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Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY) Competitors

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GBX 611 -12.00 (-1.93%)
As of 07/31/2026 12:00 PM Eastern

BMY vs. INDV, HCM, GRI, SLS, and ERGO

Should you buy Bloomsbury Publishing stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Bloomsbury Publishing with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Bloomsbury Publishing include Indivior (INDV), HUTCHMED (HCM), Grainger (GRI), Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (SLS), and Ergomed (ERGO).

How does Bloomsbury Publishing compare to Indivior?

Indivior (LON:INDV) and Bloomsbury Publishing (LON:BMY) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Indivior and Indivior both had 1 articles in the media. Indivior's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Bloomsbury Publishing's score of 0.00 indicating that Indivior is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Indivior
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Bloomsbury Publishing
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Indivior£1.40B1.38-£2.36M-£1.21N/A
Bloomsbury Publishing£325.90M1.52£37.37M£32.8018.63

86.0% of Indivior shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.9% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Indivior shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Bloomsbury Publishing has a consensus target price of GBX 800, indicating a potential upside of 30.93%. Given Bloomsbury Publishing's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bloomsbury Publishing is more favorable than Indivior.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Indivior
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Bloomsbury Publishing
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Indivior has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bloomsbury Publishing has a beta of 0.419, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

Indivior has a net margin of 11.44% compared to Bloomsbury Publishing's net margin of 8.28%. Bloomsbury Publishing's return on equity of 12.74% beat Indivior's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Indivior11.44% -23.90% 2.37%
Bloomsbury Publishing 8.28%12.74%7.82%

Indivior pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Bloomsbury Publishing pays an annual dividend of GBX 15.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Indivior pays out -1,243.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bloomsbury Publishing pays out 47.6% 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 Indivior on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bloomsbury Publishing compare to HUTCHMED?

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bloomsbury Publishing£325.90M1.52£37.37M£32.8018.63
HUTCHMED£549.12M2.66-£52.98M£53.003.21

HUTCHMED has a net margin of 163.84% compared to Bloomsbury Publishing's net margin of 8.28%. HUTCHMED's return on equity of 36.88% beat Bloomsbury Publishing's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bloomsbury Publishing8.28% 12.74% 7.82%
HUTCHMED 163.84%36.88%-5.90%

Bloomsbury Publishing has a beta of 0.419, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HUTCHMED has a beta of 0.428, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Bloomsbury Publishing presently has a consensus target price of GBX 800, indicating a potential upside of 30.93%. Given Bloomsbury Publishing's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bloomsbury Publishing is more favorable than HUTCHMED.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bloomsbury Publishing
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
HUTCHMED
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

42.9% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of HUTCHMED shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of HUTCHMED shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Bloomsbury Publishing had 1 more articles in the media than HUTCHMED. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Bloomsbury Publishing and 0 mentions for HUTCHMED. Bloomsbury Publishing's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled HUTCHMED'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Bloomsbury Publishing Neutral
HUTCHMED Neutral

Summary

Bloomsbury Publishing beats HUTCHMED on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bloomsbury Publishing compare to Grainger?

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bloomsbury Publishing£325.90M1.52£37.37M£32.8018.63
Grainger£238.20M5.42-£1.11M£27.306.39

Grainger has a net margin of 54.91% compared to Bloomsbury Publishing's net margin of 8.28%. Bloomsbury Publishing's return on equity of 12.74% beat Grainger's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bloomsbury Publishing8.28% 12.74% 7.82%
Grainger 54.91%6.53%2.14%

Bloomsbury Publishing currently has a consensus target price of GBX 800, indicating a potential upside of 30.93%. Grainger has a consensus target price of GBX 225.60, indicating a potential upside of 29.28%. Given Bloomsbury Publishing's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bloomsbury Publishing is more favorable than Grainger.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bloomsbury Publishing
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Grainger
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

42.9% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.1% of Grainger shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Grainger shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Bloomsbury Publishing has a beta of 0.419, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Grainger has a beta of 0.777, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Grainger had 1 more articles in the media than Bloomsbury Publishing. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Grainger and 1 mentions for Bloomsbury Publishing. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Bloomsbury Publishing's score of 0.00 indicating that Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Bloomsbury Publishing
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Grainger
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Bloomsbury Publishing pays an annual dividend of GBX 15.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Grainger pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Bloomsbury Publishing pays out 47.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Grainger pays out 28.8% 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.

