Thomson Reuters (TRI) Competitors

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) and Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is NOC or TRI more profitable?

Thomson Reuters has a net margin of 34.87% compared to Thomson Reuters' net margin of 5.38%. Thomson Reuters' return on equity of 24.09% beat Northrop Grumman's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northrop Grumman	5.38%	24.09%	7.88%
Thomson Reuters	34.87%	15.43%	8.76%

Does the media refer more to NOC or TRI?

In the previous week, Thomson Reuters had 13 more articles in the media than Northrop Grumman. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Thomson Reuters and 20 mentions for Northrop Grumman. Thomson Reuters' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Northrop Grumman's score of 0.65 indicating that Northrop Grumman is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Northrop Grumman	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Thomson Reuters	3 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NOC or TRI a better dividend stock?

Northrop Grumman pays an annual dividend of $7.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Thomson Reuters pays an annual dividend of $2.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Northrop Grumman pays out 52.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Thomson Reuters pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Northrop Grumman has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years and Thomson Reuters has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Northrop Grumman is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NOC or TRI?

Northrop Grumman received 170 more outperform votes than Thomson Reuters when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.33% of users gave Northrop Grumman an outperform vote while only 48.82% of users gave Thomson Reuters an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northrop Grumman	Outperform Votes 647 62.33%	Underperform Votes 391 37.67%
Thomson Reuters	Outperform Votes 477 48.82%	Underperform Votes 500 51.18%

Which has better valuation & earnings, NOC or TRI?

Thomson Reuters has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Northrop Grumman. Thomson Reuters is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northrop Grumman, 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
Northrop Grumman	$39.29B	1.77	$2.06B	$14.30	32.80
Thomson Reuters	$6.79B	10.94	$2.70B	$5.25	31.38

Do analysts prefer NOC or TRI?

Northrop Grumman currently has a consensus price target of $509.38, indicating a potential upside of 8.59%. Thomson Reuters has a consensus price target of $164.31, indicating a potential downside of 0.26%. Given Thomson Reuters' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Northrop Grumman is more favorable than Thomson Reuters.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northrop Grumman	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Thomson Reuters	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23

Which has more risk & volatility, NOC or TRI?

Northrop Grumman has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Thomson Reuters has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NOC or TRI?

83.4% of Northrop Grumman shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.3% of Thomson Reuters shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Northrop Grumman shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Northrop Grumman beats Thomson Reuters on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.