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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable earnings & 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	$2.46B	1.67	$198.43M	$3.33	20.53
YETI	$1.83B	1.53	$175.69M	$2.06	16.46

Does the media prefer GOLF or YETI?

In the previous week, YETI had 11 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for YETI and 5 mentions for Acushnet. YETI's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Acushnet's score of 0.57 indicating that YETI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acushnet	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
YETI	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, GOLF or YETI?

Acushnet has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YETI has a beta of 2.15, suggesting that its share price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GOLF or YETI?

Acushnet currently has a consensus price target of $72.80, suggesting a potential upside of 6.50%. YETI has a consensus price target of $44.77, suggesting a potential upside of 32.00%. Given YETI's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe YETI is more favorable than Acushnet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acushnet	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
YETI	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GOLF or YETI?

Acushnet received 42 more outperform votes than YETI when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.29% of users gave YETI an outperform vote while only 52.44% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Acushnet	Outperform Votes 279 52.44%	Underperform Votes 253 47.56%
YETI	Outperform Votes 237 56.29%	Underperform Votes 184 43.71%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GOLF or YETI?

53.1% of Acushnet shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Acushnet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of YETI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GOLF or YETI more profitable?

YETI has a net margin of 9.60% compared to Acushnet's net margin of 7.78%. YETI's return on equity of 28.23% beat Acushnet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acushnet	7.78%	21.45%	8.52%
YETI	9.60%	28.23%	16.46%

Summary

YETI beats Acushnet on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.