Critical Comparison: Tron (TRON) and Its Rivals

Tron (NASDAQ:TRON) is one of 347 public companies in the “Financial Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Tron to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Tron and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tron	$5.06 million	-$16.81 million	-13.64
Tron Competitors	$21.13 billion	$1.05 billion	9.94

Tron’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Tron. Tron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Tron and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tron	135.58%	-5.60%	-5.53%
Tron Competitors	-395.10%	-19.60%	-6.59%

Risk & Volatility

Tron has a beta of 8.59, meaning that its share price is 759% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tron’s peers have a beta of 2.25, meaning that their average share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Tron and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tron	1	0	0	0	1.00
Tron Competitors	1882	6753	11440	410	2.51

As a group, “Financial Services” companies have a potential upside of 4.60%. Given Tron’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tron has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

28.0% of Tron shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.7% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 86.2% of Tron shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Tron peers beat Tron on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Tron

SRM Entertainment, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells toys and souvenirs to theme parks. It sells its products through amusement parks, entertainment venues, and theme hotels in the United States, China, Japan, and internationally. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Jupiter, Florida.