FST (NASDAQ:KBSX – Get Free Report) and ANTA Sports Products (OTCMKTS:ANPDY – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
50.9% of FST shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of ANTA Sports Products shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of FST shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares FST and ANTA Sports Products”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| FST | $47.97 million | 0.75 | -$1.50 million | ($0.01) | -95.10 |
| ANTA Sports Products | N/A | N/A | N/A | $14.92 | 16.48 |
ANTA Sports Products has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FST. FST is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ANTA Sports Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares FST and ANTA Sports Products’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| FST | -0.90% | 1.66% | 0.40% |
| ANTA Sports Products | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for FST and ANTA Sports Products, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| FST | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| ANTA Sports Products | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
FST currently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 320.61%. Given FST’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe FST is more favorable than ANTA Sports Products.
Summary
FST beats ANTA Sports Products on 8 of the 11 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 ANTA Sports Products
ANTA Sports Products Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development, design, manufacturing, and marketing of shoes, apparel, and accessories in the Mainland of China, Hong Kong, Macao, and internationally. The company's products portfolio includes running, cross-training, basketball, professional competition, training, physical education classes, outdoor sports, triathlon, golf, skiing, camping, hiking, urban outdoor, tennis, and other sports under the FILA, FILA KIDS, FILA FUSION, AMER, KOLON SPORT, ANTA, DESCENTE, and ANTA KIDS brands. It provides management, product design, logistics, and information technology services; manufactures shoe soles; holds trademarks; and develops and manages properties. It is also involved in the exporting and importing activities; and retailing of sporting goods. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Jinjiang, the People's Republic of China.
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