Thomson Reuters (TRI) Competitors

Morningstar (NASDAQ:MORN) and Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MORN or TRI?

Thomson Reuters received 150 more outperform votes than Morningstar when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.20% of users gave Morningstar an outperform vote while only 48.10% of users gave Thomson Reuters an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Morningstar	Outperform Votes 331 56.20%	Underperform Votes 258 43.80%
Thomson Reuters	Outperform Votes 481 48.10%	Underperform Votes 519 51.90%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MORN or TRI?

Thomson Reuters has higher revenue and earnings than Morningstar. Thomson Reuters is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Morningstar, 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
Morningstar	$2.28B	5.75	$141.10M	$8.57	35.62
Thomson Reuters	$7.26B	10.70	$2.21B	$4.89	35.27

Which has more volatility and risk, MORN or TRI?

Morningstar has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Thomson Reuters has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MORN or TRI a better dividend stock?

Morningstar pays an annual dividend of $1.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Thomson Reuters pays an annual dividend of $2.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Morningstar pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Thomson Reuters pays out 48.7% 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. Morningstar has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate MORN or TRI?

Morningstar presently has a consensus price target of $366.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.12%. Thomson Reuters has a consensus price target of $177.56, indicating a potential upside of 2.96%. Given Morningstar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Morningstar is more favorable than Thomson Reuters.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Morningstar	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Thomson Reuters	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MORN or TRI?

57.0% of Morningstar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.3% of Thomson Reuters shares are held by institutional investors. 39.9% of Morningstar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is MORN or TRI more profitable?

Thomson Reuters has a net margin of 30.45% compared to Morningstar's net margin of 14.69%. Morningstar's return on equity of 23.28% beat Thomson Reuters' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Morningstar	14.69%	23.28%	9.66%
Thomson Reuters	30.45%	14.62%	9.19%

Does the media favor MORN or TRI?

In the previous week, Morningstar had 20 more articles in the media than Thomson Reuters. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Morningstar and 6 mentions for Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Morningstar's score of 0.74 indicating that Thomson Reuters is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Morningstar	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Thomson Reuters	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Morningstar beats Thomson Reuters on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.