The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take a look at how leisure products stocks fared in Q3, starting with Acushnet (NYSE: GOLF).

Leisure products cover a wide range of goods in the consumer discretionary sector. Maintaining a strong brand is key to success, and those who differentiate themselves will enjoy customer loyalty and pricing power while those who don’t may find themselves in precarious positions due to the non-essential nature of their offerings.

The 12 leisure products stocks we track reported a very strong Q3. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 3.8% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was in line.

Thankfully, share prices of the companies have been resilient as they are up 9.6% on average since the latest earnings results.

Acushnet (NYSE: GOLF)

Producer of the acclaimed Titleist Pro V1 golf ball, Acushnet (NYSE: GOLF) is a design and manufacturing company specializing in performance-driven golf products.

Acushnet reported revenues of $657.7 million, up 6% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 3.8%. Overall, it was a strong quarter for the company with a solid beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates.

Interestingly, the stock is up 23.5% since reporting and currently trades at $93.01.

Is now the time to buy Acushnet? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Best Q3: American Outdoor Brands (NASDAQ: AOUT)

Spun off from Smith and Wesson in 2020, American Outdoor Brands (NASDAQ: AOUT) is an outdoor and recreational products company that offers outdoor and shooting sports products but does not sell firearms themselves.

American Outdoor Brands reported revenues of $57.2 million, down 5% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 12.3%. The business had an incredible quarter with a beat of analysts’ EPS and EBITDA estimates.

American Outdoor Brands achieved the biggest analyst estimates beat among its peers. The market seems happy with the results as the stock is up 13.6% since reporting. It currently trades at $8.77.

Is now the time to buy American Outdoor Brands? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Weakest Q3: Ruger (NYSE: RGR)

Founded in 1949, Ruger (NYSE: RGR) is an American manufacturer of firearms for the commercial sporting market.

Ruger reported revenues of $126.8 million, up 3.7% year on year, exceeding analysts’ expectations by 2.1%. Still, it was a softer quarter as it posted a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and a significant miss of analysts’ EPS estimates.

As expected, the stock is down 14.5% since the results and currently trades at $37.58.

Read our full analysis of Ruger’s results here.

Latham (NASDAQ: SWIM)

Started as a family business, Latham (NASDAQ: SWIM) is a global designer and manufacturer of in-ground residential swimming pools and related products.

Latham reported revenues of $161.9 million, up 7.6% year on year. This print came in 1.8% below analysts' expectations. More broadly, it was a mixed quarter as it also logged a solid beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates but a significant miss of analysts’ EPS estimates.

Latham had the weakest performance against analyst estimates among its peers. The stock is down 5% since reporting and currently trades at $6.84.

Read our full, actionable report on Latham here, it’s free.

Polaris (NYSE: PII)

Founded in 1954, Polaris (NYSE: PII) designs and manufactures high-performance off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, and motorcycles.

Polaris reported revenues of $1.86 billion, up 6.6% year on year. This number surpassed analysts’ expectations by 3.7%. Overall, it was a very strong quarter as it also recorded a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

Polaris had the weakest full-year guidance update among its peers. The stock is flat since reporting and currently trades at $70.91.

Read our full, actionable report on Polaris here, it’s free.

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