Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FUTR or SNWS?

Future has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Smiths News. Smiths News 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 £709.90M 0.36 £84.51M £37.00 7.86 Smiths News £1.04B 0.17 £25.54M £10.70 7.00

Is FUTR or SNWS more profitable?

Future has a net margin of 5.14% 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 5.14% 3.57% 5.49% Smiths News 2.59% 350.65% 12.57%

Does the media favor FUTR or SNWS?

In the previous week, Smiths News had 5 more articles in the media than Future. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Smiths News and 4 mentions for Future. Future's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Smiths News' score of 0.35 indicating that Future is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Future 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Smiths News 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, FUTR or RCH?

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 £709.90M 0.36 £84.51M £37.00 7.86 Reach £495.30M 0.29 £41.55M -£56.70 N/A

Is FUTR or RCH more profitable?

Future has a net margin of 5.14% compared to Reach's net margin of -36.18%. Future's return on equity of 3.57% beat Reach's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Future 5.14% 3.57% 5.49% Reach -36.18% -36.14% 5.03%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LBG or FUTR?

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 LBG Media £100.64M 0.54 £6.90M £2.70 9.68 Future £709.90M 0.36 £84.51M £37.00 7.86

Is LBG or FUTR more profitable?

LBG Media has a net margin of 11.52% compared to Future's net margin of 5.14%. LBG Media's return on equity of 13.81% beat Future's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LBG Media 11.52% 13.81% 12.85% Future 5.14% 3.57% 5.49%

Does the media prefer LBG or FUTR?

In the previous week, Future had 3 more articles in the media than LBG Media. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Future and 1 mentions for LBG Media. Future's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat LBG Media's score of 0.00 indicating that Future is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LBG Media 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Future 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Do analysts recommend FUTR or QRT?

Future presently has a consensus target price of GBX 503.50, indicating a potential upside of 73.02%. Given Future's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Future is more favorable than The Quarto 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 The Quarto Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FUTR or QRT?

Future has higher revenue and earnings than The Quarto Group. The Quarto 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 £709.90M 0.36 £84.51M £37.00 7.86 The Quarto Group £131.15M 0.00 £13.66M £0.26 N/A

Do analysts prefer QRTR or FUTR?

Future has a consensus target price of GBX 503.50, suggesting a potential upside of 73.02%. Given Future's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Future is more favorable than The Quarto Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The Quarto Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Future 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, QRTR or FUTR?

Future has higher revenue and earnings than The Quarto Group. The Quarto 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 The Quarto Group £126.28M 0.00 N/A £10.30 N/A Future £709.90M 0.36 £84.51M £37.00 7.86

Future (FUTR) Competitors

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FUTR vs. SNWS, RCH, LBG, QRT, and QRTR

Should you buy Future stock or one of its competitors? Future's main competitors and comparable companies include Smiths News (SNWS), Reach (RCH), LBG Media (LBG), The Quarto Group (QRT), and The Quarto Group (QRTR). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "publishing" industry.

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 superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Future presently has a consensus target price of GBX 503.50, indicating a potential upside of 73.02%. Smiths News has a consensus target price of GBX 92.67, indicating a potential upside of 23.80%. Given Future's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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

69.6% of Future shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Future shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Smiths News shares are held 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, Smiths News had 5 more articles in the media than Future. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Smiths News and 4 mentions for Future. Future's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Smiths News' score of 0.35 indicating that Future is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Future	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Smiths News	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Future has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Smiths News. Smiths News 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	£709.90M	0.36	£84.51M	£37.00	7.86
Smiths News	£1.04B	0.17	£25.54M	£10.70	7.00

Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Future pays out 45.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smiths News pays out 51.9% 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.

Future has a beta of 1.313, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.314, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

Future has a net margin of 5.14% 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	5.14%	3.57%	5.49%
Smiths News	2.59%	350.65%	12.57%

Summary

Future beats Smiths News on 11 of the 18 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 better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Future has a beta of 1.313, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Reach has a beta of 1.322, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the broader market.

Future presently has a consensus price target of GBX 503.50, indicating a potential upside of 73.02%. Reach has a consensus price target of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 279.28%. Given Reach's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

In the previous week, Future had 4 more articles in the media than Reach. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Future and 0 mentions for Reach. Future's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Reach's score of 0.00 indicating that Future is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Future	Positive
Reach	Neutral

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	£709.90M	0.36	£84.51M	£37.00	7.86
Reach	£495.30M	0.29	£41.55M	-£56.70	N/A

Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Reach pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.9%. Future pays out 45.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Reach pays out -12.9% 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.

