LBG Media (LBG) Competitors

LBG Media (LON:LBG) and Future (LON:FUTR) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, LBG or FUTR?

LBG Media has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Future has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer LBG or FUTR?

LBG Media currently has a consensus target price of GBX 170, suggesting a potential upside of 77.08%. Future has a consensus target price of GBX 1,014.50, suggesting a potential upside of 46.39%. Given LBG Media's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LBG Media is more favorable than Future.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LBG Media	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Future	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of LBG or FUTR?

15.7% of LBG Media shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Future shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.6% of LBG Media shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Future shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer LBG or FUTR?

In the previous week, Future had 44 more articles in the media than LBG Media. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Future and 0 mentions for LBG Media. Future's average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat LBG Media's score of 0.00 indicating that Future is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
LBG Media	Neutral
Future	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LBG or FUTR?

Future has higher revenue and earnings than LBG Media. Future is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LBG Media, 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
LBG Media	£82.54M	2.43	£6.90M	£0.04	2,526.32
Future	£775.10M	0.90	£84.51M	£0.76	914.25

Is LBG or FUTR more profitable?

Future has a net margin of 11.69% compared to LBG Media's net margin of 8.55%. LBG Media's return on equity of 10.41% beat Future's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LBG Media	8.55%	10.41%	12.85%
Future	11.69%	8.41%	5.49%

Summary

LBG Media and Future tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.