Funko (FNKO) Competitors

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) 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 analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk and media sentiment.

Does the media favor ESCA or FNKO?

In the previous week, Escalade had 1 more articles in the media than Funko. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Escalade and 4 mentions for Funko. Funko's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Escalade's score of -0.05 indicating that Funko is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Escalade	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Funko	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend ESCA or FNKO?

Funko has a consensus price target of $7.17, suggesting a potential upside of 114.89%. Given Funko's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Funko is more favorable than Escalade.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Escalade	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Funko	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk and volatility, ESCA or FNKO?

Escalade has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Funko has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ESCA or FNKO more profitable?

Escalade has a net margin of 5.30% compared to Funko's net margin of -6.72%. Escalade's return on equity of 6.86% beat Funko's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Escalade	5.30%	6.86%	5.09%
Funko	-6.72%	-19.97%	-6.15%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ESCA or FNKO?

65.2% of Escalade shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Funko shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.8% of Escalade shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Funko shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ESCA or FNKO?

Escalade has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Funko. Funko is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Escalade, 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
Escalade	$251.51M	0.69	$12.99M	$0.91	13.82
Funko	$970.70M	0.19	-$14.72M	-$1.21	-2.76

Summary

Escalade beats Funko on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.