Mincon Group (MCON) Competitors

Mincon Group (LON:MCON) and Trifast (LON:TRI) are both small-cap industrials 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, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is MCON or TRI more profitable?

Mincon Group has a net margin of 1.10% compared to Trifast's net margin of -1.90%. Mincon Group's return on equity of 1.03% beat Trifast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mincon Group	1.10%	1.03%	1.34%
Trifast	-1.90%	-3.47%	2.47%

Which has more risk and volatility, MCON or TRI?

Mincon Group has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trifast has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MCON or TRI?

33.5% of Mincon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.4% of Trifast shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.4% of Mincon Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Trifast shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is MCON or TRI a better dividend stock?

Mincon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Trifast pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Mincon Group pays out 341.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Trifast pays out -62.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has better valuation and earnings, MCON or TRI?

Mincon Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Trifast. Trifast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mincon 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
Mincon Group	£183.01M	0.49	£2.01M	£0.59	56.40
Trifast	£239.48M	0.45	-£4.55M	-£3.21	-24.33

Does the media favor MCON or TRI?

In the previous week, Mincon Group and Mincon Group both had 2 articles in the media. Trifast's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Mincon Group's score of 0.56 indicating that Trifast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mincon Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trifast	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Mincon Group beats Trifast on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.