UL Solutions (ULS) Competitors

Trip.com Group (NASDAQ:TCOM) and UL Solutions (NYSE:ULS) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment and valuation.

Is TCOM or ULS more profitable?

Trip.com Group has a net margin of 31.86% compared to UL Solutions' net margin of 11.36%. UL Solutions' return on equity of 44.52% beat Trip.com Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trip.com Group	31.86%	12.04%	6.70%
UL Solutions	11.36%	44.52%	12.48%

Does the media refer more to TCOM or ULS?

In the previous week, Trip.com Group had 11 more articles in the media than UL Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Trip.com Group and 7 mentions for UL Solutions. UL Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Trip.com Group's score of 1.04 indicating that UL Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trip.com Group	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
UL Solutions	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TCOM or ULS?

35.4% of Trip.com Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.0% of Trip.com Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of UL Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TCOM or ULS?

Trip.com Group has higher revenue and earnings than UL Solutions. Trip.com 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
Trip.com Group	$53.29B	0.71	$1.40B	$3.49	16.94
UL Solutions	$2.87B	4.04	$260M	$1.62	35.72

Do analysts rate TCOM or ULS?

Trip.com Group presently has a consensus price target of $77.08, suggesting a potential upside of 30.36%. UL Solutions has a consensus price target of $51.45, suggesting a potential downside of 11.08%. Given Trip.com Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Trip.com Group is more favorable than UL Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trip.com Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.09
UL Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is TCOM or ULS a better dividend stock?

Trip.com Group pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. UL Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Trip.com Group pays out 8.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UL Solutions pays out 32.1% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TCOM or ULS?

Trip.com Group received 84 more outperform votes than UL Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.29% of users gave UL Solutions an outperform vote while only 56.67% of users gave Trip.com Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trip.com Group	Outperform Votes 102 56.67%	Underperform Votes 78 43.33%
UL Solutions	Outperform Votes 18 64.29%	Underperform Votes 10 35.71%

Summary

Trip.com Group beats UL Solutions on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.