Contrasting Taylor Wimpey (OTCMKTS:TWODY) & Koss (NASDAQ:KOSS)

Taylor Wimpey (OTCMKTS:TWODY) and Koss (NASDAQ:KOSS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Taylor Wimpey and Koss, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taylor Wimpey	2	1	1	0	1.75
Koss	1	0	0	0	1.00

Volatility & Risk

Taylor Wimpey has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Koss has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Taylor Wimpey and Koss’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taylor Wimpey	N/A	N/A	N/A
Koss	-3.00%	-1.29%	-1.06%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Taylor Wimpey and Koss”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Taylor Wimpey	$4.37 billion	0.89	$433.99 million	N/A	N/A
Koss	$13.02 million	2.50	-$390,000.00	($0.04)	-86.00

Taylor Wimpey has higher revenue and earnings than Koss.

Dividends

Taylor Wimpey pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Koss pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Koss pays out -600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.2% of Koss shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.3% of Koss shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Taylor Wimpey beats Koss on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Taylor Wimpey

Taylor Wimpey plc operates as a homebuilder in the United Kingdom and Spain. It builds and delivers various homes and communities. Taylor Wimpey plc was incorporated in 1935 and is based in High Wycombe, the United Kingdom.

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.