Sony (SONY) Competitors $25.36 +0.11 (+0.42%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.08 -0.29 (-1.12%) As of 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SONY vs. GOLF, YETI, PTON, ARLO, MODG, KN, DTC, SONO, FNKO, and ESCAShould 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), Solo Brands (DTC), Sonos (SONO), Funko (FNKO), and Escalade (ESCA). These companies are all part of the "recreation" industry. Sony vs. Its Competitors Acushnet YETI Peloton Interactive Arlo Technologies Topgolf Callaway Brands Knowles Solo Brands Sonos Funko Escalade 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) 2.00Sony 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 Acushnet9.21% 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcushnet$2.46B1.96$214.30M$3.6022.80Sony$85.09B1.80$7.53B$1.2320.62 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 SummaryAcushnet beats Sony on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sony News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SONY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SONY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart SONY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSonyAUDIO/VIDEO PRD IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$152.76B$16.48B$8.41B$21.15BDividend Yield0.39%1.06%3.07%3.58%P/E Ratio20.566.1821.2627.76Price / Sales1.802.063.2958.69Price / Cash10.1133.7616.9323.00Price / Book2.731.964.854.67Net Income$7.53B$651.01M$215.28M$993.85M7 Day Performance3.89%8.04%1.61%1.16%1 Month Performance1.48%9.65%41.53%4.99%1 Year Performance610.98%46.28%17.53%12.54% Sony Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SONYSony3.3199 of 5 stars$25.37+0.4%$28.00+10.4%+588.7%$152.76B$85.09B20.56112,300GOLFAcushnet3.7111 of 5 stars$78.19+0.2%$71.00-9.2%+20.7%$4.60B$2.46B21.727,300Positive NewsYETIYETI2.4492 of 5 stars$31.89-0.6%$39.40+23.6%+6.0%$2.64B$1.83B15.331,340Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPTONPeloton Interactive4.3093 of 5 stars$6.45+1.0%$8.30+28.8%+88.6%$2.51B$2.70B-14.652,918News CoverageARLOArlo Technologies2.4392 of 5 stars$16.18+2.9%$20.25+25.2%+2.0%$1.68B$510.89M-73.52350MODGTopgolf Callaway Brands1.2015 of 5 stars$9.01+1.6%$10.18+13.1%-36.3%$1.65B$4.19B-1.1430,000KNKnowles1.3678 of 5 stars$18.04-1.9%$19.33+7.2%+2.0%$1.57B$552.40M-6.685,500Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeDTCSolo Brands3.1084 of 5 stars$15.37+16.0%$47.00+205.8%-79.1%$1.42B$454.55M-4.47300SONOSonos0.7923 of 5 stars$10.70+1.7%$12.25+14.4%-20.6%$1.29B$1.46B-18.141,708Trending NewsFNKOFunko2.3014 of 5 stars$4.59+0.8%$9.88+115.4%-47.8%$251.90M$1.05B-12.391,283ESCAEscalade4.269 of 5 stars$13.99-1.2%N/A-10.8%$192.85M$251.51M14.27590 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Acushnet Competitors YETI Competitors Peloton Interactive Competitors Arlo Technologies Competitors Topgolf Callaway Brands Competitors Knowles Competitors Solo Brands Competitors Sonos Competitors Funko Competitors Escalade Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SONY) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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