Future (FUTR) Competitors GBX 705.09 -2.91 (-0.41%) As of 07/3/2025 12:13 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 Future (LON:FUTR) and Euromoney Institutional Investor (LON:ERM) are both small-cap publishing industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends. Do analysts prefer FUTR or ERM? Future presently has a consensus price target of GBX 976.67, suggesting a potential upside of 38.52%. 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 Future 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Euromoney Institutional Investor 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FUTR or ERM? 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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. 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 prefer FUTR or ERM? In the previous week, Future had 52 more articles in the media than Euromoney Institutional Investor. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Future and 0 mentions for Euromoney Institutional Investor. Euromoney Institutional Investor's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Future's score of -0.06 indicating that Euromoney Institutional Investor is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Future Neutral Euromoney Institutional Investor Neutral Which has better earnings & valuation, 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£722.78M1.06£84.51M£78.059.03Euromoney Institutional Investor£365.16M0.00N/A£0.10N/A SummaryFuture beats Euromoney Institutional Investor on 13 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£763.46M£1.38B£3.42B£2.96BDividend Yield0.35%7.09%6.84%5.02%P/E Ratio9.039.7721.72146.59Price / Sales1.0675.32114.37240,167.53Price / Cash52.5215.7116.6527.97Price / Book0.771.354.365.30Net Income£84.51M£59.19M£147.76M£5.90B7 Day Performance-5.24%0.07%2.51%0.97%1 Month Performance2.56%1.53%7.25%5.00%1 Year Performance-33.98%4.55%17.55%81.47% Future Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FUTRFuture3.8931 of 5 starsGBX 705.09-0.4%GBX 976.67+38.5%-32.5%£763.46M£722.78M9.032,937Trending 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 Publishing3.0278 of 5 starsGBX 519+0.8%GBX 825+59.0%-23.6%£418.80M£382.40M11.1034,300News CoverageRCHReachN/AGBX 72.42+1.3%N/A-27.9%£228.52M£554.87M5.513,706News CoverageLBGLBG MediaN/AGBX 100.36+0.8%GBX 170+69.4%-2.0%£211.82M£80.68M30.99446Positive NewsSNWSSmiths NewsN/AGBX 56.54-1.5%GBX 95+68.0%-2.0%£135.71M£1.11B5.321,489Dividend 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 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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