Future (FUTR) Competitors GBX 712.84 -0.66 (-0.09%) As of 08/1/2025 12:04 PM 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 Euromoney Institutional Investor (LON:ERM) and Future (LON:FUTR) are both small-cap publishing industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer ERM or FUTR? In the previous week, Future had 34 more articles in the media than Euromoney Institutional Investor. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Future and 0 mentions for Euromoney Institutional Investor. Future's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Euromoney Institutional Investor's score of 0.00 indicating that Future is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Euromoney Institutional Investor Neutral Future Neutral Is ERM or FUTR 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 Euromoney Institutional InvestorN/A N/A N/A Future 11.69%8.41%5.49% Do analysts rate ERM or FUTR? Future has a consensus target price of GBX 920.67, indicating a potential upside of 29.15%. Given Future's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Future is more favorable than Euromoney Institutional Investor.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Euromoney Institutional Investor 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Future 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Is ERM or FUTR a better dividend stock? Euromoney Institutional Investor pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share. Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. 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 pays out 3.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Future is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ERM or FUTR? 99.0% of Future shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Future shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, ERM or FUTR? 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 RatioEuromoney Institutional Investor£365.16M0.00N/A£0.10N/AFuture£722.78M1.07£84.51M£78.059.13 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£771.86M£1.43B£3.38B£3.03BDividend Yield0.35%7.09%6.85%5.02%P/E Ratio9.139.6721.31176.75Price / Sales1.0774.38139.87264,362.43Price / Cash52.5215.7116.5227.97Price / Book0.781.305.194.53Net Income£84.51M£59.19M£144.97M£5.90B7 Day Performance-4.79%-0.57%-1.67%12.58%1 Month Performance0.68%0.56%3.37%6.10%1 Year Performance-32.05%1.50%24.20%71.59% Future Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FUTRFuture3.9654 of 5 starsGBX 712.84-0.1%GBX 920.67+29.2%-36.4%£771.86M£722.78M9.132,937Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementBuyback AnnouncementERMEuromoney 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 Publishing3.6958 of 5 starsGBX 508.20+0.4%GBX 825+62.3%-35.9%£410.08M£382.40M10.8734,300News CoverageInsider TradeRCHReachN/AGBX 75.30+0.1%N/A-35.9%£237.61M£554.87M5.733,706LBGLBG MediaN/AGBX 95.62+2.6%GBX 170+77.8%-29.1%£201.82M£80.68M29.53446SNWSSmiths NewsN/AGBX 57.60+2.1%GBX 95+64.9%-9.2%£138.27M£1.11B5.421,489Dividend IncreaseGap UpCNCTSmiths News Plc (CNCT.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£63.41M£1.44B-1.413News CoverageGap 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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