Koss (KOSS) Competitors

Koss (NASDAQ:KOSS) and Clarus (NASDAQ:CLAR) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend KOSS or CLAR?

Clarus has a consensus price target of $5.10, suggesting a potential upside of 41.67%. Given Clarus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Clarus is more favorable than Koss.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Koss	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Clarus	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KOSS or CLAR?

Koss has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Clarus. Koss is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clarus, 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
Koss	$12.27M	4.04	-$950K	-$0.08	-66.00
Clarus	$264.32M	0.52	-$52.29M	-$2.07	-1.74

Is KOSS or CLAR more profitable?

Koss has a net margin of -6.06% compared to Clarus' net margin of -31.09%. Koss' return on equity of -2.44% beat Clarus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Koss	-6.06%	-2.44%	-2.01%
Clarus	-31.09%	-3.37%	-2.73%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KOSS or CLAR?

6.2% of Koss shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Clarus shares are held by institutional investors. 46.7% of Koss shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of Clarus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to KOSS or CLAR?

In the previous week, Koss had 15 more articles in the media than Clarus. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Koss and 1 mentions for Clarus. Clarus' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Koss' score of -0.16 indicating that Clarus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Koss	0 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Clarus	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, KOSS or CLAR?

Koss has a beta of -1.61, indicating that its share price is 261% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clarus has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Koss and Clarus tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.