Summary

Bloomsbury Publishing and Grainger tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bloomsbury Publishing compare to Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust?

Bloomsbury Publishing (LON:BMY) and Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (LON:SLS) are related small-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

Bloomsbury Publishing pays an annual dividend of GBX 15.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share. Bloomsbury Publishing pays out 47.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust pays out 0.0% 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.

Bloomsbury Publishing presently has a consensus price target of GBX 800, suggesting a potential upside of 30.93%. Given Bloomsbury Publishing's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Bloomsbury Publishing is more favorable than Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bloomsbury Publishing
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Bloomsbury Publishing has a net margin of 8.28% compared to Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Bloomsbury Publishing's return on equity of 12.74% beat Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bloomsbury Publishing8.28% 12.74% 7.82%
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust N/A N/A N/A

42.9% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bloomsbury Publishing£325.90M1.52£37.37M£32.8018.63
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust£222.48M0.00N/A£217.40N/A

In the previous week, Bloomsbury Publishing had 1 more articles in the media than Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Bloomsbury Publishing and 0 mentions for Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust. Bloomsbury Publishing's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Bloomsbury Publishing Neutral
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust Neutral

Summary

Bloomsbury Publishing beats Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bloomsbury Publishing compare to Ergomed?

Bloomsbury Publishing (LON:BMY) and Ergomed (LON:ERGO) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bloomsbury Publishing£325.90M1.52£37.37M£32.8018.63
Ergomed£152.09M0.00£15M£0.29N/A

In the previous week, Bloomsbury Publishing had 1 more articles in the media than Ergomed. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Bloomsbury Publishing and 0 mentions for Ergomed. Bloomsbury Publishing's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ergomed'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Bloomsbury Publishing Neutral
Ergomed Neutral

42.9% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.1% of Ergomed shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Ergomed shares are held by 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.

Ergomed has a net margin of 9.87% compared to Bloomsbury Publishing's net margin of 8.28%. Ergomed's return on equity of 18.08% beat Bloomsbury Publishing's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bloomsbury Publishing8.28% 12.74% 7.82%
Ergomed 9.87%18.08%10.16%

Bloomsbury Publishing currently has a consensus price target of GBX 800, suggesting a potential upside of 30.93%. Given Bloomsbury Publishing's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Bloomsbury Publishing is more favorable than Ergomed.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bloomsbury Publishing
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Ergomed
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Bloomsbury Publishing has a beta of 0.419, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ergomed has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Bloomsbury Publishing and Ergomed tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BMY vs. The Competition

MetricBloomsbury PublishingPharmaceuticals IndustryHealthcare SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£515.78M£12.78B£7.17B£2.79B
Dividend Yield2.54%2.73%2.59%6.15%
P/E Ratio18.63799.05282.25368.29
Price / Sales1.52737.49588.6483,501.30
Price / Cash8.9114.8228.6027.89
Price / Book2.4510.3910.937.04
Net Income£37.37M£2.83B£3.50B£5.89B
7 Day Performance0.66%-0.06%-0.24%6.43%
1 Month Performance-4.14%-3.91%-3.70%0.02%
1 Year Performance28.50%156.13%61.98%63.72%

Bloomsbury Publishing Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BMY
Bloomsbury Publishing
2.8499 of 5 stars
GBX 611
-1.9%
GBX 800
+30.9%
+28.5%£515.78M£325.90M18.6334,300
INDV
Indivior
N/AGBX 1,238
+1.6%
N/A+0.0%£1.93B£1.40BN/A1,000
HCM
HUTCHMED
N/AGBX 169.27
-3.0%
N/A-35.6%£1.46B£548.51M3.191,760
GRI
Grainger
4.4068 of 5 stars
GBX 175.80
+0.7%
GBX 225.60
+28.3%
-13.7%£1.30B£238.20M6.44372
SLS
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£715.41M£222.48M3.3710

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This page (LON:BMY) was last updated on 8/2/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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