Roth Capital Has Negative View of Acushnet FY2025 Earnings

Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital reduced their FY2025 earnings estimates for Acushnet in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 5th. Roth Capital analyst G. Kelly now expects that the company will earn $3.36 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $3.39. Roth Capital currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $80.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Acushnet’s current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Acushnet’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.32) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.28) EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.41 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Research downgraded Acushnet from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Acushnet from $65.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Acushnet from $63.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Acushnet in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Acushnet from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $76.50.

Acushnet Price Performance

GOLF opened at $77.92 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.42, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.29 and a beta of 0.90. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $77.82 and a 200-day moving average price of $74.97. Acushnet has a 12-month low of $55.31 and a 12-month high of $84.40.

Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by ($0.04). Acushnet had a net margin of 8.80% and a return on equity of 27.50%. The business had revenue of $2,080.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $632.76 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.89 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Acushnet has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Acushnet Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 5th will be issued a $0.235 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 5th. This represents a $0.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Acushnet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.68%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Acushnet

In related news, insider Mary Louise Bohn sold 13,190 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.85, for a total transaction of $1,040,031.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 191,786 shares in the company, valued at $15,122,326.10. This represents a 6.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 53.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Acushnet

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky bought a new position in Acushnet in the first quarter worth $629,000. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Acushnet by 9.9% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 20,742 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,424,000 after buying an additional 1,860 shares in the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Acushnet in the 1st quarter worth about $273,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Acushnet by 6.2% during the 1st quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 3,499 shares of the company’s stock valued at $240,000 after acquiring an additional 203 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Acushnet by 96.1% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 651 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 319 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 53.12% of the company’s stock.

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.