Funko (FNKO) Competitors

Funko (NASDAQ:FNKO) and Knowles (NYSE:KN) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FNKO or KN?

Knowles received 110 more outperform votes than Funko when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.58% of users gave Knowles an outperform vote while only 59.69% of users gave Funko an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Funko	Outperform Votes 268 59.69%	Underperform Votes 181 40.31%
Knowles	Outperform Votes 378 62.58%	Underperform Votes 226 37.42%

Does the media prefer FNKO or KN?

In the previous week, Knowles had 10 more articles in the media than Funko. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Knowles and 11 mentions for Funko. Knowles' average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat Funko's score of 0.00 indicating that Knowles is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Funko	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Knowles	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is FNKO or KN more profitable?

Funko has a net margin of -2.29% compared to Knowles' net margin of -34.66%. Knowles' return on equity of 5.52% beat Funko's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Funko	-2.29%	-3.44%	-1.04%
Knowles	-34.66%	5.52%	3.70%

Which has better earnings & valuation, FNKO or KN?

Funko has higher revenue and earnings than Knowles. Funko is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knowles, 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	$1.10B	0.67	-$154.08M	-$0.48	-28.15
Knowles	$553.50M	2.79	-$237.80M	-$2.65	-6.64

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FNKO or KN?

99.2% of Funko shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of Knowles shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Funko shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Knowles shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer FNKO or KN?

Funko presently has a consensus target price of $14.33, indicating a potential upside of 6.09%. Knowles has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.36%. Given Funko's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Funko is more favorable than Knowles.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Funko	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Knowles	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk and volatility, FNKO or KN?

Funko has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knowles has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Funko and Knowles tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.