Informa (INF) Competitors

Pearson (LON:PSON) and Informa (LON:INF) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has better earnings and valuation, PSON or INF?

Pearson has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Informa. Pearson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Informa, 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
Pearson	£3.52B	1.90	£346.29M	£0.65	1,593.56
Informa	£3.89B	3.03	£304.77M	£0.06	16,647.27

Which has more risk and volatility, PSON or INF?

Pearson has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Informa has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PSON or INF?

Pearson currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,295, suggesting a potential upside of 24.64%. Informa has a consensus price target of GBX 975, suggesting a potential upside of 6.49%. Given Pearson's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pearson is more favorable than Informa.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pearson	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Informa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is PSON or INF more profitable?

Pearson has a net margin of 9.83% compared to Informa's net margin of 9.30%. Pearson's return on equity of 8.98% beat Informa's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pearson	9.83%	8.98%	4.85%
Informa	9.30%	4.75%	3.63%

Is PSON or INF a better dividend stock?

Pearson pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Informa pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Pearson pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Informa pays out 363.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pearson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to PSON or INF?

In the previous week, Informa had 1 more articles in the media than Pearson. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Informa and 2 mentions for Pearson. Informa's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Pearson's score of 0.30 indicating that Informa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pearson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Informa	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PSON or INF?

56.5% of Pearson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Informa shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Pearson shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Informa shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Pearson beats Informa on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.