Trend Micro (TMICY) Competitors

Workiva (NYSE:WK) and Trend Micro (OTCMKTS:TMICY) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Is WK or TMICY more profitable?

Trend Micro has a net margin of 11.27% compared to Trend Micro's net margin of -19.02%. Workiva's return on equity of 8.53% beat Trend Micro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Workiva	-19.02%	-26,521.01%	-12.98%
Trend Micro	11.27%	8.53%	4.09%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WK or TMICY?

Trend Micro has higher revenue and earnings than Workiva. Workiva is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trend Micro, 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
Workiva	$537.88M	10.22	-$90.95M	-$2.07	-49.48
Trend Micro	$1.71B	3.17	$229.79M	$1.41	27.33

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WK or TMICY?

Workiva received 211 more outperform votes than Trend Micro when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.60% of users gave Workiva an outperform vote while only 58.94% of users gave Trend Micro an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Workiva	Outperform Votes 389 65.60%	Underperform Votes 204 34.40%
Trend Micro	Outperform Votes 178 58.94%	Underperform Votes 124 41.06%

Which has more risk & volatility, WK or TMICY?

Workiva has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trend Micro has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WK or TMICY?

83.7% of Workiva shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Trend Micro shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Workiva shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate WK or TMICY?

Workiva presently has a consensus target price of $114.25, suggesting a potential upside of 11.55%. Given Trend Micro's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Workiva is more favorable than Trend Micro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Workiva	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Trend Micro	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to WK or TMICY?

In the previous week, Workiva had 12 more articles in the media than Trend Micro. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Workiva and 5 mentions for Trend Micro. Trend Micro's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Workiva's score of -0.33 indicating that Workiva is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Workiva	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trend Micro	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Workiva beats Trend Micro on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.