Reviewing Alpha Modus (NASDAQ:AMOD) and FST (NASDAQ:KBSX)

FST (NASDAQ:KBSX) and Alpha Modus (NASDAQ:AMOD) are both small-cap manufacturing companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares FST and Alpha Modus”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	1.03	-$7.12 million	N/A	N/A
Alpha Modus	$10,000.00	1,435.45	$4.10 million	($0.29)	-1.18

Alpha Modus has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FST.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.8% of FST shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.9% of Alpha Modus shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of FST shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 76.0% of Alpha Modus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares FST and Alpha Modus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FST	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alpha Modus	N/A	N/A	-210.19%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for FST and Alpha Modus, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FST	1	0	0	0	1.00
Alpha Modus	1	0	1	0	2.00

Alpha Modus has a consensus target price of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 338.47%. Given Alpha Modus’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alpha Modus is more favorable than FST.

Volatility and Risk

FST has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha Modus has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Alpha Modus beats FST on 7 of the 10 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 Alpha Modus

Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. operates as a blank check company. The company was founded on December 13, 2024 and is headquartered in Cornelius, NC.