FST (NASDAQ:KBSX – Get Free Report) and YETI (NYSE:YETI – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
50.9% of FST shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of FST shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of YETI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for FST and YETI, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| FST | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| YETI | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2.75 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares FST and YETI”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| FST | $47.97 million | 1.15 | -$1.50 million | ($0.01) | -146.00 |
| YETI | $1.87 billion | 1.55 | $165.39 million | $2.29 | 17.37 |
YETI has higher revenue and earnings than FST. FST is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than YETI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
FST has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YETI has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares FST and YETI’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% |
| YETI | 9.24% | 23.79% | 12.44% |
Summary
YETI beats FST on 10 of the 14 factors compared between 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 YETI
YETI Holdings, Inc. designs, retails, and distributes products for the outdoor and recreation market under the YETI brand. It offers coolers and equipment, including hard and soft coolers, cargo, bags, outdoor living, and associated accessories, as well as backpacks, duffel bags, luggage, packing cubes, carryalls, camp chairs, blankets, dog beds, dog bowls, and gear cases under the LoadOut, Panga, Crossroads, Camino, Hondo Base, Trailhead, Lowlands, Boomer, and SideKick Dry brands. The company also provides drinkware products, such as colsters, lowballs, wine tumblers, stackable pints, mugs, tumblers, straw mugs and cups, bottles, jugs, and water bottles, as well as accessories comprising bottle straw and chug caps, lids, straw lids, color packs, tumbler handles, and jug mounts under the Rambler brand. In addition, it offers apparel and gear products, such as hats, shirts, bottle openers, and ice substitutes. The company sells its products through independent retailers, including outdoor specialty, hardware, sporting goods, and farm and ranch supply stores, as well as through its Website, YETI.com. It operates in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, and Japan. YETI Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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