Critical Analysis: TriNet Group (NYSE:TNET) and The OLB Group (NASDAQ:OLB)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for TriNet Group and The OLB Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TriNet Group	1	2	0	0	1.67
The OLB Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

TriNet Group currently has a consensus target price of $96.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.64%. Given TriNet Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe TriNet Group is more favorable than The OLB Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

96.8% of TriNet Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of The OLB Group shares are held by institutional investors. 38.1% of TriNet Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 38.8% of The OLB Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares TriNet Group and The OLB Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TriNet Group	$5.06 billion	0.79	$173.00 million	$3.35	24.53
The OLB Group	$11.66 million	0.49	-$23.18 million	($5.18)	-0.39

TriNet Group has higher revenue and earnings than The OLB Group. The OLB Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TriNet Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TriNet Group	3.46%	200.82%	5.71%
The OLB Group	-155.02%	-258.34%	-140.87%

Volatility and Risk

TriNet Group has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The OLB Group has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TriNet Group beats The OLB Group on 11 of the 13 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 The OLB Group

The OLB Group, Inc. is a diversified fintech e-commerce merchant services provider and Bitcoin crypto mining enterprise. The Company’s eCommerce platform delivers e-commerce services for a digital commerce solution to over 10,500 merchants in all 50 states. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, DMINT, Inc, is engaged in the mining of Bitcoin utilizing low carbon natural gas with over 1,000 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)-based S19j Pro 96T mining computers. www.olb.com and www.olb.com/investors-data.