Future (FUTR) Competitors GBX 771.33 +22.83 (+3.05%) As of 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock FUTR vs. ERM, DODS, BMY, RCH, LBG, SNWS, CNCT, QRT, HYNS, and QRTRShould you be buying Future stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Future include Euromoney Institutional Investor (ERM), Dods Group (DODS), Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY), Reach (RCH), LBG Media (LBG), Smiths News (SNWS), Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (CNCT), The Quarto Group (QRT), Haynes Publishing Group (HYNS), and The Quarto Group (QRTR). These companies are all part of the "publishing" industry. Future vs. Its Competitors Euromoney Institutional Investor Dods Group Bloomsbury Publishing Reach LBG Media Smiths News Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) The Quarto Group Haynes Publishing Group The Quarto Group Future (LON:FUTR) and Euromoney Institutional Investor (LON:ERM) are both small-cap publishing industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FUTR or ERM? 99.0% of Future shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Future shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is FUTR or ERM a better dividend stock? Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Euromoney Institutional Investor pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share. Future pays out 3.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Euromoney Institutional Investor pays out 182.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Future is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media favor FUTR or ERM? In the previous week, Future had 55 more articles in the media than Euromoney Institutional Investor. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Future and 0 mentions for Euromoney Institutional Investor. Future's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Euromoney Institutional Investor's score of 0.00 indicating that Future is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Future Neutral Euromoney Institutional Investor Neutral Do analysts prefer FUTR or ERM? Future presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,014.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.53%. Given Future's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Future is more favorable than Euromoney Institutional Investor.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Future 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Euromoney Institutional Investor 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is FUTR or ERM more profitable? Future has a net margin of 11.69% compared to Euromoney Institutional Investor's net margin of 0.00%. Future's return on equity of 8.41% beat Euromoney Institutional Investor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Future11.69% 8.41% 5.49% Euromoney Institutional Investor N/A N/A N/A Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FUTR or ERM? Future has higher revenue and earnings than Euromoney Institutional Investor. Euromoney Institutional Investor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Future, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFuture£722.78M1.16£84.51M£78.059.88Euromoney Institutional Investor£365.16M0.00N/A£0.10N/A SummaryFuture beats Euromoney Institutional Investor on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Future News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FUTR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FUTR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FUTR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFuturePublishing IndustryCommunication SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£835.19M£1.45B£3.51B£3.22BDividend Yield0.35%7.09%6.80%5.04%P/E Ratio9.8810.0121.60164.63Price / Sales1.1676.59138.49310,107.38Price / Cash52.5215.7116.3427.93Price / Book0.841.345.025.90Net Income£84.51M£59.19M£78.98M£5.89B7 Day Performance2.73%0.74%0.62%48.33%1 Month Performance7.88%1.24%1.91%49.98%1 Year Performance-28.38%0.16%27.34%127.65% Future Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FUTRFuture4.076 of 5 starsGBX 771.33+3.0%GBX 1,014.50+31.5%-30.0%£835.19M£722.78M9.882,937Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementGap DownERMEuromoney Institutional InvestorN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.60B£365.16M14,600.002,567High Trading VolumeDODSDods GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£436.55M£25.50M-125.00929Gap DownBMYBloomsbury Publishing3.6602 of 5 starsGBX 475.50-0.6%GBX 825+73.5%-32.7%£383.70M£382.40M10.1734,300RCHReachN/AGBX 72.12+0.4%N/A-29.7%£227.58M£554.87M5.493,706Gap DownLBGLBG MediaN/AGBX 95.89+0.9%GBX 170+77.3%-23.5%£202.38M£80.68M29.61446Gap UpSNWSSmiths NewsN/AGBX 56+2.2%GBX 95+69.6%-0.7%£134.42M£1.11B5.271,489Dividend IncreaseGap UpCNCTSmiths News Plc (CNCT.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£63.41M£1.44B-1.413Gap UpQRTThe Quarto GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£57.25M£131.15M538.46305Gap DownHYNSHaynes Publishing GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£41.86M£36.89M47.57251QRTRThe Quarto GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£25.15M£126.28M5.97330Gap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ERM Competitors DODS Competitors BMY Competitors RCH Competitors LBG Competitors SNWS Competitors CNCT Competitors QRT Competitors HYNS Competitors QRTR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:FUTR) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s betrayal exposedTrump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredSilver’s Still Under $35… For Now.Silver is trading around $33—but insiders are betting on a $70 breakout by year’s end. 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