Mincon Group (MCON) Competitors

Trifast (LON:TRI) and Mincon Group (LON:MCON) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TRI or MCON?

Mincon Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Trifast. Trifast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mincon 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
Trifast	£239.48M	0.40	-£4.55M	-£3.21	-21.83
Mincon Group	£183.01M	0.52	£2.01M	£0.59	60.67

Do analysts prefer TRI or MCON?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trifast	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Mincon Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer TRI or MCON?

In the previous week, Trifast and Trifast both had 1 articles in the media. Mincon Group's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Trifast's score of 0.00 indicating that Mincon Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trifast	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Mincon Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, TRI or MCON?

Trifast has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mincon Group has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TRI or MCON more profitable?

Mincon Group has a net margin of 1.10% compared to Trifast's net margin of -1.90%. Mincon Group's return on equity of 1.03% beat Trifast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trifast	-1.90%	-3.47%	2.47%
Mincon Group	1.10%	1.03%	1.34%

Is TRI or MCON a better dividend stock?

Trifast pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Mincon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Trifast pays out -62.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mincon Group pays out 341.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TRI or MCON?

66.4% of Trifast shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.5% of Mincon Group shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of Trifast shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.4% of Mincon Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Mincon Group beats Trifast on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.