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

Should you buy LBG Media stock or one of its competitors? LBG Media's main competitors and comparable companies include Smiths News (SNWS), Reach (RCH), The Quarto Group (QRT), The Quarto Group (QRTR), and XLMedia (XLM). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "publishing" industry.

How does LBG Media compare to Smiths News?

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

Smiths News has a beta of 0.314, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LBG Media has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

Smiths News presently has a consensus price target of GBX 92.67, suggesting a potential upside of 23.80%. LBG Media has a consensus price target of GBX 50, suggesting a potential upside of 91.35%. Given LBG Media's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LBG Media is more favorable than Smiths News.

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

34.7% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.5% of LBG Media shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Smiths News shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.6% of LBG Media shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Smiths News had 8 more articles in the media than LBG Media. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Smiths News and 1 mentions for LBG Media. Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat LBG Media's score of 0.00 indicating that Smiths News is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Smiths News
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
LBG Media
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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
Smiths News2.59% 350.65% 12.57%
LBG Media 11.52%13.81%12.85%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Smiths News£1.04B0.17£25.54M£10.707.00
LBG Media£100.64M0.54£6.90M£2.709.68

Summary

Smiths News beats LBG Media on 8 of the 15 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 better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

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 Media11.52% 13.81% 12.85%
Reach -36.18%-36.14%5.03%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
LBG Media£100.64M0.54£6.90M£2.709.68
Reach£495.30M0.29£41.55M-£56.70N/A

In the previous week, LBG Media had 1 more articles in the media than Reach. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for LBG Media and 0 mentions for Reach. LBG Media's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Reach'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
LBG Media Neutral
Reach Neutral

LBG Media has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Reach has a beta of 1.322, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the broader market.

LBG Media currently has a consensus target price of GBX 50, indicating a potential upside of 91.35%. Reach has a consensus target price of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 279.28%. Given Reach's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)
2 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

17.5% of LBG Media shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Reach shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.6% of LBG Media shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Reach shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

LBG Media beats Reach on 9 of the 14 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 superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
LBG Media£100.64M0.54£6.90M£2.709.68
The Quarto Group£131.15M0.00£13.66M£0.26N/A

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 Media11.52% 13.81% 12.85%
The Quarto Group 10.42%21.89%9.22%

In the previous week, LBG Media had 1 more articles in the media than The Quarto Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for LBG Media and 0 mentions for The Quarto Group. 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 share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Quarto Group has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

LBG Media presently has a consensus price target of GBX 50, indicating a potential upside of 91.35%. Given LBG Media's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)
2 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

17.5% of LBG Media shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of The Quarto Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.6% of LBG Media shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 79.9% of The Quarto Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

LBG Media beats The Quarto Group on 9 of the 14 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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
LBG Media£100.64M0.54£6.90M£2.709.68
The Quarto Group£126.28M0.00N/A£10.30N/A

17.5% of LBG Media shares are held by institutional investors. 45.6% of LBG Media shares are held by 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.

In the previous week, LBG Media had 1 more articles in the media than The Quarto Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for LBG Media and 0 mentions for The Quarto Group. 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 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 Media11.52% 13.81% 12.85%
The Quarto Group N/A N/A N/A

LBG Media presently has a consensus price target of GBX 50, suggesting a potential upside of 91.35%. Given LBG Media's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)
2 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

Summary

LBG Media beats The Quarto Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does LBG Media compare to XLMedia?

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

LBG Media has higher revenue and earnings than XLMedia. XLMedia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LBG Media, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
XLMedia£39.41M0.54-£74.65M-£18.47N/A
LBG Media£100.64M0.54£6.90M£2.709.68

7.8% of XLMedia shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.5% of LBG Media shares are held by institutional investors. 34.3% of XLMedia shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.6% of LBG Media shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

LBG Media has a net margin of 11.52% compared to XLMedia's net margin of -70.58%. LBG Media's return on equity of 13.81% beat XLMedia's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
XLMedia-70.58% -26.53% 0.42%
LBG Media 11.52%13.81%12.85%

LBG Media has a consensus price target of GBX 50, indicating a potential upside of 91.35%. Given LBG Media's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LBG Media is more favorable than XLMedia.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
XLMedia
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
LBG Media
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

XLMedia has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its share price is 107% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LBG Media has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, LBG Media had 1 more articles in the media than XLMedia. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for LBG Media and 0 mentions for XLMedia. XLMedia's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled LBG Media'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
XLMedia Neutral
LBG Media Neutral

Summary

LBG Media beats XLMedia on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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LBG vs. The Competition

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MetricLBG MediaMedia IndustryCommunication Services SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£54.57M£2.85B£33.89B£2.80B
Dividend YieldN/A5.67%5.53%6.18%
P/E Ratio9.6728.9522.63366.17
Price / Sales0.5447.7266.5289,425.29
Price / Cash5.0117.0720.2527.89
Price / Book0.8012.5312.166.83
Net Income£6.90M-£11.49M£1.12B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-12.42%-2.77%-1.62%-0.75%
1 Month Performance-19.69%-4.49%-3.77%16.84%
1 Year Performance-74.54%-10.31%-9.25%16.40%

LBG Media Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LBG
LBG Media
2.6472 of 5 stars		GBX 26.10
-1.9%		GBX 50
+91.6%		-72.8%£54.57M£100.64M9.67446
SNWS
Smiths News
3.8451 of 5 stars		GBX 68.80
+0.6%		GBX 91.67
+33.2%		+21.4%£166.52M£1.04B6.431,489
RCH
Reach
N/AGBX 44.10
+1.4%		GBX 175
+296.8%		-30.5%£139.00M£495.30MN/A3,706
QRT
The Quarto Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£57.25M£131.15M538.46305
QRTR
The Quarto Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£25.15M£126.28M5.97330

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