Cerillion (CER) Competitors

Cerillion (LON:CER) and Trustpilot Group (LON:TRST) 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 risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, CER or TRST?

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

Is CER or TRST 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
Cerillion	34.15%	30.92%	19.33%
Trustpilot Group	9.02%	29.53%	1.45%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CER or TRST?

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
Cerillion	£41.39M	10.50	£14.14M	£47.44	30.88
Trustpilot Group	£222.55M	6.23	£20.08M	£3.02	87.63

Does the media favor CER or TRST?

In the previous week, Trustpilot Group had 6 more articles in the media than Cerillion. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Trustpilot Group and 1 mentions for Cerillion. Trustpilot Group's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Cerillion's score of 0.00 indicating that Trustpilot Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cerillion	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Trustpilot Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend CER or TRST?

Cerillion presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,350, suggesting a potential upside of 60.41%. Trustpilot Group has a consensus target price of GBX 310, suggesting a potential upside of 17.27%. Given Cerillion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cerillion is more favorable than Trustpilot Group.

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

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

43.2% of Cerillion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Trustpilot Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.8% of Cerillion shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Trustpilot Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Cerillion beats Trustpilot Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.