Fitell (NASDAQ:FTEL) & Topgolf Callaway Brands (NYSE:MODG) Financial Comparison

Fitell (NASDAQ:FTEL) and Topgolf Callaway Brands (NYSE:MODG) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Fitell and Topgolf Callaway Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fitell	0	0	0	0	N/A
Topgolf Callaway Brands	1	3	5	0	2.44

Topgolf Callaway Brands has a consensus target price of $18.90, suggesting a potential upside of 16.88%. Given Topgolf Callaway Brands’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Topgolf Callaway Brands is more favorable than Fitell.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Fitell and Topgolf Callaway Brands’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fitell	$4.80 million	18.32	-$1.59 million	N/A	N/A
Topgolf Callaway Brands	$4.28 billion	0.69	$95.00 million	$0.46	35.15

Topgolf Callaway Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Fitell.

Profitability

This table compares Fitell and Topgolf Callaway Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fitell	N/A	N/A	N/A
Topgolf Callaway Brands	2.22%	2.39%	1.03%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Fitell shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of Topgolf Callaway Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of Topgolf Callaway Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Topgolf Callaway Brands beats Fitell on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fitell

Fitell Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an online retailer of gym and fitness equipment for personal training studios and commercial gyms chains in Australia and Southeast Asia. The company sells fitness equipment, including home gym and commercial strength-training equipment; and cardio equipment, such as rowing machines, exercise bikes, treadmills, and other related products under the Muscle Motion, Rapid Motion, and FleetX brand names. It is also involved in the boutique fitness clubs licensing business. The company sells its products through its online website and offline business, such as phone, e-mail, and showroom sales. Fitell Corporation was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Taren Point, Australia. Fitell Corporation is a subsidiary of SKMA Capital and Investment Ltd.

About Topgolf Callaway Brands

Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. designs, manufactures, and sells golf equipment, golf and lifestyle apparel, and other accessories in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Internationally. The Topgolf segment operates Topgolf venues equipped with technology-enabled hitting bays, bars, dining areas, and event spaces, as well as Toptracer ball-flight tracking technology; and World Golf Tour digital golf game. The Golf Equipment segment provides drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, irons, wedges and packaged sets, putters, and pre-owned golf clubs under the Callaway and Odyssey brands, as well as golf balls under the Callaway Golf and Strata brands. The Active Lifestyle segment offers golf apparel and footwear; golf accessories, including golf bags, golf gloves, headwear, and practice aids under the Callaway brand; golf and lifestyle apparel, hats, luggage, and accessories under the TravisMathew brand; and footwear, belts, hats, facemasks, sunglasses, socks, and underwear under the Cuater by TravisMathew brand. This segment also provides storage and travel gear for sport and personal use, such as backpacks; travel, duffel, and golf bags; and storage gear accessories, as well as outerwear, headwear, and accessories under the OGIO brand. In addition, it offers outdoor apparel comprising jackets, trousers, dresses, skirts, and tops; and footwear and outdoor equipment, including packs and bags, travel bags, tents, sleeping bags, and accessories under the Jack Wolfskin brand. The company sells its products through golf retailers, sporting goods retailers, online retailers, mass merchants, department stores, third-party distributors, and mail order stores, as well as directly to consumers through its retail stores and websites. The company was formerly known as Callaway Golf Company and changed its name to Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. in September 2022. Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.