Funko (FNKO) Competitors

JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) and Funko (NASDAQ:FNKO) 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 analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do analysts prefer JAKK or FNKO?

JAKKS Pacific currently has a consensus price target of $41.67, suggesting a potential upside of 53.75%. Funko has a consensus price target of $13.83, suggesting a potential upside of 33.14%. Given JAKKS Pacific's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe JAKKS Pacific is more favorable than Funko.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JAKKS Pacific	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Funko	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in JAKK or FNKO?

44.4% of JAKKS Pacific shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Funko shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of JAKKS Pacific shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Funko shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, JAKK or FNKO?

JAKKS Pacific has a beta of 2.31, suggesting that its share price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Funko has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JAKK or FNKO more profitable?

JAKKS Pacific has a net margin of 4.87% compared to Funko's net margin of -2.29%. JAKKS Pacific's return on equity of 15.27% beat Funko's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JAKKS Pacific	4.87%	15.27%	7.74%
Funko	-2.29%	-3.44%	-1.04%

Does the media favor JAKK or FNKO?

In the previous week, Funko had 7 more articles in the media than JAKKS Pacific. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Funko and 5 mentions for JAKKS Pacific. JAKKS Pacific's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Funko's score of 0.43 indicating that JAKKS Pacific is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JAKKS Pacific	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Funko	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, JAKK or FNKO?

JAKKS Pacific has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Funko. Funko is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JAKKS Pacific, 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
JAKKS Pacific	$711.56M	0.42	$38.41M	$2.72	9.96
Funko	$1.10B	0.51	-$154.08M	-$0.48	-21.65

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JAKK or FNKO?

JAKKS Pacific received 149 more outperform votes than Funko when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.93% of users gave JAKKS Pacific an outperform vote while only 59.73% of users gave Funko an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
JAKKS Pacific	Outperform Votes 416 65.93%	Underperform Votes 215 34.07%
Funko	Outperform Votes 267 59.73%	Underperform Votes 180 40.27%

Summary

JAKKS Pacific beats Funko on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.