Informa (INF) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in INF or PSON?

74.4% of Informa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Pearson shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Informa shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Pearson shares are owned 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.

Do analysts prefer INF or PSON?

Informa currently has a consensus price target of GBX 930, suggesting a potential upside of 14.59%. Pearson has a consensus price target of GBX 1,310, suggesting a potential upside of 22.37%. Given Pearson's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pearson is more favorable than Informa.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Informa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pearson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is INF or PSON a better dividend stock?

Informa pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Pearson pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Informa pays out 81.8% 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 pays out 44.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is INF or PSON 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
Informa	9.30%	4.75%	3.63%
Pearson	9.83%	8.98%	4.85%

Does the media refer more to INF or PSON?

In the previous week, Pearson had 10 more articles in the media than Informa. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Pearson and 4 mentions for Informa. Pearson's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Informa's score of 0.23 indicating that Pearson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Informa	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pearson	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, INF or PSON?

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, INF or PSON?

Pearson has higher revenue and earnings 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
Informa	£3.28B	3.26	£304.77M	£23.22	34.95
Pearson	£3.52B	2.05	£346.29M	£51.59	20.75

Summary

Pearson beats Informa on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.