FST (KBSX) Competitors

Funko (NASDAQ:FNKO) and FST (NASDAQ:KBSX) are both small-cap recreation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, FNKO or KBSX?

Funko has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FST has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FNKO or KBSX?

Funko presently has a consensus target price of $9.88, suggesting a potential upside of 175.07%. Given Funko's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Funko is more favorable than FST.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Funko	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
FST	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FNKO or KBSX?

FST has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Funko. Funko is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FST, 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	$1.05B	0.19	-$14.72M	-$0.37	-9.70
FST	$36.50M	1.78	-$3.23M	-$0.35	-4.91

Does the media favor FNKO or KBSX?

In the previous week, Funko had 23 more articles in the media than FST. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Funko and 2 mentions for FST. Funko's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat FST's score of 0.00 indicating that Funko is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Funko	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
FST	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

99.2% of Funko shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of FST shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Funko shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of FST shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FNKO or KBSX more profitable?

FST has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Funko's net margin of -1.92%. Funko's return on equity of -5.01% beat FST's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Funko	-1.92%	-5.01%	-1.60%
FST	N/A	-128.72%	-6.67%

Summary

Funko beats FST on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.