Funko (FNKO) Competitors

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

Is FNKO or ESCA more profitable?

Escalade has a net margin of 5.20% compared to Funko's net margin of -2.29%. Escalade's return on equity of 7.17% beat Funko's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Funko	-2.29%	-3.44%	-1.04%
Escalade	5.20%	7.17%	4.79%

Do analysts recommend FNKO or ESCA?

Funko presently has a consensus target price of $9.88, suggesting a potential upside of 149.05%. Given Funko's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Funko is more favorable than Escalade.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Funko	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Escalade	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to FNKO or ESCA?

In the previous week, Funko had 7 more articles in the media than Escalade. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Funko and 16 mentions for Escalade. Funko's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Escalade's score of 0.04 indicating that Funko is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Funko	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Escalade	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, FNKO or ESCA?

Funko has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Escalade has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FNKO or ESCA?

Funko received 30 more outperform votes than Escalade when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.71% of users gave Escalade an outperform vote while only 59.91% of users gave Funko an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Funko	Outperform Votes 272 59.91%	Underperform Votes 182 40.09%
Escalade	Outperform Votes 242 64.71%	Underperform Votes 132 35.29%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FNKO or ESCA?

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FNKO or ESCA?

Escalade has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Funko	$1.02B	0.21	-$154.08M	-$0.37	-10.72
Escalade	$249.69M	0.84	$9.83M	$0.98	15.48

Summary

Escalade beats Funko on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.