MultiPlan (MPLN) Competitors

TriNet Group (NYSE:TNET) and MultiPlan (NYSE:MPLN) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Is TNET or MPLN more profitable?

TriNet Group has a net margin of 2.85% compared to MultiPlan's net margin of -163.30%. TriNet Group's return on equity of 208.35% beat MultiPlan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TriNet Group	2.85%	208.35%	5.01%
MultiPlan	-163.30%	-12.14%	-1.84%

Does the media refer more to TNET or MPLN?

In the previous week, TriNet Group and TriNet Group both had 1 articles in the media. TriNet Group's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat MultiPlan's score of 0.67 indicating that TriNet Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TriNet Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
MultiPlan	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer TNET or MPLN?

TriNet Group currently has a consensus price target of $96.33, suggesting a potential upside of 42.75%. MultiPlan has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential downside of 75.70%. Given TriNet Group's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe TriNet Group is more favorable than MultiPlan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TriNet Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
MultiPlan	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TNET or MPLN?

96.8% of TriNet Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of MultiPlan shares are held by institutional investors. 37.1% of TriNet Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of MultiPlan shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TNET or MPLN?

TriNet Group has higher revenue and earnings than MultiPlan. MultiPlan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TriNet Group, 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
TriNet Group	$5.05B	0.65	$173M	$2.91	23.19
MultiPlan	$930.62M	0.89	-$91.70M	-$101.54	-0.51

Which has more risk & volatility, TNET or MPLN?

TriNet Group has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MultiPlan has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TriNet Group beats MultiPlan on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.