Funko (FNKO) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 28.8% of Escalade shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FNKO or ESCA more profitable?

Escalade has a net margin of 5.54% compared to Funko's net margin of -1.92%. Escalade's return on equity of 7.49% beat Funko's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Funko	-1.92%	-5.01%	-1.60%
Escalade	5.54%	7.49%	5.39%

Do analysts rate FNKO or ESCA?

Funko currently has a consensus target price of $9.88, suggesting a potential upside of 108.99%. Given Funko's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	$1.05B	0.25	-$14.72M	-$0.37	-12.77
Escalade	$251.51M	0.73	$12.99M	$0.98	13.55

Which has more volatility and risk, FNKO or ESCA?

Funko has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Escalade has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FNKO or ESCA?

In the previous week, Funko and Funko both had 13 articles in the media. Funko's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Escalade's score of -0.01 indicating that Funko is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Funko	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Escalade	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Funko and Escalade tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.