FST (NASDAQ:KBSX – Get Free Report) and Funko (NASDAQ:FNKO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
50.9% of FST shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Funko shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of FST shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Funko shares are held by company 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.
Profitability
This table compares FST and Funko’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| FST | -0.90% | 1.66% | 0.40% |
| Funko | -0.21% | 2.61% | 0.71% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| FST | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Funko | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
FST currently has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 175.86%. Funko has a consensus price target of $7.08, suggesting a potential upside of 20.88%. Given FST’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe FST is more favorable than Funko.
Risk and Volatility
FST has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Funko has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares FST and Funko”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| FST | $47.97 million | 1.14 | -$1.50 million | ($0.01) | -145.00 |
| Funko | $908.21 million | 0.36 | -$67.36 million | ($0.04) | -146.50 |
FST has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
About FST
FST Corp. designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes steel golf shafts to golf club original equipment manufacturers and distributors worldwide. The company offers steel shafts under the KBS brand name. FST Corp.is based in Chiayi, Taiwan.
About Funko
Funko, Inc., a pop culture consumer products company, designs, sources, and distributes licensed pop culture products in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company provides media and entertainment content, including movies, television (TV) shows, video games, music, and sports; figures, handbags, backpacks, wallets, apparel, accessories, plush products, homewares, and digital non-fungible tokens; and art prints and vinyl records, posters, soundtracks, toys, books, games, and other collectibles. It markets its products under the Pop!, Loungefly, Funko, Mystery Minis, Bitty Pop!, Funko action figures, Funko Plush, and Funko Soda brand names; and licenses its properties under the classic evergreen, movie release, current TV, and current video game categories. The company sells its products through specialty retailers, mass-market retailers, e-commerce sites, and distributors; and at specialty licensing and comic book shows, conventions, and exhibitions, as well as through its e-commerce business. Funko, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Everett, Washington.
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