Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY) Competitors

Bloomsbury Publishing (LON:BMY) and Grainger (LON:GRI) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Is BMY or GRI a better dividend stock?

Bloomsbury Publishing pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Grainger pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Bloomsbury Publishing pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Grainger pays out -4,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Grainger is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, BMY or GRI?

Bloomsbury Publishing has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grainger has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BMY or GRI?

70.1% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Grainger shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Grainger shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to BMY or GRI?

In the previous week, Grainger had 1 more articles in the media than Bloomsbury Publishing. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Grainger and 0 mentions for Bloomsbury Publishing. Bloomsbury Publishing's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Grainger's score of -0.45 indicating that Bloomsbury Publishing is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bloomsbury Publishing	Neutral
Grainger	Neutral

Is BMY or GRI more profitable?

Bloomsbury Publishing has a net margin of 9.77% compared to Grainger's net margin of -0.40%. Bloomsbury Publishing's return on equity of 18.62% beat Grainger's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bloomsbury Publishing	9.77%	18.62%	7.82%
Grainger	-0.40%	-0.06%	2.14%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BMY or GRI?

Bloomsbury Publishing has higher revenue and earnings than Grainger. Grainger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bloomsbury Publishing, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bloomsbury Publishing	£382.40M	1.26	£37.37M	£46.74	12.77
Grainger	£276.05M	5.75	-£1.11M	-£0.15	-1,433.33

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BMY or GRI?

Grainger received 411 more outperform votes than Bloomsbury Publishing when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.09% of users gave Grainger an outperform vote while only 68.48% of users gave Bloomsbury Publishing an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bloomsbury Publishing	Outperform Votes 252 68.48%	Underperform Votes 116 31.52%
Grainger	Outperform Votes 663 78.09%	Underperform Votes 186 21.91%

Do analysts prefer BMY or GRI?

Bloomsbury Publishing currently has a consensus target price of GBX 825, suggesting a potential upside of 38.19%. Grainger has a consensus target price of GBX 317.50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.67%. Given Grainger's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Grainger is more favorable than Bloomsbury Publishing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bloomsbury Publishing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Grainger	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Grainger beats Bloomsbury Publishing on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.