Informa (INF) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & 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	3.46	£304.77M	£23.22	37.15
Pearson	£3.52B	2.18	£346.29M	£51.59	22.05

Is INF or PSON a better dividend stock?

Informa pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Pearson pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. 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.

Do analysts prefer INF or PSON?

Informa presently has a consensus target price of GBX 975, indicating a potential upside of 13.00%. Pearson has a consensus target price of GBX 1,450, indicating a potential upside of 27.47%. 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pearson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to INF or PSON?

In the previous week, Informa had 8 more articles in the media than Pearson. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Informa and 5 mentions for Pearson. Pearson's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Informa's score of 0.38 indicating that Pearson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Informa	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pearson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in INF or PSON?

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

Which has more volatility and risk, INF or PSON?

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

Summary

Pearson beats Informa on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.