Koss (KOSS) & Its Competitors Head-To-Head Contrast

Koss (NASDAQ:KOSS) is one of 149 publicly-traded companies in the “Household Durables” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Koss to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Dividends

Koss pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Koss pays out -218.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Household Durables” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.3% and pay out 33.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Koss is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Koss and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Koss	1	0	0	0	1.00
Koss Competitors	1734	7280	8056	301	2.40

As a group, “Household Durables” companies have a potential upside of 45.71%. Given Koss’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Koss has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility & Risk

Koss has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Koss’ rivals have a beta of 1.74, indicating that their average stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.2% of Koss shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.7% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by institutional investors. 44.3% of Koss shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.5% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Koss and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Koss	-8.57%	-3.62%	-2.98%
Koss Competitors	-21.29%	-17.54%	1.12%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Koss and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Koss	$12.84 million	-$880,000.00	-31.18
Koss Competitors	$5.26 billion	$319.31 million	14.81

Koss’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Koss. Koss is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Koss rivals beat Koss on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

Koss Company Profile

Koss Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of stereo headphones and related accessories in the United States, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Canada, Korea, Republic of Belgium, Malaysia, and internationally. It offers high-fidelity headphones, wireless bluetooth headphones, wireless bluetooth speakers, computer headsets, telecommunications headsets, and active noise canceling headphones. The company sells its products through distributors, international distributors, audio specialty stores, the internet, national retailers, grocery stores, electronics retailers, and prisons under the Koss name, as well as private label. It sells its products to distributors for resale to school systems, as well as directly to other manufacturers. The company markets through domestic retail outlets and numerous retailers. It exports its products. Koss Corporation was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.