Financial Review: Trend Micro (OTCMKTS:TMICY) versus Triple P (OTCMKTS:TPPPF)

Trend Micro (OTCMKTS:TMICY) and Triple P (OTCMKTS:TPPPF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Trend Micro shares are held by institutional investors. 39.0% of Triple P shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Trend Micro and Triple P’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trend Micro	13.23%	30.36%	9.32%
Triple P	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Trend Micro and Triple P, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trend Micro	1	0	0	1	2.50
Triple P	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Triple P’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Triple P is more favorable than Trend Micro.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Trend Micro and Triple P”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trend Micro	$1.85 billion	2.52	$231.30 million	$1.88	18.94
Triple P	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Trend Micro has higher revenue and earnings than Triple P.

Volatility and Risk

Trend Micro has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Triple P has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Trend Micro beats Triple P on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Trend Micro

Trend Micro Incorporated develops and sells security-related software for computers and related services in Japan and internationally. The company offers platforms, such as vision one platform, attack surface management, extended detection and response (XDR), cloud security, endpoint security, network security, email security, OT/ICS security, and threat intelligence. It also provides services packages, managed XDR, incident response, and support services. Additionally, the company serves 5G networks, healthcare, manufacturing, oil and gas, electric utility, and automotive industries. The company was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Triple P

Triple P. N.V. provides information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure solutions. Its services include ICT security, cloud, managed services, managed IP telephony, professional services, business continuity, unified communications, and cloud migration. The company serves care, education, government, and commercial services sectors. Triple P. N.V. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands.