Comparing Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) and LAZYDAYS (NASDAQ:GORV)

Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) and LAZYDAYS (NASDAQ:GORV) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Acushnet has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LAZYDAYS has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Acushnet and LAZYDAYS”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acushnet	$2.46 billion	1.70	$214.30 million	$3.60	19.74
LAZYDAYS	$871.56 million	0.03	-$163.71 million	($7.07)	-0.03

Acushnet has higher revenue and earnings than LAZYDAYS. LAZYDAYS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acushnet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Acushnet and LAZYDAYS, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acushnet	1	3	1	0	2.00
LAZYDAYS	0	2	0	0	2.00

Acushnet currently has a consensus target price of $70.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.52%. LAZYDAYS has a consensus target price of $2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 765.80%. Given LAZYDAYS’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LAZYDAYS is more favorable than Acushnet.

Profitability

This table compares Acushnet and LAZYDAYS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acushnet	9.21%	26.81%	9.89%
LAZYDAYS	-21.54%	-118.18%	-14.33%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

53.1% of Acushnet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of LAZYDAYS shares are held by institutional investors. 53.6% of Acushnet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of LAZYDAYS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Acushnet beats LAZYDAYS on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Acushnet

Acushnet Holdings Corp. designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes golf products in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, Korea, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Titleist Golf Balls, Titleist Golf Clubs, Titleist Golf Gear, and FootJoy Golf Wear. It offers golf balls under the Titleist brand; golf clubs, such as drivers, fairways, hybrids, and irons under the Titleist brand; wedges under the Vokey Design brand; and putters under the Scotty Cameron brand. The company also provides golf bags, headwear, golf gloves, travel products, and other golf accessories. In addition, it offers golf shoes, gloves, golf outerwear, and men’s and women’s golf apparel under the FootJoy brand; and ski, golf, and lifestyle apparel under the KJUS brand name. It sells its products through on-course golf shops and golf specialty retailers, as well as through representatives, other retailers, and online. The company was formerly known as Alexandria Holdings Corp. and changed its name to Acushnet Holdings Corp. in March 2016. Acushnet Holdings Corp. was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.

About LAZYDAYS

Lazydays Holdings, Inc. operates recreational vehicle (RV) dealerships under the Lazydays name in the United States. The company offers RV sales, RV-repair and services, financing and insurance products, third-party protection plans, and after-market parts and accessories. It also operates the Lazydays RV resort at Tampa, Florida. The company was founded in 1976 and is based in Tampa, Florida.