Pearson (PSON) Competitors

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

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 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pearson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, TRI or PSON?

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

Do analysts rate TRI or PSON?

Trifast currently has a consensus price target of GBX 130, indicating a potential upside of 56.63%. Pearson has a consensus price target of GBX 1,295, indicating a potential upside of 23.91%. 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

Do institutionals & insiders 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	10,779.22
Pearson	£3.52B	1.93	£346.29M	£0.65	1,602.92

Does the media favor TRI or PSON?

In the previous week, Trifast and Trifast both had 1 articles in the media. Pearson's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Trifast's score of 0.59 indicating that Pearson 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pearson	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Summary

Pearson beats Trifast on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.