Kartoon Studios (TOON) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kartoon Studios Inc., a content and brand management company, creates, produces, licenses, and broadcasts educational and multimedia animated content for children worldwide. The company offers Shaq's Garage, a children's animated series about the secret adventures; Cocomelon that provides 3D animation videos of traditional nursery rhymes and children's songs; Eggventurers, a preschool animated series; Barbie Productions that provides animated Barbie series; Octonauts, a children's television series based on the children's books; Roblox Rumble, an elimination-style competitive reality series; and Spin Master Productions. It also operates a kartoon channel network and channel frederator network, as well as distributes subscription video on demand services for kids. In addition, the company acts as a licensing agent for Llama Llama, Bee & PuppyCat, and Castlevania. It serves various customers and partners, including broadcasters, consumer products licensees, and online platforms. The company was formerly known as Genius Brands International, Inc. and changed its name to Kartoon Studios Inc. in June 2023. Kartoon Studios Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.71 to $0.75
• 50-Day Range: $0.65 to $0.84
• 52-Week Range: $0.46 to $0.94
• Volume: 180,645 shs
• Average Volume: 209,983 shs
• Market Capitalization: $35.36 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Kartoon Studios Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kartoon Studios scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 485th out of 590 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Kartoon Studios.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kartoon Studios is -0.73, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kartoon Studios is -0.73, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kartoon Studios has a P/B Ratio of 0.49. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.82% of the float of Kartoon Studios has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kartoon Studios has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kartoon Studios has recently decreased by 17.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Kartoon Studios does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Kartoon Studios does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.82% of the float of Kartoon Studios has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kartoon Studios has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kartoon Studios has recently decreased by 17.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.15

News Sentiment

Kartoon Studios has a news sentiment score of 0.15. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Kartoon Studios this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for TOON on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Kartoon Studios to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kartoon Studios insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $9,879.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.37% of the stock of Kartoon Studios is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 8.57% of the stock of Kartoon Studios is held by institutions.

TOON Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have TOON shares performed this year?

Kartoon Studios' stock was trading at $0.59 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, TOON stock has increased by 25.4% and is now trading at $0.7398.

Who are Kartoon Studios' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Kartoon Studios include Armistice Capital LLC (5.18%), Caption Management LLC (0.42%) and Jane Street Group LLC (0.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Andy Heyward and Gray Davis.
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How do I buy shares of Kartoon Studios?

Shares of TOON stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Kartoon Studios own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kartoon Studios investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), Disc Medicine (IRON), Adobe (ADBE) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

• Today: 8/17/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Motion picture & video production
• Sub-Industry: Entertainment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:TOON
• CIK: 1355848
• Web: www.gnusbrands.com
• Phone: 310-273-4222
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 715
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.48)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$77.10 million
• Net Margins: -114.48%
• Pretax Margin: -126.76%
• Return on Equity: -78.36%
• Return on Assets: -38.43%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.10
• Quick Ratio: 1.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $36.02 million
• Price / Sales: 0.98
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.51 per share
• Price / Book: 0.49

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 47,794,000
• Free Float: 36,084,000
• Market Cap: $35.36 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.01