FST (KBSX) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, KBSX or KOSS?

Koss has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FST. Koss is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FST, 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	0.32	-$3.23M	-$0.35	-4.93
Koss	$12.27M	3.86	-$950K	-$0.08	-63.13

Does the media favor KBSX or KOSS?

In the previous week, Koss had 10 more articles in the media than FST. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Koss and 2 mentions for FST. FST's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Koss' score of -0.07 indicating that FST is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FST	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Koss	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is KBSX or KOSS more profitable?

FST has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Koss' net margin of -6.06%. Koss' return on equity of -2.44% beat FST's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FST	N/A	-128.72%	-6.67%
Koss	-6.06%	-2.44%	-2.01%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KBSX or KOSS?

50.9% of FST shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.2% of Koss shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of FST shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.7% of Koss shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, KBSX or KOSS?

FST has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Koss has a beta of -1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 251% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

FST beats Koss on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.