YETI (YETI) Competitors

Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) and YETI (NYSE:YETI) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, GOLF or YETI?

Acushnet has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YETI has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GOLF or YETI?

In the previous week, YETI had 16 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for YETI and 5 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat YETI's score of 0.70 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acushnet	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
YETI	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GOLF or YETI?

Acushnet received 39 more outperform votes than YETI when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.97% of users gave YETI an outperform vote while only 52.37% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Acushnet	Outperform Votes 276 52.37%	Underperform Votes 251 47.63%
YETI	Outperform Votes 237 56.97%	Underperform Votes 179 43.03%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GOLF or YETI?

53.1% of Acushnet shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Acushnet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of YETI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is GOLF or YETI more profitable?

YETI has a net margin of 11.15% compared to Acushnet's net margin of 7.78%. YETI's return on equity of 28.31% beat Acushnet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acushnet	7.78%	21.45%	8.52%
YETI	11.15%	28.31%	16.37%

Do analysts rate GOLF or YETI?

Acushnet currently has a consensus target price of $71.40, suggesting a potential upside of 3.27%. YETI has a consensus target price of $45.46, suggesting a potential upside of 21.20%. Given YETI's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe YETI is more favorable than Acushnet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acushnet	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
YETI	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GOLF or YETI?

Acushnet has higher revenue and earnings than YETI. YETI 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	$2.38B	1.76	$198.43M	$2.94	23.52
YETI	$1.66B	1.92	$169.88M	$2.33	16.10

Summary

Acushnet and YETI tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.