TRD vs. ECK, FDM, IBPO, NASA, SSY, MTEC, CSFS, GST, WTG, and KBT
Should you be buying Triad Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Triad Group include Eckoh (ECK), FDM Group (FDM), iEnergizer (IBPO), Nasstar (NASA), Scisys Group (SSY), Made Tech Group (MTEC), Cornerstone FS (CSFS), GSTechnologies (GST), Watchstone Group (WTG), and K3 Business Technology Group (KBT). These companies are all part of the "information technology services" industry.
Triad Group vs. Its Competitors
Eckoh (LON:ECK) and Triad Group (LON:TRD) 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 valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.
61.2% of Eckoh shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.0% of Triad Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.8% of Eckoh shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 99.0% of Triad Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Eckoh has a net margin of 5.38% compared to Triad Group's net margin of -7.21%. Eckoh's return on equity of 4.16% beat Triad Group's return on equity.
Eckoh has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Triad Group has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Eckoh pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share. Triad Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Eckoh pays out 153.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Triad Group pays out -98.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Triad Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Eckoh has higher revenue and earnings than Triad Group. Triad Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eckoh, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Triad Group had 6 more articles in the media than Eckoh. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Triad Group and 0 mentions for Eckoh. Eckoh's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Triad Group's score of -0.06 indicating that Eckoh is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Eckoh beats Triad Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:TRD) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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