Tribal Group (TRB) Competitors

Tribal Group (LON:TRB) and NCC Group (LON:NCC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is TRB or NCC more profitable?

Tribal Group has a net margin of 2.20% compared to NCC Group's net margin of -7.68%. Tribal Group's return on equity of 3.91% beat NCC Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tribal Group	2.20%	3.91%	4.00%
NCC Group	-7.68%	-9.97%	2.68%

Is TRB or NCC a better dividend stock?

Tribal Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. NCC Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Tribal Group pays out 116.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NCC Group pays out -63.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NCC Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TRB or NCC?

62.0% of Tribal Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of NCC Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.3% of Tribal Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of NCC Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer TRB or NCC?

NCC Group has a consensus target price of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 18.56%. Given NCC Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NCC Group is more favorable than Tribal Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tribal Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
NCC Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to TRB or NCC?

In the previous week, Tribal Group had 1 more articles in the media than NCC Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Tribal Group and 6 mentions for NCC Group. NCC Group's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Tribal Group's score of 0.48 indicating that NCC Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tribal Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NCC Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TRB or NCC?

Tribal Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NCC Group. NCC Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tribal 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
Tribal Group	£91.34M	1.47	£2.01M	£0.86	69.60
NCC Group	£326.70M	1.42	-£25.08M	-£7.94	-18.59

Which has more risk & volatility, TRB or NCC?

Tribal Group has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NCC Group has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tribal Group and NCC Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.