Cerillion (CER) Competitors

Cerillion (LON:CER) and Trustpilot Group (LON:TRST) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CER or TRST?

Trustpilot Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cerillion. Cerillion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trustpilot Group, 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
Cerillion	£41.39M	11.03	£14.14M	£47.44	32.46
Trustpilot Group	£222.55M	5.85	£20.08M	£3.02	82.38

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CER or TRST?

43.2% of Cerillion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Trustpilot Group shares are held by institutional investors. 33.8% of Cerillion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Trustpilot 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.

Is CER or TRST more profitable?

Cerillion has a net margin of 34.15% compared to Trustpilot Group's net margin of 9.02%. Cerillion's return on equity of 30.92% beat Trustpilot Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cerillion	34.15%	30.92%	19.33%
Trustpilot Group	9.02%	29.53%	1.45%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CER or TRST?

Cerillion received 136 more outperform votes than Trustpilot Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.76% of users gave Trustpilot Group an outperform vote while only 65.98% of users gave Cerillion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cerillion	Outperform Votes 161 65.98%	Underperform Votes 83 34.02%
Trustpilot Group	Outperform Votes 25 75.76%	Underperform Votes 8 24.24%

Does the media refer more to CER or TRST?

In the previous week, Trustpilot Group had 7 more articles in the media than Cerillion. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Trustpilot Group and 1 mentions for Cerillion. Cerillion's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Trustpilot Group's score of 0.16 indicating that Cerillion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cerillion	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trustpilot Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer CER or TRST?

Cerillion presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,682.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.25%. Trustpilot Group has a consensus price target of GBX 335, indicating a potential upside of 34.81%. Given Trustpilot Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Trustpilot Group is more favorable than Cerillion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cerillion	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Trustpilot Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, CER or TRST?

Cerillion has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trustpilot Group has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cerillion and Trustpilot Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.