Which has higher earnings & valuation, FUTR or LBG?

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 Future £709.90M 0.40 £84.51M £37.00 8.45 LBG Media £100.64M 0.71 £6.90M £2.70 12.59

Is FUTR or LBG more profitable?

LBG Media has a net margin of 11.52% compared to Future's net margin of 5.14%. LBG Media's return on equity of 13.81% beat Future's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Future 5.14% 3.57% 5.49% LBG Media 11.52% 13.81% 12.85%

Which has better valuation and earnings, LBG or SNWS?

Smiths News has higher revenue and earnings than LBG Media. Smiths News 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 £100.64M 0.71 £6.90M £2.70 12.59 Smiths News £1.04B 0.17 £25.54M £10.70 6.65

Is LBG or SNWS more profitable?

LBG Media has a net margin of 11.52% compared to Smiths News' net margin of 2.59%. Smiths News' return on equity of 350.65% beat LBG Media's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LBG Media 11.52% 13.81% 12.85% Smiths News 2.59% 350.65% 12.57%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LBG or RCH?

Reach has higher revenue and earnings than LBG Media. Reach 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 £100.64M 0.71 £6.90M £2.70 12.59 Reach £518.40M 0.27 £41.55M -£41.90 N/A

Is LBG or RCH more profitable?

LBG Media has a net margin of 11.52% compared to Reach's net margin of -36.18%. LBG Media's return on equity of 13.81% beat Reach's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LBG Media 11.52% 13.81% 12.85% Reach -36.18% -36.14% 5.03%

Do analysts rate LBG or QRT?

LBG Media currently has a consensus price target of GBX 50, indicating a potential upside of 47.06%. Given LBG Media's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe LBG Media is more favorable than The Quarto Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LBG Media 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 The Quarto Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, LBG or QRT?

The Quarto Group has higher revenue and earnings than LBG Media. The Quarto Group 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 £100.64M 0.71 £6.90M £2.70 12.59 The Quarto Group £131.15M 0.00 £13.66M £0.26 N/A

Do analysts rate LBG or QRTR?

LBG Media presently has a consensus target price of GBX 50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.06%. Given LBG Media's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe LBG Media is more favorable than The Quarto Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LBG Media 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 The Quarto Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

LBG Media (LBG) Competitors

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LBG vs. FUTR, SNWS, RCH, QRT, and QRTR

Should you buy LBG Media stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares LBG Media with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with LBG Media include Future (FUTR), Smiths News (SNWS), Reach (RCH), The Quarto Group (QRT), and The Quarto Group (QRTR). These companies are all part of the "publishing" industry.

How does LBG Media compare to Future?

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

Future currently has a consensus price target of GBX 503.50, suggesting a potential upside of 60.97%. LBG Media has a consensus price target of GBX 50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.06%. Given Future's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Future is more favorable than LBG Media.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Future	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
LBG Media	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

69.6% of Future shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.8% of LBG Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Future shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 45.6% of LBG Media shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Future had 4 more articles in the media than LBG Media. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Future and 0 mentions for LBG Media. Future's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat LBG Media's score of 0.00 indicating that Future is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Future	Neutral
LBG Media	Neutral

LBG Media has a net margin of 11.52% compared to Future's net margin of 5.14%. LBG Media's return on equity of 13.81% beat Future's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Future	5.14%	3.57%	5.49%
LBG Media	11.52%	13.81%	12.85%

Future has a beta of 1.319, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LBG Media has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

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
Future	£709.90M	0.40	£84.51M	£37.00	8.45
LBG Media	£100.64M	0.71	£6.90M	£2.70	12.59

Summary

Future beats LBG Media on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does LBG Media compare to Smiths News?

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

Smiths News has higher revenue and earnings than LBG Media. Smiths News 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	£100.64M	0.71	£6.90M	£2.70	12.59
Smiths News	£1.04B	0.17	£25.54M	£10.70	6.65

LBG Media has a net margin of 11.52% compared to Smiths News' net margin of 2.59%. Smiths News' return on equity of 350.65% beat LBG Media's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LBG Media	11.52%	13.81%	12.85%
Smiths News	2.59%	350.65%	12.57%

17.8% of LBG Media shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.6% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. 45.6% of LBG Media shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Smiths News shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

LBG Media presently has a consensus target price of GBX 50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.06%. Smiths News has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 28.73%. Given LBG Media's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LBG Media is more favorable than Smiths News.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LBG Media	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Smiths News	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, LBG Media's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Smiths News'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
LBG Media	Neutral
Smiths News	Neutral

LBG Media has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.312, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

LBG Media beats Smiths News on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does LBG Media compare to Reach?

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

Reach has higher revenue and earnings than LBG Media. Reach 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	£100.64M	0.71	£6.90M	£2.70	12.59
Reach	£518.40M	0.27	£41.55M	-£41.90	N/A

LBG Media has a net margin of 11.52% compared to Reach's net margin of -36.18%. LBG Media's return on equity of 13.81% beat Reach's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LBG Media	11.52%	13.81%	12.85%
Reach	-36.18%	-36.14%	5.03%

In the previous week, Reach's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat LBG Media's score of 0.00 indicating that Reach is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
LBG Media	Neutral
Reach	Positive

LBG Media presently has a consensus price target of GBX 50, indicating a potential upside of 47.06%. Reach has a consensus price target of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 290.19%. Given Reach's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Reach is more favorable than LBG Media.

