Trifast (TRI) Competitors

Pearson (LON:PSON) and Trifast (LON:TRI) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, PSON or TRI?

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

Does the media refer more to PSON or TRI?

In the previous week, Pearson had 3 more articles in the media than Trifast. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Pearson and 2 mentions for Trifast. Pearson's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Trifast's score of 0.02 indicating that Pearson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	£3.55B	2.37	£349M	£0.50	2,538.00
Trifast	£233.67M	0.49	-£4.44M	-£0.03	-2,846.67

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 8.78% beat Trifast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pearson	9.83%	8.78%	4.85%
Trifast	-1.90%	-3.42%	2.47%

Do analysts recommend PSON or TRI?

Pearson presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,146.75, suggesting a potential downside of 9.63%. Given Pearson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Pearson is more favorable than Trifast.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pearson	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
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 1.8%. Trifast pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Pearson pays out 4,600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Trifast pays out -6,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trifast is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PSON or TRI?

Pearson received 304 more outperform votes than Trifast when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.60% of users gave Trifast an outperform vote while only 54.56% of users gave Pearson an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pearson	Outperform Votes 712 54.56%	Underperform Votes 593 45.44%
Trifast	Outperform Votes 408 81.60%	Underperform Votes 92 18.40%

Summary

Pearson beats Trifast on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.