Koss (KOSS) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FNKO or KOSS?

99.2% of Funko shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.2% of Koss shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Funko shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.3% of Koss shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, FNKO or KOSS?

Funko has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Koss has a beta of -1.66, meaning that its share price is 266% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FNKO or KOSS more profitable?

Funko has a net margin of -6.72% compared to Koss' net margin of -6.94%. Koss' return on equity of -2.85% beat Funko's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Funko	-6.72%	-19.97%	-6.15%
Koss	-6.94%	-2.85%	-2.34%

Does the media favor FNKO or KOSS?

In the previous week, Funko had 2 more articles in the media than Koss. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Funko and 5 mentions for Koss. Koss' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Funko's score of 0.33 indicating that Koss is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Funko	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Koss	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer FNKO or KOSS?

Funko currently has a consensus target price of $7.17, suggesting a potential upside of 115.22%. Given Funko's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Funko is more favorable than Koss.

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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Koss	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FNKO or KOSS?

Koss has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Funko. Koss 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
Funko	$970.70M	0.19	-$14.72M	-$1.21	-2.75
Koss	$12.62M	4.27	-$880K	-$0.09	-63.22

Summary

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