Head-To-Head Analysis: Galaxy Payroll Group (NASDAQ:GLXG) & TriNet Group (NYSE:TNET)

TriNet Group (NYSE:TNET) and Galaxy Payroll Group (NASDAQ:GLXG) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares TriNet Group and Galaxy Payroll Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TriNet Group	2.85%	208.35%	5.01%
Galaxy Payroll Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares TriNet Group and Galaxy Payroll Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TriNet Group	$5.06 billion	0.65	$173.00 million	$2.91	23.33
Galaxy Payroll Group	$3.86 million	2.88	$700,000.00	N/A	N/A

TriNet Group has higher revenue and earnings than Galaxy Payroll Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.8% of TriNet Group shares are held by institutional investors. 37.1% of TriNet Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for TriNet Group and Galaxy Payroll Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TriNet Group	1	2	0	0	1.67
Galaxy Payroll Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

TriNet Group presently has a consensus target price of $96.33, indicating a potential upside of 41.92%. Given TriNet Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe TriNet Group is more favorable than Galaxy Payroll Group.

Summary

TriNet Group beats Galaxy Payroll Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TriNet Group

TriNet Group, Inc. provides comprehensive and flexible human capital management services for small and medium size businesses in the United States. The company offers multi-state payroll processing and tax administration; employee benefits programs, including health insurance and retirement plans; workers compensation insurance and claims management; employment and benefits law compliance; and other HR related services. It also provides technology platform, an online and mobile tool that allows users to store, view, and manager HR information and administer various HR transactions, such as payroll processing, tax administration and credits, employee onboarding and termination, employee performance, time and attendance, compensation reporting, expense management, and benefits enrollment and administration, as well as incorporated workforce analytics and allows professional employer organization clients to generate HR data, payroll, compensation, and other custom reports. The company serves clients in various industries, including technology, professional services, financial services, life sciences, and not-for-profit. It sells its solutions through its direct sales organization. TriNet Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Dublin, California.

About Galaxy Payroll Group

Galaxy Payroll Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides payroll outsourcing, employment, and consultancy and market research services. It has operations in Hong Kong, Macau, the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Japan, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.