Koss (KOSS) Competitors $6.48 +0.32 (+5.19%) Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.45 -0.03 (-0.46%) As of 08/22/2025 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KOSS vs. ESCA, FNKO, CLAR, TRON, AOUT, GNSS, YYAI, KBSX, DTC, and FTELShould you be buying Koss stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Koss include Escalade (ESCA), Funko (FNKO), Clarus (CLAR), Tron (TRON), American Outdoor Brands (AOUT), Genasys (GNSS), Connexa Sports Technologies (YYAI), FST (KBSX), Solo Brands (DTC), and Fitell (FTEL). These companies are all part of the "recreation" industry. Koss vs. Its Competitors Escalade Funko Clarus Tron American Outdoor Brands Genasys Connexa Sports Technologies FST Solo Brands Fitell Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) and Koss (NASDAQ:KOSS) 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 risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ESCA or KOSS? 65.2% of Escalade shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.2% of Koss shares are held by institutional investors. 28.8% of Escalade shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.7% of Koss shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to ESCA or KOSS? In the previous week, Escalade and Escalade both had 8 articles in the media. Koss' average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Escalade's score of -0.24 indicating that Koss is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Escalade 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Koss 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ESCA or KOSS? Escalade has higher revenue and earnings than Koss. Koss is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Escalade, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEscalade$251.51M0.74$12.99M$0.9114.73Koss$12.27M4.95-$950K-$0.08-81.00 Is ESCA or KOSS more profitable? Escalade has a net margin of 5.30% compared to Koss' net margin of -6.06%. Escalade's return on equity of 6.86% beat Koss' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Escalade5.30% 6.86% 5.09% Koss -6.06%-2.44%-2.01% Which has more volatility & risk, ESCA or KOSS? Escalade has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Koss has a beta of -1.68, meaning that its stock price is 268% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryEscalade beats Koss on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Koss News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KOSS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KOSS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KOSS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKossAUDIO/VIDEO PRD IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$57.71M$17.96B$8.30B$9.58BDividend YieldN/A1.08%3.11%4.10%P/E Ratio-81.006.5618.0226.04Price / Sales4.951.945.53102.77Price / CashN/A37.9616.6358.48Price / Book1.922.104.726.61Net Income-$950K$705.28M$226.48M$265.56M7 Day Performance13.88%-2.24%15.33%1.97%1 Month Performance3.35%-4.38%11.88%-0.36%1 Year Performance-29.79%47.46%46.40%19.03% Koss Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KOSSKoss0.8599 of 5 stars$6.48+5.2%N/A-30.5%$57.71M$12.27M-81.0030Upcoming EarningsESCAEscalade4.2605 of 5 stars$12.24+3.7%N/A+1.5%$162.88M$251.51M13.45590FNKOFunko3.2634 of 5 stars$2.79+13.4%$9.88+253.9%-69.9%$135.14M$1.05B-2.311,283Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCLARClarus4.4528 of 5 stars$3.21-7.0%$4.75+48.0%-18.7%$132.49M$264.32M-1.49900Positive NewsTRONTronN/A$6.86-1.6%N/A+540.5%$124.30M$4.31M-36.11N/ATrending NewsAOUTAmerican Outdoor Brands2.9404 of 5 stars$9.13-0.9%$15.00+64.3%+18.6%$117.50M$222.32M-912.09320News CoverageGNSSGenasys3.9961 of 5 stars$1.63+1.2%$5.33+227.2%-36.3%$72.70M$24.01M-2.55170Gap UpYYAIConnexa Sports Technologies0.5667 of 5 stars$4.11-13.5%N/A-30.2%$69.17M$8.40M-0.368News CoverageKBSXFSTN/A$1.67-1.2%N/AN/A$63.80M$36.50M-4.77N/ANews CoverageDTCSolo Brands3.487 of 5 stars$8.14-8.7%$40.00+391.4%-82.9%$18.79M$446.48M-0.10300News CoveragePositive NewsFTELFitell0.2358 of 5 stars$0.47-3.0%N/A-96.7%$10.13M$4.47M0.0011Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Escalade Competitors Funko Competitors Clarus Competitors Tron Competitors American Outdoor Brands Competitors Genasys Competitors Connexa Sports Technologies Competitors FST Competitors Solo Brands Competitors Fitell Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KOSS) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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