Pearson (PSON) Competitors

Pearson (LON:PSON) and Trifast (LON:TRI) are both printing and publishing companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Does the media prefer PSON or TRI?

In the previous week, Pearson had 1 more articles in the media than Trifast. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Pearson and 1 mentions for Trifast. Trifast's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Pearson's score of 0.68 indicating that Trifast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PSON or TRI?

83.7% of Pearson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.4% of Trifast shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Pearson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Trifast shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PSON or TRI more profitable?

Pearson has a net margin of 9.83% compared to Trifast's net margin of -1.90%. Pearson's return on equity of 8.98% beat Trifast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pearson	9.83%	8.98%	4.85%
Trifast	-1.90%	-3.47%	2.47%

Do analysts prefer PSON or TRI?

Pearson currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,295, suggesting a potential upside of 22.05%. Given Pearson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pearson is more favorable than Trifast.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pearson	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Trifast	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is PSON or TRI a better dividend stock?

Pearson pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Trifast pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Pearson pays out 44.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trifast pays out -62.4% 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. Trifast is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, PSON or TRI?

Pearson has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% 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.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PSON or TRI?

Pearson has higher revenue and earnings than Trifast. Trifast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pearson, 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
Pearson	£3.52B	2.03	£346.29M	£51.59	20.57
Trifast	£239.48M	0.46	-£4.55M	-£3.21	-24.64

Summary

Pearson beats Trifast on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.