Trip.com Group (TCOM) Competitors

Trip.com Group (NASDAQ:TCOM) and Fiserv (NYSE:FI) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TCOM or FI?

Fiserv received 665 more outperform votes than Trip.com Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.58% of users gave Fiserv an outperform vote while only 53.64% of users gave Trip.com Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trip.com Group	Outperform Votes 81 53.64%	Underperform Votes 70 46.36%
Fiserv	Outperform Votes 746 62.58%	Underperform Votes 446 37.42%

Is TCOM or FI more profitable?

Trip.com Group has a net margin of 22.99% compared to Fiserv's net margin of 16.68%. Fiserv's return on equity of 15.73% beat Trip.com Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trip.com Group	22.99%	10.73%	5.93%
Fiserv	16.68%	15.73%	5.50%

Which has more volatility and risk, TCOM or FI?

Trip.com Group has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fiserv has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TCOM or FI?

Fiserv has higher revenue and earnings than Trip.com Group. Trip.com Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fiserv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trip.com Group	$6.27B	5.28	$1.40B	$2.22	23.15
Fiserv	$19.09B	4.64	$3.07B	$5.35	28.31

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TCOM or FI?

35.4% of Trip.com Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Fiserv shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.0% of Trip.com Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Fiserv shares are owned 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.

Do analysts recommend TCOM or FI?

Trip.com Group currently has a consensus price target of $61.89, indicating a potential upside of 20.41%. Fiserv has a consensus price target of $164.83, indicating a potential upside of 8.84%. Given Trip.com Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Trip.com Group is more favorable than Fiserv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trip.com Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Fiserv	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media refer more to TCOM or FI?

In the previous week, Trip.com Group had 3 more articles in the media than Fiserv. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Trip.com Group and 11 mentions for Fiserv. Fiserv's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Trip.com Group's score of 0.99 indicating that Fiserv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trip.com Group	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fiserv	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Fiserv beats Trip.com Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.