Trifast (TRI) Competitors

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

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%

Does the media favor TRI or PSON?

In the previous week, Trifast had 6 more articles in the media than Pearson. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Trifast and 0 mentions for Pearson. Pearson's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Trifast's score of 0.02 indicating that Pearson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Trifast	Neutral
Pearson	Positive

Do analysts prefer TRI or PSON?

Trifast currently has a consensus target price of GBX 130, suggesting a potential upside of 58.54%. Pearson has a consensus target price of GBX 1,295, suggesting a potential upside of 20.24%. Given Trifast's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Trifast is more favorable than Pearson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trifast	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pearson	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is TRI or PSON a better dividend stock?

Trifast pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Pearson pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TRI or PSON?

66.4% of Trifast shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Pearson shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of Trifast shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Pearson shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	0.47	-£4.55M	-£3.21	-25.58
Pearson	£3.52B	2.07	£346.29M	£51.59	20.87

Which has more volatility and risk, TRI or PSON?

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

Summary

Pearson beats Trifast on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.