Contrasting Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH) & Koss (NASDAQ:KOSS)

Koss (NASDAQ:KOSS) and Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Koss and Beazer Homes USA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Koss	-3.00%	-1.29%	-1.06%
Beazer Homes USA	-0.37%	0.18%	0.08%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.2% of Koss shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.7% of Beazer Homes USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.1% of Koss shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Beazer Homes USA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Koss and Beazer Homes USA”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Koss	$13.02 million	2.73	-$390,000.00	($0.04)	-93.77
Beazer Homes USA	$2.37 billion	0.37	$45.59 million	($0.30)	-111.06

Beazer Homes USA has higher revenue and earnings than Koss. Beazer Homes USA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Koss, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Koss and Beazer Homes USA, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Koss	1	0	0	0	1.00
Beazer Homes USA	1	3	0	0	1.75

Volatility and Risk

Koss has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beazer Homes USA has a beta of 2.19, suggesting that its share price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Beazer Homes USA beats Koss on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Koss

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.

About Beazer Homes USA

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. operates as a homebuilder in the United States. It designs, constructs, and sells single-family and multi-family homes under the Beazer Homes, Gatherings, and Choice Plans names. The company also sells its homes through commissioned new home sales counselors and independent brokers in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, Indiana, Delaware, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Beazer Homes USA, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.