Trend Micro (OTCMKTS:TMICY) vs. MIND C.T.I. (NASDAQ:MNDO) Head to Head Survey

Trend Micro (OTCMKTS:TMICY) and MIND C.T.I. (NASDAQ:MNDO) are both technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Trend Micro and MIND C.T.I., as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trend Micro	0	1	0	1	3.00
MIND C.T.I.	1	0	0	0	1.00

Risk and Volatility

Trend Micro has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MIND C.T.I. has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Trend Micro pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. MIND C.T.I. pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 22.0%. Trend Micro pays out 51.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MIND C.T.I. pays out 137.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Trend Micro and MIND C.T.I.”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trend Micro	$1.85 billion	2.64	$231.30 million	$1.76	21.22
MIND C.T.I.	$19.41 million	1.04	$2.60 million	$0.16	6.25

Trend Micro has higher revenue and earnings than MIND C.T.I.. MIND C.T.I. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trend Micro, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Trend Micro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of MIND C.T.I. shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Trend Micro and MIND C.T.I.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trend Micro	12.30%	27.93%	8.63%
MIND C.T.I.	16.87%	14.09%	10.90%

Summary

Trend Micro beats MIND C.T.I. on 10 of the 14 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 MIND C.T.I.

MIND C.T.I. Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, markets, sells, and implements billing and customer care software solutions for communication service providers in the Americas, Europe, Israel, the Asia Pacific, and Africa. It operates in two segments, Billing and Related Services, and Messaging. The company offers billing and customer care solutions that support various services, such as voice, data, and content services, as well as prepaid, postpaid, and pay-in-advance payment models in a single platform. Its solutions also include a workflow engine to support the implementation of business processes, including subscriber registration, order management, trouble ticket, and debt collection; and a point of sale solution that covers dealer, store and cashier management, and sales cycle related activities. In addition, the company offers professional services comprising turnkey project delivery, customer support and maintenance, integration, customizations, and project management; and managed services, including day to day billing operational tasks. Further, it provides PhonEX ONE, a call management system that collects, records, and stores call information, which is used by organizations for telecom expense management, call accounting, traffic analysis, and fraud detection; and a mobile messaging platform. The company offers its products directly, as well as through distributors and resellers primarily to communication service providers, such as traditional wireline and wireless, voice over IP, broadband IP network operators, wireless internet service providers, LTE operators, cable operators, and mobile virtual network operators. MIND C.T.I. Ltd. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Yokneam Illit, Israel.