Pearson (PSON) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer TRI or PSON?

In the previous week, Trifast had 1 more articles in the media than Pearson. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Trifast and 0 mentions for Pearson. Trifast's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Pearson's score of 0.00 indicating that Trifast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Trifast	Positive
Pearson	Neutral

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 analysts prefer TRI or PSON?

Pearson has a consensus target price of GBX 1,450, indicating a potential upside of 37.12%. Given Pearson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pearson is more favorable than Trifast.

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
Pearson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TRI or PSON?

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

Is TRI or PSON a better dividend stock?

Trifast pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Pearson pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Trifast pays out -62.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pearson pays out 44.6% 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 better valuation and earnings, TRI or PSON?

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
Trifast	£239.48M	0.42	-£4.55M	-£3.21	-22.58
Pearson	£3.52B	2.03	£346.29M	£51.59	20.50

Which has more risk & volatility, TRI or PSON?

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

Summary

Pearson beats Trifast on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.