69.6% of Future shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Reach shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Future shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Reach shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Future has a net margin of 5.14% compared to Reach's net margin of -36.18%. Future's return on equity of 3.57% beat Reach's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Future	5.14%	3.57%	5.49%
Reach	-36.18%	-36.14%	5.03%

Summary

Future beats Reach on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Future compare to LBG Media?

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

LBG Media has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Future has a beta of 1.313, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market.

LBG Media currently has a consensus target price of GBX 50, indicating a potential upside of 91.35%. Future has a consensus target price of GBX 503.50, indicating a potential upside of 73.02%. Given LBG Media's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe LBG Media is more favorable than Future.

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

17.5% of LBG Media shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Future shares are held by institutional investors. 45.6% of LBG Media shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% 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.

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
LBG Media	£100.64M	0.54	£6.90M	£2.70	9.68
Future	£709.90M	0.36	£84.51M	£37.00	7.86

LBG Media has a net margin of 11.52% compared to Future's net margin of 5.14%. LBG Media's return on equity of 13.81% beat Future's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LBG Media	11.52%	13.81%	12.85%
Future	5.14%	3.57%	5.49%

In the previous week, Future had 3 more articles in the media than LBG Media. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Future and 1 mentions for LBG Media. Future's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat LBG Media's score of 0.00 indicating that Future is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LBG Media	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Future	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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

How does Future compare to The Quarto Group?

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

Future has a beta of 1.313, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Quarto Group has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

69.6% of Future shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of The Quarto Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Future shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 79.9% of The Quarto Group 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 pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. The Quarto Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share. Future pays out 45.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Quarto Group pays out 4,615.4% 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.

The Quarto Group has a net margin of 10.42% compared to Future's net margin of 5.14%. The Quarto Group's return on equity of 21.89% beat Future's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Future	5.14%	3.57%	5.49%
The Quarto Group	10.42%	21.89%	9.22%

In the previous week, Future had 4 more articles in the media than The Quarto Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Future and 0 mentions for The Quarto Group. Future's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat The Quarto Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Future is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Future	Positive
The Quarto Group	Neutral

Future presently has a consensus target price of GBX 503.50, indicating a potential upside of 73.02%. Given Future's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Future is more favorable than The Quarto 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
The Quarto 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 The Quarto Group. The Quarto 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	£709.90M	0.36	£84.51M	£37.00	7.86
The Quarto Group	£131.15M	0.00	£13.66M	£0.26	N/A

Summary

Future beats The Quarto Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Future compare to The Quarto Group?

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

Future has a net margin of 5.14% compared to The Quarto Group's net margin of 0.00%. Future's return on equity of 3.57% beat The Quarto Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Quarto Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Future	5.14%	3.57%	5.49%

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Quarto Group	£126.28M	0.00	N/A	£10.30	N/A
Future	£709.90M	0.36	£84.51M	£37.00	7.86

69.6% of Future shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Future shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Quarto Group	Neutral
Future	Positive

Future has a consensus target price of GBX 503.50, suggesting a potential upside of 73.02%. Given Future's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Future is more favorable than The Quarto Group.

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

Summary

Future beats The Quarto Group on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FUTR vs. The Competition

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Metric	Future	Media Industry	Communication Services Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£258.85M	£2.85B	£33.89B	£2.80B
Dividend Yield	5.44%	5.67%	5.53%	6.18%
P/E Ratio	7.92	28.95	22.63	366.17
Price / Sales	0.36	47.72	66.52	89,425.29
Price / Cash	52.52	17.07	20.25	27.89
Price / Book	0.32	12.53	12.16	6.83
Net Income	£84.51M	-£11.49M	£1.12B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-4.23%	-2.77%	-1.62%	-0.75%
1 Month Performance	-3.41%	-4.49%	-3.77%	16.84%
1 Year Performance	-56.10%	-10.31%	-9.25%	16.40%

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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	4.4593 of 5 stars	GBX 293.07 -5.8%	GBX 503.50 +71.8%	-52.8%	£258.85M	£709.90M	7.92	2,937	News Coverage Analyst Forecast
SNWS Smiths News	3.8451 of 5 stars	GBX 69.20 +0.6%	GBX 91.67 +32.5%	+21.4%	£167.49M	£1.04B	6.47	1,489	Analyst Forecast
RCH Reach	N/A	GBX 42.50 +2.4%	GBX 175 +311.8%	-30.5%	£133.96M	£495.30M	N/A	3,706
LBG LBG Media	2.6472 of 5 stars	GBX 29.80 +1.0%	GBX 50 +67.8%	-72.8%	£62.31M	£100.64M	11.04	446	News Coverage
QRT The Quarto Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£57.25M	£131.15M	538.46	305	Gap Down

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