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

Does the media prefer TRI or MCON?

In the previous week, Trifast and Trifast both had 2 articles in the media. Mincon Group's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Trifast's score of -0.81 indicating that Trifast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trifast	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mincon Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Is TRI or MCON more profitable?

Mincon Group has a net margin of 4.76% compared to Mincon Group's net margin of -1.58%. Trifast's return on equity of 4.85% beat Mincon Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trifast	-1.58%	-2.77%	2.46%
Mincon Group	4.76%	4.85%	3.46%

Which has more risk and volatility, TRI or MCON?

Trifast has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mincon Group has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate 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)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TRI or MCON?

Trifast received 348 more outperform votes than Mincon Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.76% of users gave Trifast an outperform vote while only 61.22% of users gave Mincon Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trifast	Outperform Votes 408 81.76%	Underperform Votes 91 18.24%
Mincon Group	Outperform Votes 60 61.22%	Underperform Votes 38 38.78%

Is TRI or MCON a better dividend stock?

Trifast pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Mincon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Trifast pays out -6,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mincon Group pays out 6,666.7% 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?

92.2% of Trifast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.9% of Mincon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.2% of Trifast shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 56.4% of Mincon Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	£241.78M	0.44	-£3.81M	-£0.03	-2,606.67
Mincon Group	£156.93M	0.60	£7.47M	£0.03	1,466.67

Summary

Mincon Group beats Trifast on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.