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

LBG Media has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Reach has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

17.8% of LBG Media shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of Reach shares are held by institutional investors. 45.6% of LBG Media shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Reach shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

LBG Media beats Reach on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does LBG Media compare to The Quarto Group?

LBG Media (LON:LBG) and The Quarto Group (LON:QRT) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

In the previous week, LBG Media's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Quarto Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
LBG Media	Neutral
The Quarto Group	Neutral

LBG Media has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Quarto Group has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

The Quarto Group has higher revenue and earnings than LBG Media. The Quarto Group 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	£100.64M	0.71	£6.90M	£2.70	12.59
The Quarto Group	£131.15M	0.00	£13.66M	£0.26	N/A

17.8% of LBG Media shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of The Quarto Group shares are held by institutional investors. 45.6% of LBG Media shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 79.9% of The Quarto Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

LBG Media currently has a consensus price target of GBX 50, indicating a potential upside of 47.06%. Given LBG Media's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe LBG Media is more favorable than The Quarto Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LBG Media	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
The Quarto Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

LBG Media has a net margin of 11.52% compared to The Quarto Group's net margin of 10.42%. The Quarto Group's return on equity of 21.89% beat LBG Media's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LBG Media	11.52%	13.81%	12.85%
The Quarto Group	10.42%	21.89%	9.22%

Summary

LBG Media beats The Quarto Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does LBG Media compare to The Quarto Group?

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

LBG Media has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The Quarto Group. The Quarto Group 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	£100.64M	0.71	£6.90M	£2.70	12.59
The Quarto Group	£126.28M	0.00	N/A	£10.30	N/A

17.8% of LBG Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.6% of LBG Media 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.

LBG Media has a net margin of 11.52% compared to The Quarto Group's net margin of 0.00%. LBG Media's return on equity of 13.81% beat The Quarto Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LBG Media	11.52%	13.81%	12.85%
The Quarto Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

LBG Media presently has a consensus target price of GBX 50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.06%. Given LBG Media's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe LBG Media is more favorable than The Quarto Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LBG Media	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
The Quarto Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, LBG Media's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Quarto Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
LBG Media	Neutral
The Quarto Group	Neutral

Summary

LBG Media beats The Quarto Group on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	LBG Media	Media Industry	Communication Services Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£71.09M	£3.07B	£32.31B	£2.83B
Dividend Yield	N/A	5.35%	5.35%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	12.59	36.05	20.09	368.37
Price / Sales	0.71	27.25	61.03	83,518.43
Price / Cash	5.01	19.82	19.58	27.89
Price / Book	1.04	7.69	10.53	7.06
Net Income	£6.90M	-£30.65M	£1.11B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-0.29%	0.85%	0.06%	6.48%
1 Month Performance	N/A	-4.50%	-1.26%	0.18%
1 Year Performance	-62.22%	17.86%	4.71%	64.41%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
LBG LBG Media	N/A	GBX 34 -2.3%	GBX 50 +47.1%	-61.3%	£71.09M	£100.64M	12.59	446
FUTR Future	4.5059 of 5 stars	GBX 305.80 -1.2%	GBX 503.50 +64.7%	-57.1%	£275.05M	£709.90M	8.26	2,937	Gap Up
SNWS Smiths News	N/A	GBX 73 -0.8%	GBX 91.67 +25.6%	+32.7%	£176.69M	£1.04B	6.82	1,489	Gap Down
RCH Reach	2.5395 of 5 stars	GBX 44.55 -3.2%	GBX 175 +292.8%	-35.4%	£140.60M	£518.40M	N/A	3,706	Gap Down
QRT The Quarto Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£57.25M	£131.15M	538.46	305	Gap Down

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LBG Media (LBG) Competitors

LBG vs. FUTR, SNWS, RCH, QRT, and QRTR

How does LBG Media compare to Future?

Do analysts rate FUTR or LBG?

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

Does the media refer more to FUTR or LBG?

Is FUTR or LBG more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, FUTR or LBG?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, FUTR or LBG?

Summary

How does LBG Media compare to Smiths News?

Which has better valuation and earnings, LBG or SNWS?

Is LBG or SNWS more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LBG or SNWS?

Do analysts recommend LBG or SNWS?

Does the media favor LBG or SNWS?

Which has more volatility & risk, LBG or SNWS?

Summary

How does LBG Media compare to Reach?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LBG or RCH?

Is LBG or RCH more profitable?

Does the media favor LBG or RCH?

Do analysts rate LBG or RCH?

Which has more volatility and risk, LBG or RCH?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LBG or RCH?

Summary

How does LBG Media compare to The Quarto Group?

Does the media favor LBG or QRT?

Which has more volatility & risk, LBG or QRT?

Which has better earnings & valuation, LBG or QRT?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LBG or QRT?

Do analysts rate LBG or QRT?

Is LBG or QRT more profitable?

Summary

How does LBG Media compare to The Quarto Group?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LBG or QRTR?

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

Is LBG or QRTR more profitable?

Do analysts rate LBG or QRTR?

Does the media refer more to LBG or QRTR?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

LBG vs. The Competition

LBG Media Competitors List

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