Informa (INF) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	2.05	£346.29M	£51.59	20.74
Informa	£3.28B	3.24	£304.77M	£23.22	34.79

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 2.4%. 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.

Does the media favor PSON or INF?

In the previous week, Pearson had 9 more articles in the media than Informa. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Pearson and 5 mentions for Informa. Pearson's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Informa's score of 0.33 indicating that Pearson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pearson	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Informa	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & 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 recommend PSON or INF?

Pearson currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,310, indicating a potential upside of 22.43%. Informa has a consensus target price of GBX 930, indicating a potential upside of 15.13%. Given Pearson's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Pearson is more favorable than Informa.

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PSON or INF?

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

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%

Summary

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