FST (KBSX) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FNKO or KBSX?

99.2% of Funko shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of FST shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Funko shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of FST shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer FNKO or KBSX?

In the previous week, Funko had 23 more articles in the media than FST. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Funko and 2 mentions for FST. Funko's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat FST's score of 0.00 indicating that Funko is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Funko	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
FST	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is FNKO or KBSX more profitable?

FST has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Funko's net margin of -1.92%. Funko's return on equity of -5.01% beat FST's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Funko	-1.92%	-5.01%	-1.60%
FST	N/A	-128.72%	-6.67%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FNKO or KBSX?

FST has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Funko. Funko 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
Funko	$1.05B	0.19	-$14.72M	-$0.37	-9.70
FST	$36.50M	1.78	-$3.23M	-$0.35	-4.91

Which has more volatility and risk, FNKO or KBSX?

Funko has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FST has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FNKO or KBSX?

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

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Funko	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
FST	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Funko beats FST on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.