Mincon Group (MCON) Competitors

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

Is MCON or TRI 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
Mincon Group	1.10%	1.03%	1.34%
Trifast	-1.90%	-3.47%	2.47%

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

33.5% of Mincon Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.4% of Trifast shares are held by institutional investors. 56.4% of Mincon Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Trifast shares are held 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, MCON or TRI?

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

Is MCON or TRI a better dividend stock?

Mincon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Trifast pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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. Trifast pays out -62.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media favor MCON or TRI?

In the previous week, Trifast had 7 more articles in the media than Mincon Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Trifast and 0 mentions for Mincon Group. Trifast's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Mincon Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Trifast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mincon Group	Neutral
Trifast	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, MCON or TRI?

Mincon Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Mincon Group	£183.01M	0.47	£2.01M	£0.59	54.69
Trifast	£239.48M	0.47	-£4.55M	-£3.21	-25.58

Summary

Trifast beats Mincon Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.