Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, GRI or BMY?

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

Is GRI or BMY 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
Grainger	-0.40%	-0.06%	2.14%
Bloomsbury Publishing	9.77%	18.62%	7.82%

Do analysts prefer GRI or BMY?

Grainger presently has a consensus price target of GBX 317.50, suggesting a potential upside of 66.06%. Bloomsbury Publishing has a consensus price target of GBX 825, suggesting a potential upside of 65.00%. Given Grainger's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Grainger is more favorable than Bloomsbury Publishing.

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, GRI or BMY?

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
Grainger	£306.10M	4.61	-£1.11M	£0.15	1,300.68
Bloomsbury Publishing	£361M	1.13	£37.37M	£0.31	1,628.13

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GRI or BMY?

67.7% of Grainger shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.5% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Grainger shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer GRI or BMY?

In the previous week, Grainger had 7 more articles in the media than Bloomsbury Publishing. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Grainger and 0 mentions for Bloomsbury Publishing. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Bloomsbury Publishing's score of 0.80 indicating that Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Grainger	Positive
Bloomsbury Publishing	Positive

Is GRI or BMY a better dividend stock?

Grainger pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Bloomsbury Publishing pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Grainger pays out 51.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bloomsbury Publishing pays out 48.5% 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.

Summary

Bloomsbury Publishing beats Grainger on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.