Funko (FNKO) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TRON or FNKO?

28.0% of Tron shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Funko shares are held by institutional investors. 35.3% of Tron shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Funko shares are held 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.

Does the media favor TRON or FNKO?

In the previous week, Funko had 9 more articles in the media than Tron. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Funko and 17 mentions for Tron. Tron's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Funko's score of 0.02 indicating that Tron is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tron	1 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Funko	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer TRON or FNKO?

Funko has a consensus price target of $9.88, indicating a potential upside of 175.07%. Given Funko's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Funko is more favorable than Tron.

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, TRON or FNKO?

Tron has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Funko. Tron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Funko, 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
Tron	$4.31M	28.34	-$4.34M	-$0.25	-27.40
Funko	$1.05B	0.19	-$14.72M	-$0.37	-9.70

Which has more risk & volatility, TRON or FNKO?

Tron has a beta of 14.2, suggesting that its stock price is 1,320% more 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 TRON or FNKO more profitable?

Funko has a net margin of -1.92% compared to Tron's net margin of -74.56%. Funko's return on equity of -5.01% beat Tron's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tron	-74.56%	-78.96%	-61.80%
Funko	-1.92%	-5.01%	-1.60%

Summary

Funko beats Tron on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.