Clarus (CLAR) Competitors

Clarus (NASDAQ:CLAR) and Funko (NASDAQ:FNKO) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more risk & volatility, CLAR or FNKO?

Clarus has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Funko has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CLAR or FNKO?

In the previous week, Funko had 6 more articles in the media than Clarus. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Funko and 10 mentions for Clarus. Funko's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Clarus' score of -0.15 indicating that Funko is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clarus	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Funko	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer CLAR or FNKO?

Clarus presently has a consensus target price of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 51.76%. Funko has a consensus target price of $9.88, suggesting a potential upside of 169.81%. Given Funko's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Funko is more favorable than Clarus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clarus	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Funko	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CLAR or FNKO?

Funko has higher revenue and earnings than Clarus. Funko is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clarus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clarus	$264.32M	0.45	-$52.29M	-$2.15	-1.46
Funko	$1.05B	0.19	-$14.72M	-$0.37	-9.89

Is CLAR or FNKO more profitable?

Funko has a net margin of -1.92% compared to Clarus' net margin of -32.40%. Clarus' return on equity of -3.70% beat Funko's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clarus	-32.40%	-3.70%	-2.95%
Funko	-1.92%	-5.01%	-1.60%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CLAR or FNKO?

90.3% of Clarus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Funko shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of Clarus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Funko shares are owned 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

Funko beats Clarus on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.