Funko (NASDAQ:FNKO) & Vantiva (OTCMKTS:TCLRY) Critical Review

Funko (NASDAQ:FNKO) and Vantiva (OTCMKTS:TCLRY) 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, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Funko and Vantiva, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Funko	1	1	1	0	2.00
Vantiva	0	0	0	0	0.00

Funko currently has a consensus target price of $7.08, indicating a potential upside of 14.06%. Given Funko’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Funko is more favorable than Vantiva.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Funko and Vantiva”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Funko	$908.21 million	0.38	-$67.36 million	($0.04)	-155.25
Vantiva	$3.43 billion	0.00	-$165.63 million	N/A	N/A

Funko has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vantiva.

Volatility & Risk

Funko has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vantiva has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Funko and Vantiva’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Funko	-0.21%	2.61%	0.71%
Vantiva	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

99.2% of Funko shares are held by institutional investors. 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Funko beats Vantiva on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Vantiva

Vantiva S.A. develops, creates, and delivers products and services for the media and entertainment sectors in France, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, rest of Americas, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates through three segments: Technicolor Creative Studios, DVD Services, and Connected Home. The Technicolor Creative Studios segment offers high-end services to content creators, including visual effects and animation for features films, episodic series, advertising, video games, and other audiovisual content. The DVD Services segment replicates, packages, and distributes video game and music CD, DVD, and Blu-ray discs; and provides turnkey integrated supply-chain solutions comprising distribution, fulfillment, freight-brokerage, and transportation management services, as well as inventory management and related services. The Connected Home segment offers a portfolio of broadband and video customer premise equipment, including broadband modems and gateways, digital set-top boxes, and Internet of Things connected devices for Pay-TV operators and network service providers, as well as develops software solutions. The company was formerly known as Technicolor SA and changed its name to Vantiva S.A. in September 2022. Vantiva S.A. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Paris, France.