Pearson (PSON) Competitors

Pearson (LON:PSON) and Trifast (LON:TRI) are both printing and publishing companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PSON or TRI?

Pearson has higher revenue and earnings than Trifast. Trifast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pearson, 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
Pearson	£3.52B	2.01	£346.29M	£51.59	20.33
Trifast	£239.48M	0.41	-£4.55M	-£3.21	-21.90

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PSON or TRI?

83.7% of Pearson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.4% of Trifast shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Pearson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Trifast shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PSON or TRI more profitable?

Pearson has a net margin of 9.83% compared to Trifast's net margin of -1.90%. Pearson's return on equity of 8.98% beat Trifast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pearson	9.83%	8.98%	4.85%
Trifast	-1.90%	-3.47%	2.47%

Do analysts prefer PSON or TRI?

Pearson currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,450, indicating a potential upside of 38.23%. Given Pearson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Pearson is more favorable than Trifast.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pearson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Trifast	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is PSON or TRI a better dividend stock?

Pearson pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Trifast pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Pearson pays out 44.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trifast pays out -62.4% 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. Trifast is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, PSON or TRI?

Pearson has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trifast has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PSON or TRI?

In the previous week, Trifast had 8 more articles in the media than Pearson. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Trifast and 0 mentions for Pearson. Trifast's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Pearson's score of 0.00 indicating that Trifast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pearson	Neutral
Trifast	Positive

Summary

Pearson beats Trifast on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.