Tracsis (TRCS) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, TRCS or NCC?

Tracsis has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NCC Group has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TRCS or NCC more profitable?

Tracsis has a net margin of 0.60% compared to NCC Group's net margin of -7.68%. Tracsis' return on equity of 0.72% beat NCC Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tracsis	0.60%	0.72%	2.87%
NCC Group	-7.68%	-9.97%	2.68%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TRCS or NCC?

50.9% of Tracsis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.4% of NCC Group shares are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of Tracsis shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of NCC Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to TRCS or NCC?

In the previous week, Tracsis had 1 more articles in the media than NCC Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Tracsis and 1 mentions for NCC Group. Tracsis' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat NCC Group's score of 0.18 indicating that Tracsis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TRCS or NCC?

Tracsis has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NCC Group. NCC Group 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
Tracsis	£80.75M	1.41	£491.32K	£0.02	22,470.59
NCC Group	£324.40M	1.38	-£25.08M	-£0.08	-1,827.50

Do analysts prefer TRCS or NCC?

Tracsis presently has a consensus target price of GBX 550, indicating a potential upside of 43.98%. NCC Group has a consensus target price of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 19.70%. Given Tracsis' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Tracsis is more favorable than NCC Group.

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

Is TRCS or NCC a better dividend stock?

Tracsis pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. NCC Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. 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. NCC Group pays out -58.1% 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.

Summary

Tracsis beats NCC Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.