Trifast (TRI) Competitors

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

Is TRI or PSON 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
Trifast	-1.90%	-3.47%	2.47%
Pearson	9.83%	8.98%	4.85%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TRI or PSON?

Pearson received 305 more outperform votes than Trifast when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.60% of users gave Trifast an outperform vote while only 54.59% of users gave Pearson an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trifast	Outperform Votes 408 81.60%	Underperform Votes 92 18.40%
Pearson	Outperform Votes 713 54.59%	Underperform Votes 593 45.41%

Is TRI or PSON a better dividend stock?

Trifast pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Pearson pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Trifast pays out -62.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pearson pays out 44.6% 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.

Does the media favor TRI or PSON?

In the previous week, Trifast had 1 more articles in the media than Pearson. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Trifast and 1 mentions for Pearson. Trifast's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Pearson's score of 0.91 indicating that Trifast is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, TRI or PSON?

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
Trifast	£239.48M	0.38	-£4.55M	-£3.21	-20.77
Pearson	£3.52B	2.24	£346.29M	£51.59	22.68

Which has more volatility and risk, TRI or PSON?

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

Do analysts rate TRI or PSON?

Pearson has a consensus price target of GBX 1,224, suggesting a potential upside of 4.62%. Given Pearson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pearson is more favorable than Trifast.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trifast	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Pearson	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Pearson beats Trifast on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.