Future (FUTR) Competitors

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FUTR vs. BMY, DODS, RCH, SNWS, and LBG

Should you be buying Future stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Future include Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY), Dods Group (DODS), Reach (RCH), Smiths News (SNWS), and LBG Media (LBG). These companies are all part of the "publishing" industry.

How does Future compare to Bloomsbury Publishing?

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

Future has a net margin of 8.97% compared to Bloomsbury Publishing's net margin of 6.63%. Bloomsbury Publishing's return on equity of 10.70% beat Future's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Future	8.97%	6.22%	5.49%
Bloomsbury Publishing	6.63%	10.70%	7.82%

56.3% of Future shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Future shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Future has a beta of 1.333, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bloomsbury Publishing has a beta of 0.401, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Bloomsbury Publishing pays an annual dividend of GBX 15.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Future pays out 5.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bloomsbury Publishing pays out 56.3% 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.

In the previous week, Future and Future both had 1 articles in the media. Bloomsbury Publishing's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Future's score of -0.53 indicating that Bloomsbury Publishing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Future presently has a consensus target price of GBX 614.50, suggesting a potential upside of 87.00%. Bloomsbury Publishing has a consensus target price of GBX 820, suggesting a potential upside of 31.82%. Given Future's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Future is more favorable than Bloomsbury Publishing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Future	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Bloomsbury Publishing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Future has higher revenue and earnings than Bloomsbury Publishing. Future 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
Future	£739.20M	0.41	£84.51M	£62.10	5.29
Bloomsbury Publishing	£340.70M	1.49	£37.37M	£27.40	22.70

Summary

Future beats Bloomsbury Publishing on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Future compare to Dods Group?

Future (LON:FUTR) and Dods Group (LON:DODS) are both small-cap publishing industry companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Future has a net margin of 8.97% compared to Dods Group's net margin of 0.00%. Future's return on equity of 6.22% beat Dods Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Future	8.97%	6.22%	5.49%
Dods Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

56.3% of Future shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Future shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Future had 1 more articles in the media than Dods Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Future and 0 mentions for Dods Group. Dods Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Future's score of -0.53 indicating that Dods Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Future	Negative
Dods Group	Neutral

Future currently has a consensus target price of GBX 614.50, suggesting a potential upside of 87.00%. Given Future's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Future is more favorable than Dods Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Future	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Dods Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Future has higher revenue and earnings than Dods Group. Dods Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Future, 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
Future	£739.20M	0.41	£84.51M	£62.10	5.29
Dods Group	£25.50M	0.00	N/A	-£0.60	N/A

Summary

Future beats Dods Group on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Future compare to Reach?

Future (LON:FUTR) and Reach (LON:RCH) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Future presently has a consensus target price of GBX 614.50, suggesting a potential upside of 87.00%. Reach has a consensus target price of GBX 175, suggesting a potential upside of 241.13%. Given Reach's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Reach is more favorable than Future.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Future	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Reach	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Future has a net margin of 8.97% compared to Reach's net margin of -25.52%. Future's return on equity of 6.22% beat Reach's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Future	8.97%	6.22%	5.49%
Reach	-25.52%	-21.91%	5.03%

Future has higher revenue and earnings than Reach. Reach is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Future, 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
Future	£739.20M	0.41	£84.51M	£62.10	5.29
Reach	£518.40M	0.31	£41.55M	-£41.90	N/A

Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Reach pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.3%. Future pays out 5.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Reach pays out -17.5% 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. Reach is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Reach had 6 more articles in the media than Future. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Reach and 1 mentions for Future. Reach's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Future's score of -0.53 indicating that Reach is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Future	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Reach	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Future has a beta of 1.333, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Reach has a beta of 1.406, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

56.3% of Future shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.4% of Reach shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Future shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Reach 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.

Summary

Future beats Reach on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Future compare to Smiths News?

Future (LON:FUTR) and Smiths News (LON:SNWS) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Future pays out 5.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smiths News pays out 45.6% 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.

56.3% of Future shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Future shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Smiths News shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Future has a net margin of 8.97% compared to Smiths News' net margin of 2.59%. Smiths News' return on equity of 350.65% beat Future's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Future	8.97%	6.22%	5.49%
Smiths News	2.59%	350.65%	12.57%

Future presently has a consensus target price of GBX 614.50, suggesting a potential upside of 87.00%. Smiths News has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 35.60%. Given Future's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Future is more favorable than Smiths News.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Future	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Smiths News	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Future has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Smiths News. Future is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smiths News, 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
Future	£739.20M	0.41	£84.51M	£62.10	5.29
Smiths News	£1.04B	0.16	£25.54M	£11.30	5.98

Future has a beta of 1.333, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.332, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Smiths News had 9 more articles in the media than Future. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Smiths News and 1 mentions for Future. Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Future's score of -0.53 indicating that Smiths News is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Future	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Smiths News	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Future and Smiths News tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Future compare to LBG Media?

Future (LON:FUTR) and LBG Media (LON:LBG) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

In the previous week, Future and Future both had 1 articles in the media. Future's average media sentiment score of -0.53 beat LBG Media's score of -0.91 indicating that Future is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Future	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
LBG Media	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

LBG Media has a net margin of 11.52% compared to Future's net margin of 8.97%. LBG Media's return on equity of 13.81% beat Future's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Future	8.97%	6.22%	5.49%
LBG Media	11.52%	13.81%	12.85%

Future has higher revenue and earnings than LBG Media. Future is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LBG Media, 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
Future	£739.20M	0.41	£84.51M	£62.10	5.29
LBG Media	£92.23M	0.88	£6.90M	£5.00	7.76

56.3% of Future shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of LBG Media shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Future shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 45.6% of LBG Media shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Future presently has a consensus target price of GBX 614.50, suggesting a potential upside of 87.00%. LBG Media has a consensus target price of GBX 90, suggesting a potential upside of 132.03%. Given LBG Media's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LBG Media is more favorable than Future.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Future	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
LBG Media	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Future has a beta of 1.333, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LBG Media has a beta of 0.591, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

LBG Media beats Future on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FUTR vs. The Competition

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Metric	Future	Publishing Industry	Communication Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£301.05M	£1.22B	£3.34B	£2.77B
Dividend Yield	5.15%	8.99%	6.86%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	5.29	51.10	14.70	366.05
Price / Sales	0.41	54.66	117.70	88,619.87
Price / Cash	52.52	15.71	15.97	27.89
Price / Book	0.36	1.20	4.80	7.72
Net Income	£84.51M	£59.19M	£125.80M	£5.89B
1 Month Performance	15.79%	0.02%	7.98%	4.08%
1 Year Performance	-54.45%	-7.99%	19.72%	89.87%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
FUTR Future	4.4506 of 5 stars	GBX 328.61 +0.1%	GBX 614.50 +87.0%	-55.8%	£301.05M	£739.20M	5.29	2,937
BMY Bloomsbury Publishing	3.2383 of 5 stars	GBX 612 -2.1%	GBX 820 +34.0%	-0.2%	£498.14M	£340.70M	22.34	34,300
DODS Dods Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£436.55M	£25.50M	N/A	929	Gap Down
RCH Reach	3.1488 of 5 stars	GBX 64.06 -0.2%	N/A	-31.7%	£202.12M	£518.40M	N/A	3,706	Analyst Forecast
SNWS Smiths News	4.3326 of 5 stars	GBX 68.60 +2.1%	GBX 87.50 +27.6%	+14.5%	£166.04M	£1.06B	6.07	1,489	News Coverage Earnings Report Analyst Forecast

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