Kainos Group (KNOS) Competitors

Kainos Group (LON:KNOS) and Trustpilot Group (LON:TRST) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Does the media prefer KNOS or TRST?

In the previous week, Kainos Group had 1 more articles in the media than Trustpilot Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Kainos Group and 0 mentions for Trustpilot Group. Kainos Group's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Trustpilot Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Kainos Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kainos Group	Positive
Trustpilot Group	Neutral

Is KNOS or TRST more profitable?

Kainos Group has a net margin of 10.79% compared to Trustpilot Group's net margin of 4.03%. Kainos Group's return on equity of 32.92% beat Trustpilot Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kainos Group	10.79%	32.92%	13.56%
Trustpilot Group	4.03%	13.05%	-0.27%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KNOS or TRST?

Kainos Group received 220 more outperform votes than Trustpilot Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.41% of users gave Trustpilot Group an outperform vote while only 72.37% of users gave Kainos Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kainos Group	Outperform Votes 241 72.37%	Underperform Votes 92 27.63%
Trustpilot Group	Outperform Votes 21 72.41%	Underperform Votes 8 27.59%

Which has more volatility and risk, KNOS or TRST?

Kainos Group has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trustpilot Group has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer KNOS or TRST?

Kainos Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,280, indicating a potential upside of 28.13%. Trustpilot Group has a consensus target price of GBX 225, indicating a potential upside of 12.50%. Given Kainos Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kainos Group is more favorable than Trustpilot Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kainos Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Trustpilot Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KNOS or TRST?

43.3% of Kainos Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.6% of Trustpilot Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.6% of Kainos Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Trustpilot Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, KNOS or TRST?

Kainos Group has higher revenue and earnings than Trustpilot Group. Kainos Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trustpilot Group, 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
Kainos Group	£388.28M	3.24	£41.91M	£0.33	3,027.27
Trustpilot Group	£176.36M	4.68	£7.11M	£0.01	20,000.00

Summary

Kainos Group beats Trustpilot Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.