Mincon Group (MCON) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, TRI or MCON?

Mincon Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Trifast. Mincon Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trifast, 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	£223.47M	0.48	-£4.55M	£0.01	10,415.58
Mincon Group	£150.40M	0.58	£2.01M	£0.02	1,990.24

Is TRI or MCON a better dividend stock?

Trifast pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Mincon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Trifast pays out 233.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mincon Group pays out 102.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mincon Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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%

Which has more risk and volatility, TRI or MCON?

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TRI or MCON?

59.2% of Trifast shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of Mincon Group shares are held by institutional investors. 20.3% of Trifast shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.7% 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to TRI or MCON?

In the previous week, Trifast had 1 more articles in the media than Mincon Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Trifast and 1 mentions for Mincon Group. Mincon Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Trifast's score of 0.37 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Mincon Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate TRI or MCON?

Trifast presently has a consensus target price of GBX 130, suggesting a potential upside of 62.09%. Given Trifast's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Trifast is more favorable than Mincon Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trifast	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Mincon Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Trifast and Mincon Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.