Tribal Group (TRB) Competitors

Tribal Group (LON:TRB) and IDOX (LON:IDOX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is TRB or IDOX more profitable?

IDOX has a net margin of 6.82% compared to Tribal Group's net margin of 2.20%. IDOX's return on equity of 7.18% beat Tribal Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tribal Group	2.20%	3.91%	4.00%
IDOX	6.82%	7.18%	4.20%

Which has more risk & volatility, TRB or IDOX?

Tribal Group has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IDOX has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to TRB or IDOX?

In the previous week, IDOX had 3 more articles in the media than Tribal Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for IDOX and 1 mentions for Tribal Group. IDOX's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Tribal Group's score of 0.00 indicating that IDOX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tribal Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
IDOX	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TRB or IDOX?

IDOX has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tribal Group. Tribal Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDOX, 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
Tribal Group	£91.34M	1.12	£2.01M	£0.86	53.01
IDOX	£81.51M	3.74	£5.56M	£1.21	54.97

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TRB or IDOX?

62.0% of Tribal Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of IDOX shares are held by institutional investors. 33.3% of Tribal Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of IDOX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate TRB or IDOX?

IDOX has a consensus target price of GBX 85.50, indicating a potential upside of 28.38%. Given IDOX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IDOX is more favorable than Tribal Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tribal Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
IDOX	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is TRB or IDOX a better dividend stock?

Tribal Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. IDOX pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Tribal Group pays out 116.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. IDOX pays out 82.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

IDOX beats Tribal Group on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.