TriNet Group (TNET) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TNET or MEDP?

Medpace has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TriNet Group. TriNet Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Medpace, 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	0.66	$173M	$2.91	23.54
Medpace	$2.11B	6.54	$404.39M	$13.45	36.49

Do analysts recommend TNET or MEDP?

TriNet Group presently has a consensus price target of $96.33, indicating a potential upside of 40.63%. Medpace has a consensus price target of $422.27, indicating a potential downside of 13.96%. Given TriNet Group's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe TriNet Group is more favorable than Medpace.

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
Medpace	3 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.94

Does the media favor TNET or MEDP?

In the previous week, Medpace had 20 more articles in the media than TriNet Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Medpace and 2 mentions for TriNet Group. TriNet Group's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Medpace's score of 1.27 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Medpace	15 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, TNET or MEDP?

TriNet Group has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Medpace has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TNET or MEDP more profitable?

Medpace has a net margin of 18.74% compared to TriNet Group's net margin of 2.85%. TriNet Group's return on equity of 208.35% beat Medpace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TriNet Group	2.85%	208.35%	5.01%
Medpace	18.74%	67.66%	21.86%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TNET or MEDP?

96.8% of TriNet Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Medpace shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.1% of TriNet Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Medpace shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Medpace beats TriNet Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.