FST (KBSX) Competitors

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

Is KBSX or FNKO more profitable?

FST has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Funko's net margin of -6.72%. FST's return on equity of 0.00% beat Funko's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FST	N/A	N/A	N/A
Funko	-6.72%	-19.97%	-6.15%

Which has better earnings & valuation, KBSX or FNKO?

FST has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Funko. FST 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
FST	$36.50M	1.55	-$3.23M	-$0.35	-4.29
Funko	$1.05B	0.17	-$14.72M	-$1.21	-2.70

Which has more volatility & risk, KBSX or FNKO?

FST has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Funko has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KBSX or FNKO?

50.9% of FST shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Funko shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of FST 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer KBSX or FNKO?

In the previous week, Funko had 5 more articles in the media than FST. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Funko and 0 mentions for FST. Funko's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat FST's score of 0.00 indicating that Funko is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FST	Neutral
Funko	Positive

Do analysts recommend KBSX or FNKO?

Funko has a consensus price target of $7.17, suggesting a potential upside of 119.16%. Given Funko's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Funko is more favorable than FST.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FST	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Funko	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

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