Trifast (TRI) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TRI or PSON?

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

Does the media prefer TRI or PSON?

In the previous week, Pearson had 8 more articles in the media than Trifast. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Pearson and 1 mentions for Trifast. Trifast's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Pearson's score of 0.07 indicating that Trifast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trifast	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pearson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer TRI or PSON?

Trifast currently has a consensus target price of GBX 130, suggesting a potential upside of 57.00%. Pearson has a consensus target price of GBX 1,295, suggesting a potential upside of 15.68%. Given Trifast's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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 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%

Which has more volatility & risk, TRI or PSON?

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TRI or PSON?

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
Trifast	£223.47M	0.50	-£4.55M	£0.01	10,753.25
Pearson	£3.52B	2.04	£346.29M	£0.65	1,717.02

Is TRI or PSON a better dividend stock?

Trifast pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Pearson pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. 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 pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Pearson beats Trifast on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.