TriNet Group (TNET) Competitors

UL Solutions (NYSE:ULS) and TriNet Group (NYSE:TNET) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor ULS or TNET?

In the previous week, UL Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than TriNet Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for UL Solutions and 2 mentions for TriNet Group. UL Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat TriNet Group's score of 0.84 indicating that UL Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UL Solutions	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
TriNet Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend ULS or TNET?

UL Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $69.43, indicating a potential downside of 1.01%. TriNet Group has a consensus target price of $96.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.25%. Given TriNet Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TriNet Group is more favorable than UL Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UL Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
TriNet Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Which has more risk & volatility, ULS or TNET?

UL Solutions has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TriNet Group has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ULS or TNET a better dividend stock?

UL Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. TriNet Group pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. UL Solutions pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TriNet Group pays out 32.8% 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. TriNet Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. TriNet Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is ULS or TNET more profitable?

UL Solutions has a net margin of 11.36% compared to TriNet Group's net margin of 3.46%. TriNet Group's return on equity of 200.82% beat UL Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UL Solutions	11.36%	44.52%	12.48%
TriNet Group	3.46%	200.82%	5.71%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ULS or TNET?

96.8% of TriNet Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of UL Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 38.1% of TriNet Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ULS or TNET?

UL Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TriNet Group. TriNet Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UL Solutions, 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
UL Solutions	$2.91B	4.84	$260M	$1.67	42.00
TriNet Group	$5.06B	0.78	$173M	$3.35	24.40

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ULS or TNET?

TriNet Group received 338 more outperform votes than UL Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.42% of users gave TriNet Group an outperform vote while only 58.82% of users gave UL Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
UL Solutions	Outperform Votes 20 58.82%	Underperform Votes 14 41.18%
TriNet Group	Outperform Votes 358 66.42%	Underperform Votes 181 33.58%

Summary

UL Solutions beats TriNet Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.