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 businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, TRI or PSON?

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

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

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

Does the media refer more to TRI or PSON?

In the previous week, Pearson had 13 more articles in the media than Trifast. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Pearson and 1 mentions for Trifast. Pearson's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Trifast's score of 0.59 indicating that Pearson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trifast	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pearson	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate TRI or PSON?

Pearson has a consensus price target of GBX 1,310, indicating a potential upside of 22.43%. Given Pearson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pearson is more favorable than Trifast.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trifast	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Pearson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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%

Is TRI or PSON a better dividend stock?

Trifast pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	0.40	-£4.55M	-£3.21	-21.83
Pearson	£3.52B	2.05	£346.29M	£51.59	20.74

Summary

Pearson beats Trifast on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.