Which has better valuation & earnings, SNWS or FUTR?

Future has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 Smiths News £1.04B 0.16 £25.54M £10.70 6.28 Future £709.90M 0.36 £84.51M £37.00 7.91

Is SNWS or FUTR 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 Smiths News 2.59% 350.65% 12.57% Future 5.14% 3.57% 5.49%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RCH or FUTR?

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 Reach £495.30M 0.26 £41.55M -£56.70 N/A Future £709.90M 0.36 £84.51M £37.00 7.91

Is RCH or FUTR 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 Reach -36.18% -36.14% 5.03% Future 5.14% 3.57% 5.49%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FUTR or LBG?

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 £709.90M 0.36 £84.51M £37.00 7.91 LBG Media £100.64M 0.63 £6.90M £2.70 11.26

Is FUTR or LBG 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 Future 5.14% 3.57% 5.49% LBG Media 11.52% 13.81% 12.85%

Do analysts recommend QRT or FUTR?

Future has a consensus price target of GBX 503.50, indicating a potential upside of 71.96%. Given Future's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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 and earnings, QRT 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 £131.15M 0.00 £13.66M £0.26 N/A Future £709.90M 0.36 £84.51M £37.00 7.91

Do analysts recommend QRTR or FUTR?

Future has a consensus target price of GBX 503.50, indicating a potential upside of 71.96%. Given Future's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 higher earnings and valuation, 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 7.91

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?

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

Smiths News currently has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 36.41%. Future has a consensus target price of GBX 503.50, suggesting a potential upside of 71.96%. Given Future's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Future is more favorable than Smiths News.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smiths News	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 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

In the previous week, Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Future'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Smiths News	Neutral
Future	Neutral

Future has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Smiths News	£1.04B	0.16	£25.54M	£10.70	6.28
Future	£709.90M	0.36	£84.51M	£37.00	7.91

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
Smiths News	2.59%	350.65%	12.57%
Future	5.14%	3.57%	5.49%

Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Smiths News pays out 51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Future pays out 45.9% 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.

34.7% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Future shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Smiths News shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Future shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Smiths News has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% 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.

Summary

Future beats Smiths News on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Future compare to Reach?

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

Reach has a beta of 1.322, indicating that its stock price is 32% more 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.

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
Reach	-36.18%	-36.14%	5.03%
Future	5.14%	3.57%	5.49%

Reach pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.9%. Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Reach pays out -12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Future pays out 45.9% 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.

Reach presently has a consensus price target of GBX 175, suggesting a potential upside of 326.83%. Future has a consensus price target of GBX 503.50, suggesting a potential upside of 71.96%. Given Reach's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Reach is more favorable than Future.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reach	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 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

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
Reach	£495.30M	0.26	£41.55M	-£56.70	N/A
Future	£709.90M	0.36	£84.51M	£37.00	7.91

50.0% of Reach shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Future shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Reach shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Future shares are held 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.

In the previous week, Reach's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Future'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Reach	Neutral
Future	Neutral

Summary

Future beats Reach on 11 of the 16 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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

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

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	£709.90M	0.36	£84.51M	£37.00	7.91
LBG Media	£100.64M	0.63	£6.90M	£2.70	11.26

In the previous week, LBG Media had 2 more articles in the media than Future. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for LBG Media and 0 mentions for Future. LBG Media's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Future's score of 0.00 indicating that LBG Media is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Future	Neutral
LBG Media	Positive

Future presently has a consensus target price of GBX 503.50, suggesting a potential upside of 71.96%. LBG Media has a consensus target price of GBX 50, suggesting a potential upside of 64.47%. Given Future's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Future is more favorable than LBG Media.

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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

69.6% of Future shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.5% of LBG Media shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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
Future	5.14%	3.57%	5.49%
LBG Media	11.52%	13.81%	12.85%

Summary

LBG Media beats Future on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Future compare to The Quarto Group?

The Quarto Group (LON:QRT) and Future (LON:FUTR) 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, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

In the previous week, The Quarto Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Future'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Quarto Group	Neutral
Future	Neutral

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

The Quarto Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share. Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. 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 pays out 45.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Future is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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	£131.15M	0.00	£13.66M	£0.26	N/A
Future	£709.90M	0.36	£84.51M	£37.00	7.91

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
The Quarto Group	10.42%	21.89%	9.22%
Future	5.14%	3.57%	5.49%

Future has a consensus price target of GBX 503.50, indicating a potential upside of 71.96%. Given Future's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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

4.4% of The Quarto Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Future shares are owned by institutional investors. 79.9% of The Quarto Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Future shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Future beats The Quarto Group on 10 of the 15 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 institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

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	7.91

Future has a consensus target price of GBX 503.50, indicating a potential upside of 71.96%. Given Future's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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

In the previous week, The Quarto Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Future'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Quarto Group	Neutral
Future	Neutral

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

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%

Summary

Future beats The Quarto Group on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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FUTR vs. The Competition

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Metric	Future	Media Industry	Communication Services Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£258.61M	£3.08B	£33.22B	£2.87B
Dividend Yield	5.85%	5.53%	5.37%	6.23%
P/E Ratio	7.91	32.30	24.02	366.83
Price / Sales	0.36	34.18	129.04	83,599.70
Price / Cash	52.52	17.38	20.69	27.89
Price / Book	0.32	10.12	11.51	6.33
Net Income	£84.51M	-£45.84M	£1.11B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-1.35%	-0.64%	-0.52%	-0.69%
1 Month Performance	-8.56%	-0.96%	-0.52%	0.18%
1 Year Performance	-59.82%	-10.24%	-7.70%	20.03%

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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	N/A	GBX 292.80 +0.9%	GBX 503.50 +72.0%	-59.6%	£258.61M	£709.90M	7.91	2,937	Gap Up
SNWS Smiths News	N/A	GBX 69.40 -2.3%	GBX 91.67 +32.1%	+16.6%	£167.97M	£1.04B	6.49	1,489
RCH Reach	N/A	GBX 41.45 -2.0%	GBX 175 +322.2%	-37.6%	£130.82M	£495.30M	N/A	3,706
LBG LBG Media	3.3592 of 5 stars	GBX 32.50 +4.5%	GBX 50 +53.8%	-69.6%	£67.95M	£100.64M	12.04	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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