Mincon Group (MCON) Competitors

Mincon Group (LON:MCON) and Trifast (LON:TRI) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor MCON or TRI?

In the previous week, Trifast had 4 more articles in the media than Mincon Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Trifast and 0 mentions for Mincon Group. Trifast's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Mincon Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Trifast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mincon Group	Neutral
Trifast	Very Positive

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%

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 5.6%. Trifast pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. 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.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MCON or TRI?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MCON or TRI?

Trifast received 348 more outperform votes than Mincon Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.60% of users gave Trifast an outperform vote while only 59.41% of users gave Mincon Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mincon Group	Outperform Votes 60 59.41%	Underperform Votes 41 40.59%
Trifast	Outperform Votes 408 81.60%	Underperform Votes 92 18.40%

Which has more volatility and risk, 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 analysts rate MCON or TRI?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mincon Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Trifast	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	0.53	£2.01M	£0.59	61.52
Trifast	£239.48M	0.39	-£4.55M	-£3.21	-20.84

Summary

Trifast beats Mincon Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.