Trifast (TRI) Competitors

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

Is PSON or TRI a better dividend stock?

Pearson pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Trifast pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Pearson pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trifast pays out 233.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pearson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor PSON or TRI?

In the previous week, Pearson and Pearson both had 1 articles in the media. Pearson's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Trifast's score of 0.00 indicating that Pearson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pearson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trifast	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PSON or TRI 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
Pearson	9.83%	8.98%	4.85%
Trifast	-1.90%	-3.47%	2.47%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PSON or TRI?

56.5% of Pearson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of Trifast shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Pearson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Trifast shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PSON or TRI?

Pearson has higher revenue and earnings than Trifast. Pearson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trifast, 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
Pearson	£3.52B	1.91	£346.29M	£0.65	1,595.86
Trifast	£223.47M	0.52	-£4.55M	£0.01	11,090.91

Which has more risk and volatility, PSON or TRI?

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

Do analysts prefer PSON or TRI?

Pearson presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,295, indicating a potential upside of 24.46%. Trifast has a consensus price target of GBX 130, indicating a potential upside of 52.22%. Given Trifast's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Trifast is more favorable than Pearson.

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

Summary

Pearson beats Trifast on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.