Future (FUTR) Competitors GBX 643.04 +0.54 (+0.08%) As of 11:58 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock FUTR vs. ERM, DODS, BMY, LBG, RCH, 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), LBG Media (LBG), Reach (RCH), 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 LBG Media Reach 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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership. Is FUTR or ERM a better dividend stock? Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Euromoney Institutional Investor pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share. Future pays out 4.5% 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. Do analysts recommend FUTR or ERM? Future currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,014.50, indicating a potential upside of 57.77%. Given Future's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Euromoney 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 Does the media favor FUTR or ERM? In the previous week, Future had 38 more articles in the media than Euromoney Institutional Investor. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Future and 0 mentions for Euromoney Institutional Investor. Future's average media sentiment score of 0.16 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 Which has better 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£775.10M0.82£84.51M£0.76848.34Euromoney Institutional Investor£365.16M0.00N/A£0.10N/A Do institutionals and insiders believe in FUTR or ERM? 69.6% of Future shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Future shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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. 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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£637.95M£1.50B£3.49B£2.61BDividend Yield0.51%7.20%6.68%5.28%P/E Ratio848.341,076.71362.674,440.52Price / Sales0.8271.07145.97100,568.44Price / Cash52.5215.7116.2327.90Price / Book0.701.345.358.88Net Income£84.51M£59.19M£77.77M£5.89B7 Day Performance-3.67%-0.91%0.09%0.81%1 Month Performance-12.55%-3.19%0.21%5.86%1 Year Performance-35.23%-2.16%33.43%154.98% Future Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FUTRFuture3.0895 of 5 starsGBX 643.04+0.1%GBX 1,014.50+57.8%-35.2%£637.95M£775.10M848.342,937Trending NewsDividend 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 Publishing2.3749 of 5 starsGBX 475-0.5%GBX 820+72.6%-25.7%£386.63M£361M1,546.7334,300Gap DownLBGLBG MediaN/AGBX 101.59+3.0%GBX 170+67.3%-23.9%£212.41M£82.54M2,673.47446Gap UpRCHReachN/AGBX 66.90+0.6%N/A-29.7%£211.13M£529.60M431.613,706Negative NewsSNWSSmiths News2.5821 of 5 starsGBX 62.23+0.7%GBX 88.33+41.9%+4.9%£149.15M£1.10B565.731,489Dividend IncreaseCNCTSmiths 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 LBG Competitors RCH 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 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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