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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

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

90.3% of Clarus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Funko shares are held by institutional investors. 20.4% of Clarus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Funko shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate CLAR or FNKO?

Clarus presently has a consensus price target of $5.10, suggesting a potential upside of 42.06%. Funko has a consensus price target of $9.88, suggesting a potential upside of 110.11%. Given Funko's stronger consensus rating and 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Funko	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is CLAR or FNKO more profitable?

Funko has a net margin of -1.92% compared to Clarus' net margin of -31.09%. Clarus' return on equity of -3.37% beat Funko's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clarus	-31.09%	-3.37%	-2.73%
Funko	-1.92%	-5.01%	-1.60%

Which has higher 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	0.52	-$52.29M	-$2.07	-1.73
Funko	$1.05B	0.25	-$14.72M	-$0.37	-12.70

Does the media prefer CLAR or FNKO?

In the previous week, Funko had 9 more articles in the media than Clarus. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Funko and 4 mentions for Clarus. Clarus' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Funko's score of 0.22 indicating that Clarus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clarus	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Funko	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, CLAR or FNKO?

Clarus has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Funko has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Funko beats Clarus on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.