Genasys (GNSS) Competitors

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

Is GNSS or FNKO more profitable?

Funko has a net margin of -2.29% compared to Genasys' net margin of -109.39%. Funko's return on equity of -3.44% beat Genasys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genasys	-109.39%	-122.99%	-53.12%
Funko	-2.29%	-3.44%	-1.04%

Do analysts rate GNSS or FNKO?

Genasys currently has a consensus price target of $5.33, suggesting a potential upside of 160.80%. Funko has a consensus price target of $13.33, suggesting a potential upside of 217.08%. Given Funko's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Funko is more favorable than Genasys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genasys	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Funko	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GNSS or FNKO?

Funko received 249 more outperform votes than Genasys when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.87% of users gave Funko an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Genasys an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Genasys	Outperform Votes 21 50.00%	Underperform Votes 21 50.00%
Funko	Outperform Votes 270 59.87%	Underperform Votes 181 40.13%

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

40.0% of Genasys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Funko shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Genasys shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Funko shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, GNSS or FNKO?

Genasys has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Funko. Funko is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genasys, 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
Genasys	$26.59M	3.46	-$31.73M	-$0.66	-3.10
Funko	$1.05B	0.22	-$154.08M	-$0.30	-14.02

Does the media refer more to GNSS or FNKO?

In the previous week, Funko had 17 more articles in the media than Genasys. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Funko and 1 mentions for Genasys. Genasys' average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Funko's score of 0.61 indicating that Genasys is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Genasys	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Funko	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, GNSS or FNKO?

Genasys has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Funko has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Funko beats Genasys on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.