TNET vs. ULS, ALLE, QXO, STN, CART, RTO, ICLR, FTAI, MEDP, and FOUR
Should you be buying TriNet Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TriNet Group include UL Solutions (ULS), Allegion (ALLE), QXO (QXO), Stantec (STN), Maplebear (CART), Rentokil Initial (RTO), ICON (ICLR), FTAI Aviation (FTAI), Medpace (MEDP), and Shift4 Payments (FOUR). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
TriNet Group vs. Its Competitors
TriNet Group (NYSE:TNET) and UL Solutions (NYSE:ULS) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.
TriNet Group pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. UL Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. TriNet Group pays out 32.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UL Solutions pays out 31.1% 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.
TriNet Group has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UL Solutions has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
UL Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
96.8% of TriNet Group shares are held by institutional investors. 38.1% of TriNet Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of UL Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, UL Solutions had 1 more articles in the media than TriNet Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for UL Solutions and 2 mentions for TriNet Group. UL Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat TriNet Group's score of 0.00 indicating that UL Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
UL Solutions has a net margin of 11.60% compared to TriNet Group's net margin of 3.32%. TriNet Group's return on equity of 237.87% beat UL Solutions' return on equity.
TriNet Group presently has a consensus price target of $96.67, indicating a potential upside of 40.87%. UL Solutions has a consensus price target of $69.43, indicating a potential downside of 2.73%. Given TriNet Group's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe TriNet Group is more favorable than UL Solutions.
Summary
UL Solutions beats TriNet Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:TNET) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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