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 risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

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%

Does the media prefer MCON or TRI?

In the previous week, Trifast had 2 more articles in the media than Mincon Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Trifast and 0 mentions for Mincon Group. Trifast's average media sentiment score of 0.49 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	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MCON or TRI?

Mincon Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Mincon Group	£150.40M	0.52	£2.01M	£2.05	18.05
Trifast	£223.47M	0.48	-£4.55M	£0.77	102.60

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MCON or TRI?

13.6% of Mincon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of Trifast shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.7% of Mincon Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Trifast shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, MCON or TRI?

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

Do analysts recommend MCON or TRI?

Trifast has a consensus target price of GBX 130, suggesting a potential upside of 64.56%. Given Trifast's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Trifast is more favorable than Mincon Group.

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

Is MCON or TRI a better dividend stock?

Mincon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Trifast pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Mincon Group pays out 1.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trifast pays out 2.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Mincon Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Trifast beats Mincon Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.