Cerillion (CER) Competitors

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

Is TRST or CER more profitable?

Cerillion has a net margin of 34.15% compared to Trustpilot Group's net margin of 9.02%. Cerillion's return on equity of 30.92% beat Trustpilot Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trustpilot Group	9.02%	29.53%	1.45%
Cerillion	34.15%	30.92%	19.33%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TRST or CER?

78.2% of Trustpilot Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of Cerillion shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Trustpilot Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.8% of Cerillion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate TRST or CER?

Trustpilot Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 310, indicating a potential upside of 32.42%. Cerillion has a consensus target price of GBX 2,350, indicating a potential upside of 58.04%. Given Cerillion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cerillion is more favorable than Trustpilot Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trustpilot Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Cerillion	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor TRST or CER?

In the previous week, Trustpilot Group and Trustpilot Group both had 1 articles in the media. Cerillion's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Trustpilot Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Cerillion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TRST or CER?

Trustpilot Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cerillion. Cerillion 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
Trustpilot Group	£222.55M	5.51	£20.08M	£3.02	77.60
Cerillion	£41.39M	10.65	£14.14M	£47.44	31.35

Which has more volatility & risk, TRST or CER?

Trustpilot Group has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cerillion has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cerillion beats Trustpilot Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.