Informa (INF) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PSON or INF?

83.7% of Pearson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.4% of Informa shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Pearson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Informa shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PSON or INF?

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
Pearson	£3.52B	2.11	£346.29M	£51.59	21.30
Informa	£3.28B	3.58	£304.77M	£23.22	38.36

Is PSON or INF a better dividend stock?

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

Which has more volatility and risk, PSON or INF?

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

Do analysts prefer PSON or INF?

Pearson presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,295, indicating a potential upside of 17.83%. Informa has a consensus price target of GBX 975, indicating a potential upside of 9.45%. Given Pearson's higher possible upside, equities 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%

Does the media prefer PSON or INF?

In the previous week, Informa had 7 more articles in the media than Pearson. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Informa and 0 mentions for Pearson. Informa's average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat Pearson's score of 0.00 indicating that Informa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pearson	Neutral
Informa	Neutral

Summary

Pearson and Informa tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.