Which has better valuation & earnings, LBG or SNWS?

Smiths News has higher revenue and earnings than LBG Media. LBG Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smiths News, 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 £92.23M 0.64 £6.90M £5.00 5.68 Smiths News £1.04B 0.16 £25.54M £10.70 6.39

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 better 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 £92.23M 0.64 £6.90M £5.00 5.68 Reach £518.40M 0.31 £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 -25.52%. 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 -25.52% -21.91% 5.03%

Do analysts recommend CNCT or LBG?

LBG Media has a consensus price target of GBX 45, indicating a potential upside of 58.45%. Given LBG Media's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LBG Media is more favorable than Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L). Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) 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) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Do analysts prefer LBG or QRT?

LBG Media presently has a consensus target price of GBX 45, indicating a potential upside of 58.45%. 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) 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 preferable 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 £92.23M 0.64 £6.90M £5.00 5.68 The Quarto Group £131.15M 0.00 £13.66M £0.26 N/A

Do analysts recommend LBG or HYNS?

LBG Media currently has a consensus price target of GBX 45, indicating a potential upside of 58.45%. Given LBG Media's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe LBG Media is more favorable than Haynes Publishing 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 Haynes Publishing Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

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LBG vs. SNWS, RCH, CNCT, QRT, and HYNS

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 Smiths News (SNWS), Reach (RCH), Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (CNCT), The Quarto Group (QRT), and Haynes Publishing Group (HYNS). These companies are all part of the "publishing" industry.

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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

LBG Media has a beta of 0.575, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Smiths News had 4 more articles in the media than LBG Media. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Smiths News and 0 mentions for LBG Media. Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat LBG Media's score of 0.00 indicating that Smiths News is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
LBG Media	Neutral
Smiths News	Positive

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%

17.9% of LBG Media shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

LBG Media currently has a consensus price target of GBX 45, indicating a potential upside of 58.45%. Smiths News has a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, indicating a potential upside of 34.02%. Given LBG Media's higher possible upside, equities research 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

Smiths News has higher revenue and earnings than LBG Media. LBG Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smiths News, 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	£92.23M	0.64	£6.90M	£5.00	5.68
Smiths News	£1.04B	0.16	£25.54M	£10.70	6.39

Summary

Smiths News beats LBG Media on 9 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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
LBG Media	Neutral
Reach	Neutral

17.9% of LBG Media shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of Reach shares are held by institutional investors. 45.6% of LBG Media shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Reach shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

LBG Media presently has a consensus target price of GBX 45, indicating a potential upside of 58.45%. Reach has a consensus target price of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 241.80%. Given Reach's higher probable 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)	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 0.575, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Reach has a beta of 1.318, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the broader market.

LBG Media has a net margin of 11.52% compared to Reach's net margin of -25.52%. 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	-25.52%	-21.91%	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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LBG Media	£92.23M	0.64	£6.90M	£5.00	5.68
Reach	£518.40M	0.31	£41.55M	-£41.90	N/A

Summary

LBG Media beats Reach on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does LBG Media compare to Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)?

Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (LON:CNCT) and LBG Media (LON:LBG) are both small-cap publishing industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

In the previous week, Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled LBG Media'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)	Neutral
LBG Media	Neutral

LBG Media has a net margin of 11.52% compared to Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. LBG Media's return on equity of 13.81% beat Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A
LBG Media	11.52%	13.81%	12.85%

17.9% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

LBG Media has a consensus price target of GBX 45, indicating a potential upside of 58.45%. Given LBG Media's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LBG Media is more favorable than Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)	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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

LBG Media has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L). Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) 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
Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)	£1.44B	0.00	N/A	-£18.20	N/A
LBG Media	£92.23M	0.64	£6.90M	£5.00	5.68

Summary

LBG Media beats Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) on 10 of the 11 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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

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%

LBG Media has a beta of 0.575, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Quarto Group has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share 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	£92.23M	0.64	£6.90M	£5.00	5.68
The Quarto Group	£131.15M	0.00	£13.66M	£0.26	N/A

LBG Media presently has a consensus target price of GBX 45, indicating a potential upside of 58.45%. 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)	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

17.9% 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 79.9% of The Quarto Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does LBG Media compare to Haynes Publishing Group?

LBG Media (LON:LBG) and Haynes Publishing Group (LON:HYNS) are both small-cap publishing industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

LBG Media has higher revenue and earnings than Haynes Publishing Group. Haynes Publishing 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	£92.23M	0.64	£6.90M	£5.00	5.68
Haynes Publishing Group	£36.89M	0.00	N/A	£14.40	N/A

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
LBG Media	Neutral
Haynes Publishing Group	Neutral

17.9% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

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

LBG Media currently has a consensus price target of GBX 45, indicating a potential upside of 58.45%. Given LBG Media's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe LBG Media is more favorable than Haynes Publishing 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
Haynes Publishing Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

LBG Media beats Haynes Publishing Group on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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LBG vs. The Competition

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Metric	LBG Media	Publishing Industry	Communication Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£59.38M	£1.27B	£3.34B	£2.78B
Dividend Yield	N/A	8.84%	6.75%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	5.68	53.46	14.43	365.72
Price / Sales	0.64	54.66	104.25	86,253.69
Price / Cash	5.01	15.71	15.69	27.85
Price / Book	0.87	1.13	4.87	7.92
Net Income	£6.90M	£59.19M	£128.81M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-0.35%	1.01%	-0.39%	-0.87%
1 Month Performance	-21.72%	-2.00%	-3.05%	-0.76%
1 Year Performance	-69.79%	-9.41%	0.79%	70.67%

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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 28.40 +1.4%	GBX 45 +58.5%	-72.1%	£59.38M	£92.23M	5.68	446	High Trading Volume
SNWS Smiths News	4.6923 of 5 stars	GBX 70 +0.3%	GBX 91.67 +31.0%	+21.5%	£169.42M	£1.04B	6.54	1,489
RCH Reach	N/A	GBX 51.20 +0.4%	GBX 175 +241.8%	-28.2%	£161.59M	£518.40M	N/A	3,706
CNCT Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£63.41M	£1.44B	N/A	3	Gap Up
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. SNWS, RCH, CNCT, QRT, and HYNS

How does LBG Media compare to Smiths News?

Which has more risk & volatility, LBG or SNWS?

Does the media refer more to LBG or SNWS?

Is LBG or SNWS more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LBG or SNWS?

Do analysts rate LBG or SNWS?

Which has better valuation & earnings, LBG or SNWS?

Summary

How does LBG Media compare to Reach?

Does the media favor LBG or RCH?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in LBG or RCH?

Do analysts rate LBG or RCH?

Which has more risk and volatility, LBG or RCH?

Is LBG or RCH more profitable?

Which has better valuation and earnings, LBG or RCH?

Summary

How does LBG Media compare to Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)?

Does the media prefer CNCT or LBG?

Is CNCT or LBG more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CNCT or LBG?

Do analysts recommend CNCT or LBG?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CNCT or LBG?

Summary

How does LBG Media compare to The Quarto Group?

Is LBG or QRT more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, LBG or QRT?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LBG or QRT?

Do analysts prefer LBG or QRT?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LBG or QRT?

Does the media favor LBG or QRT?

Summary

How does LBG Media compare to Haynes Publishing Group?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LBG or HYNS?

Does the media favor LBG or HYNS?

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

Is LBG or HYNS more profitable?

Do analysts recommend LBG or HYNS?

Summary

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