Tracsis (TRCS) Competitors

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

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%

Is CER or TRCS a better dividend stock?

Cerillion pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Tracsis pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Cerillion pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tracsis pays out 123.6% 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.

Do analysts recommend CER or TRCS?

Cerillion currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,682.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.51%. Tracsis has a consensus target price of GBX 550, indicating a potential upside of 23.73%. Given Tracsis' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tracsis is more favorable than Cerillion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cerillion	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CER or TRCS?

43.2% of Cerillion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.3% of Tracsis shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.8% of Cerillion shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Tracsis shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to CER or TRCS?

In the previous week, Tracsis had 2 more articles in the media than Cerillion. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Tracsis and 0 mentions for Cerillion. Cerillion's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Tracsis' score of -0.43 indicating that Cerillion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cerillion	Neutral
Tracsis	Neutral

Which has better 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	£41.39M	12.90	£14.14M	£47.44	37.94
Tracsis	£81.57M	1.66	£491.32K	£1.62	274.62

Which has more volatility and risk, CER or TRCS?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CER or TRCS?

Tracsis received 3 more outperform votes than Cerillion when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.21% of users gave Tracsis an outperform vote while only 65.98% of users gave Cerillion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cerillion	Outperform Votes 161 65.98%	Underperform Votes 83 34.02%
Tracsis	Outperform Votes 164 73.21%	Underperform Votes 60 26.79%

Summary

Cerillion beats Tracsis on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.