Top Golfing Stocks

Tiger Woods was recently named as a captain's pick for the Presidents Cup after suffering from injuries to his left knee and Achilles tendon, and going four months without completing a tournament. Woods is still going strong, and so are several of the companies that support the sport of golf.

There are a few pure plays and semi pure plays in the golfing industry? WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has come up with over ten companies involved in golf courses, golf clubs, and golf equipment on its Golf Stocks list which is available for free.

There is the noted Callaway Golf Co. (ELY), which makes and sells golf clubs and and golf balls, including the Big Bertha line, the RAZR, and the Diablo Octane golf clubs. The stock trades at 21.6 times forward earnings and sports a small yield of 0.7%.

Golfsmith International Holdings (GOLF) is a retailer of golf and tennis equipment and trades at 7.4 times forward earnings, and currently doesn't pay a dividend.

Here's an obscure golf connection. Fortune Brands (FO) the liquor company which offers such brands as Jim Beam, Canadian Club, and Harveys, also has a division that makes and market golf balls, golf clubs, golf shoes & golf gloves. The stock has a current price to earnings ratio of 14.9, a forward PE of 16.5, and sports a yield of 1.3%.

For a free list of golf stocks, which can be downloaded, sorted, and updated, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author owns ELY.

By Stockerblog.com

Golf Balls Made Out of Lobster Shells: What are Golf Stocks Made Out Of?

Scientists at the University of Maine have developed environmentally friendly golf balls made out of discarded lobster shells from the canning industry. The lobster balls, which appear to work as well as regular golf balls, will dissolve in water after a week. So they are made from recycled materials and are biodegradable.

Which leads us to wonder, are there any pure plays or semi pure plays in the golfing industry? WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has identified over ten companies involved in golf courses, golf clubs, and golf equipment on its free list called Golf Stocks.

There is the noted Callaway Golf Co. (ELY), which makes and sells golf clubs and and golf balls, including the Big Bertha line, the RAZR, and the Diablo Octane golf clubs. The stock trades at 18.3 times forward earnings and sports a small yield of 0.6%.

Golfsmith International Holdings (GOLF) is a retailer of golf and tennis equipment and trades at 16.3 forward earnings, but does not pay a dividend.

Most investors think of Fortune Brands (FO) as a liquor company, which offers such brands as Jim Beam, Canadian Club, and Harveys. However, the company also has a division that makes and market golf balls, clubs, shoes & gloves. The stock has a current price to earnings ratio of 20.0, a forward PE of 16.8, and pays a yield of 1.2%.

For a free list of golf stocks, which can be downloaded, sorted, and updated, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author owns ELY.

By Stockerblog.com

Tiger Woods Stock Index Update

Tiger Woods was the highest-paid professional athlete in 2008, having earning approximately $110 million. He is connected to a lot of publicly traded companies, acting as spokesperson for their products, record labels, and movie distributors. Back in February, I created the Tiger Woods Stock Index and thought it was time to do an update, especially considering that he is now in the center of controversy and popular news. Tracking the stocks he is connected with from January of 2009, the Tiger Woods Stock Index has underperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average, rising 25% for the year versus 29% for the Dow.

The stocks in his stock index portfolio include:

Nike (NKE) Woods has a multi-year endorsement deal with Nike Golf.

Accenture (ACN) Appears in Accenture commercials. It is also the title sponsor of Woods' first event of 2009, the Accenture Match Play Championship.

Electronic Arts (ERTS) 'Tiger Woods PGA Tour' series of video games.

LVMH Moet Hennesey (LVMUY.PK) TAG Heuer professional golf watch, "the first watch for golf professionals."

Fortune Brands (FO) The Titleist brand is owned by the Acushnet Company. Acushnet is owned by Fortune Brands.

General Mills (GIS) Eighth athlete to be a permanent representative of Wheaties.

Procter and Gamble (PG) 'Gillette Champions' marketing campaign.

Pepsico (PEP) Gatorade Tiger Woods Drink is marketed by the Quaker Oats Company, a division of PepsiCo.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) Endorsement with NetJets, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway.

If you are wondering if the November 27, 2009 automobile accident had any effect on his stock index, you can see from the daily graph, there is no residual effect.

Assumptions:
The Tiger Woods Index is a price-weighted index, similar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. LVMUY.PK was excluded from the analysis because it trades on the Pink Sheets. BRK-A was excluded because its high price would skew the index.

If you like celebrity stock indexes, you should check out the Heidi Klum Stock Index, the Eva Longoria Stock Index, the Angelina Jolie Stock Index, the Jessica Alba Stock Index, the Nicole Kidman Stock Index, the Freida Pinto Stock Index, and the Taylor Swift Stock Index.

Author does not own any of the above.

By Fred Fuld at Stockerblog.com

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