Auction Technology Group (ATG) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer ATG or TRST?

Auction Technology Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 680, indicating a potential upside of 45.77%. Trustpilot Group has a consensus target price of GBX 335, indicating a potential upside of 38.33%. Given Auction Technology Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Auction Technology Group is more favorable than Trustpilot Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Auction Technology Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Trustpilot Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, ATG or TRST?

Trustpilot Group has higher revenue and earnings than Auction Technology Group. Auction Technology 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
Auction Technology Group	£136.68M	4.22	£10.21M	£8.19	56.98
Trustpilot Group	£222.55M	5.70	£20.08M	£3.02	80.28

Does the media prefer ATG or TRST?

In the previous week, Auction Technology Group and Auction Technology Group both had 2 articles in the media. Auction Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Trustpilot Group's score of 0.30 indicating that Auction Technology Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Auction Technology Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Trustpilot Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ATG or TRST?

81.4% of Auction Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Trustpilot Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Auction Technology Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Trustpilot Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATG or TRST?

Trustpilot Group received 1 more outperform votes than Auction Technology Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.76% of users gave Trustpilot Group an outperform vote while only 72.73% of users gave Auction Technology Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Auction Technology Group	Outperform Votes 24 72.73%	Underperform Votes 9 27.27%
Trustpilot Group	Outperform Votes 25 75.76%	Underperform Votes 8 24.24%

Which has more volatility and risk, ATG or TRST?

Auction Technology Group has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trustpilot Group has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ATG or TRST more profitable?

Trustpilot Group has a net margin of 9.02% compared to Auction Technology Group's net margin of 7.47%. Trustpilot Group's return on equity of 29.53% beat Auction Technology Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Auction Technology Group	7.47%	1.94%	2.07%
Trustpilot Group	9.02%	29.53%	1.45%

Summary

Trustpilot Group beats Auction Technology Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.