Tracsis (TRCS) Competitors

Cerillion (LON:CER) and Tracsis (LON:TRCS) 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, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Do analysts recommend CER or TRCS?

Cerillion currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,350, suggesting a potential upside of 63.19%. Tracsis has a consensus target price of GBX 550, suggesting a potential upside of 45.50%. Given Cerillion's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Cerillion is more favorable than Tracsis.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cerillion	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Tracsis	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is CER or TRCS more profitable?

Cerillion has a net margin of 34.15% compared to Tracsis' net margin of 0.60%. Cerillion's return on equity of 30.92% beat Tracsis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cerillion	34.15%	30.92%	19.33%
Tracsis	0.60%	0.72%	2.87%

Does the media favor CER or TRCS?

In the previous week, Tracsis had 1 more articles in the media than Cerillion. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Tracsis and 0 mentions for Cerillion. Cerillion's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Tracsis'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cerillion	Neutral
Tracsis	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CER or TRCS?

22.7% of Cerillion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of Tracsis shares are held by institutional investors. 21.2% of Cerillion shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of Tracsis shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CER or TRCS a better dividend stock?

Cerillion pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Tracsis pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Cerillion pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tracsis pays out 141.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cerillion is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CER or TRCS?

Cerillion has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tracsis. Cerillion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tracsis, 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
Cerillion	£42.15M	10.08	£14.14M	£0.48	2,993.76
Tracsis	£80.75M	1.39	£491.32K	£0.02	22,235.29

Which has more risk & volatility, CER or TRCS?

Cerillion has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tracsis has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cerillion beats Tracsis on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.