Head to Head Survey: Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN) & Cementos Argos (OTCMKTS:CMTOY)

Cementos Argos (OTCMKTS:CMTOY) and Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

24.6% of Trinity Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Trinity Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Cementos Argos and Trinity Capital, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cementos Argos	0	0	0	0	0.00
Trinity Capital	1	1	1	1	2.50

Trinity Capital has a consensus price target of $15.13, indicating a potential upside of 4.67%. Given Trinity Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Trinity Capital is more favorable than Cementos Argos.

Profitability

This table compares Cementos Argos and Trinity Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cementos Argos	N/A	N/A	N/A
Trinity Capital	40.73%	15.90%	7.14%

Dividends

Cementos Argos pays an annual dividend of $0.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Trinity Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.1%. Trinity Capital pays out 93.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Trinity Capital has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Trinity Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cementos Argos and Trinity Capital”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cementos Argos	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Trinity Capital	$190.27 million	4.91	$76.89 million	$2.19	6.60

Trinity Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Cementos Argos.

Summary

Trinity Capital beats Cementos Argos on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cementos Argos

Cementos Argos S.A. offers cement, concrete, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and hydrated lime products in Colombia, the Caribbean, Central America, and the United States. The company also engages in the reinsurance; property management; transport; and seaports operation businesses. In addition, it exports its products. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Barranquilla, Colombia. Cementos Argos S.A. is a subsidiary of Grupo Argos S.A.

About Trinity Capital

Trinity Capital Inc. is a business development company. It is a venture capital firm specializing in venture debt to growth stage companies looking for loans and/or equipment financing. Trinity Capital Inc. was founded in 2019 is based in Phoenix, Arizona with additional offices in the United States.