Newton Golf (NASDAQ:NWTG – Get Free Report) and Polaris (NYSE:PII – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Volatility & Risk
Newton Golf has a beta of 2.47, indicating that its share price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polaris has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.5% of Newton Golf shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Polaris shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Newton Golf shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Polaris shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Newton Golf and Polaris, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Newton Golf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Polaris | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Polaris has a consensus price target of $63.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.36%. Given Polaris’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Polaris is more favorable than Newton Golf.
Profitability
This table compares Newton Golf and Polaris’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Newton Golf | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Polaris | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Newton Golf and Polaris”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Newton Golf | $7.16 million | 0.68 | -$8.86 million | ($1.93) | -0.55 |
| Polaris | $7.45 billion | 0.44 | -$263.47 million | ($4.63) | -12.56 |
Newton Golf has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Polaris. Polaris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Newton Golf, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Newton Golf beats Polaris on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Newton Golf
Sacks Parente Golf, Inc. (“SPG”) is a technology-forward golf company, with a growing portfolio of golf products, including putting instruments, golf shafts, golf grips, and other golf-related products. In April 2022, in consideration of our growth opportunities in shaft technologies, we expanded our manufacturing business to include advanced premium golf shafts by opening a new shaft manufacturing facility in St. Joseph, MO. We intend to manufacture and assemble substantially all products in the United States. We anticipate expanding into golf apparel and other golf related product lines to enhance our growth. Our future expansions may include broadening our offerings through mergers, acquisitions or internal developments of product lines that are complementary to our premium brand. Product Portfolio Characteristics We design, manufacture and sell technology-forward, high-quality golf equipment, which is comprised of putting instruments, golf shafts, golf grips and related product groups. We design our golf products to fit golfers of all skill levels, amateur and professional, and our products are designed with the goal of conforming to the Rules of Golf as published by the United States Golf Association (“USGA”) and the ruling authority (“The R&A”). Our Products Our equipment includes putting instruments, golf shafts and grips. Our putting instruments are generally made of steel, aluminum, titanium alloys, carbon fiber, tungsten, and various other materials, including our patented magnesium face plate technologies. All of our products are currently sold under the SPG brand, but we intend to private label and sell certain components to interested third parties. Our shaft and putter technology has been shown by The Golf Lab, a Canadian golf research and education provider, to improve players’ ability to make putts, feel of the putter head, stroke, face angle at impact, and consistency for distance control. Our management believes that our proprietary shaft designs can enhance the performance of players’ putters as well as drivers and other golf clubs. Further, our management believes that these innovative designs, along with our proprietary manufacturing techniques, create performance improvements over traditional golf shafts. We were formed in 2018 as Sacks Parente Golf Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. On March 18th, 2022, we converted into a Delaware corporation named Sacks Parente Golf, Inc. Sacks Parente Golf, Inc. 551 Calle San Pablo Camarillo, CA.
About Polaris
Polaris Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets powersports vehicles in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Off-Road, On-Road, and Marine. The company offers off-road vehicles (ORVs), including all-terrain vehicles and side-by-side vehicles; military and commercial ORVs; snowmobiles; motorcycles; and moto-roadsters, quadricycles, and boats. It also provides ORV accessories comprising winches, bumper/brushguards, plows, racks, wheels and tires, pull-behinds, cab systems, lighting and audio systems, cargo box accessories, tracks, and oil; snowmobile accessories, which include covers, traction products, reverse kits, electric starters, tracks, bags, windshields, oil, and lubricants; and motorcycle accessories, such as saddle bags, handlebars, backrests, exhausts, windshields, seats, oil, and various chrome accessories. In addition, the company offers light duty hauling and passenger vehicles; gear and apparel, such as helmets, goggles, jackets, gloves, boots, bibs, hats, pants, and leathers; and pontoon and deck boats. The company provides its products through dealers and distributors, and online; and retail and e-commerce marketplaces. The company was formerly known as Polaris Industries Inc. Polaris Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Medina, Minnesota.
Receive News & Ratings for Newton Golf Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Newton Golf and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
