Pearson (PSON) Competitors

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

Is TRI or PSON 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
Trifast	-1.90%	-3.47%	2.47%
Pearson	9.83%	8.98%	4.85%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TRI or PSON?

59.2% of Trifast shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Pearson shares are held by institutional investors. 20.3% of Trifast shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Pearson shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, TRI or PSON?

Pearson has higher revenue and earnings than Trifast. Pearson 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	0.50	-£4.55M	£0.01	10,659.74
Pearson	£3.52B	2.00	£346.29M	£65.20	16.83

Which has more volatility & risk, TRI or PSON?

Trifast has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pearson has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TRI or PSON a better dividend stock?

Trifast pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Pearson pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. 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. Pearson pays out 0.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts recommend TRI or PSON?

Trifast currently has a consensus target price of GBX 130, suggesting a potential upside of 58.38%. Pearson has a consensus target price of GBX 1,295, suggesting a potential upside of 18.00%. Given Trifast's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Trifast is more favorable than Pearson.

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
Pearson	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to TRI or PSON?

In the previous week, Pearson had 9 more articles in the media than Trifast. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Pearson and 1 mentions for Trifast. Trifast's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Pearson's score of 0.05 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)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pearson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Pearson beats Trifast on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.