on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SONY vs. The Competition

MetricSony GroupHousehold audio & video equipment IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$136.16B$13.58B$8.67B$20.12B
Dividend Yield2.07%1.98%2.82%3.68%
P/E Ratio18.423.0615.1043.42
Price / Sales0.012.626.7916.68
Price / Cash9.2929.5615.8318.00
Price / Book2.603.316.185.91
Net Income$6.70B$696.55M$275.73M$1.00B
7 Day Performance3.38%-0.27%-0.75%0.06%
1 Month Performance5.69%-3.99%-0.28%1.77%
1 Year Performance471.56%68.79%11.21%17.60%

Sony Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SONY
Sony Group
2.5141 of 5 stars
$22.53
+2.9%
$24.00
+6.5%
+471.6%$136.27B$13.15T18.44113,000Positive News
Gap Up
GOLF
Acushnet
3.4748 of 5 stars
$64.10
-1.9%
$70.75
+10.4%
+0.5%$3.89B$2.42B21.767,300Positive News
YETI
YETI
2.1588 of 5 stars
$36.20
-2.8%
$44.69
+23.4%
-16.2%$3.07B$1.80B15.521,050
PTON
Peloton Interactive
3.1075 of 5 stars
$7.36
-5.1%
$7.10
-3.5%
+72.4%$2.81B$2.70B-6.882,918Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Down
SONO
Sonos
1.291 of 5 stars
$13.47
-2.4%
$15.00
+11.4%
-9.8%$1.62B$1.52B-40.841,708Upcoming Earnings
KN
Knowles
0.6671 of 5 stars
$18.38
-2.9%
$19.00
+3.4%
+13.2%$1.62B$707.60M-7.857,100Gap Down
MODG
Topgolf Callaway Brands
3.0311 of 5 stars
$7.82
-0.6%
$14.67
+87.7%
-40.6%$1.44B$4.28B-97.6832,000Upcoming Earnings
Gap Down
ARLO
Arlo Technologies
2.3111 of 5 stars
$11.22
-4.2%
$19.00
+69.4%
+28.2%$1.13B$491.18M-44.94350Gap Down
FNKO
Funko
0.8441 of 5 stars
$13.63
-2.6%
$14.33
+5.2%
+79.8%$738.42M$1.05B-28.411,269
AOUT
American Outdoor Brands
2.2455 of 5 stars
$16.91
-1.6%
$15.50
-8.3%
+90.6%$215.39M$201.10M-28.61320Positive News
ESCA
Escalade
3.7358 of 5 stars
$14.61
-1.4%
N/A-10.7%$202.82M$263.57M15.54590Gap Down

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