Koss (KOSS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ESCA or KOSS?

Escalade received 149 more outperform votes than Koss when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.52% of users gave Escalade an outperform vote while only 44.17% of users gave Koss an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Escalade	Outperform Votes 240 64.52%	Underperform Votes 132 35.48%
Koss	Outperform Votes 91 44.17%	Underperform Votes 115 55.83%

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. 20.8% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ESCA or KOSS more profitable?

Escalade has a net margin of 5.20% compared to Koss' net margin of -9.20%. Escalade's return on equity of 7.17% beat Koss' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Escalade	5.20%	7.17%	4.79%
Koss	-9.20%	-3.58%	-2.95%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Escalade	$253.07M	0.80	$9.83M	$0.94	15.48
Koss	$12.09M	6.18	-$950K	-$0.12	-66.58

Which has more risk & volatility, ESCA or KOSS?

Escalade has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Koss has a beta of -0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 167% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ESCA or KOSS?

In the previous week, Escalade had 6 more articles in the media than Koss. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Escalade and 0 mentions for Koss. Koss' average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Escalade's score of -0.07 indicating that Koss is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Escalade	Neutral
Koss	Very Positive

Is ESCA or KOSS a better dividend stock?

Escalade pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Koss pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Escalade pays out 63.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Koss pays out -200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Escalade beats Koss on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.