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As of 08/21/2026 11:55 AM Eastern

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?

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

17.8% of LBG Media shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.6% of LBG Media shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Smiths News 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.

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
LBG Media£100.64M0.71£6.90M£2.7012.59
Smiths News£1.04B0.16£25.54M£10.706.49

LBG Media currently 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 32.08%. Given LBG Media's higher probable 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)
2 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

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 Media11.52% 13.81% 12.85%
Smiths News 2.59%350.65%12.57%

LBG Media has a beta of 0.586, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, LBG Media had 2 more articles in the media than Smiths News. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for LBG Media and 0 mentions for Smiths News. LBG Media's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Smiths News' score of 0.00 indicating that LBG Media is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
LBG Media Positive
Smiths News Neutral

Summary

LBG Media beats Smiths News 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 companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

In the previous week, LBG Media had 1 more articles in the media than Reach. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for LBG Media and 1 mentions for Reach. Reach's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat LBG Media's score of 0.50 indicating that Reach is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
LBG Media
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Reach
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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£100.64M0.71£6.90M£2.7012.59
Reach£495.30M0.27£41.55M-£56.70N/A

17.8% of LBG Media shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of Reach shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.6% of LBG Media shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Reach shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

LBG Media presently has a consensus price target of GBX 50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.06%. Reach has a consensus price target of GBX 175, suggesting a potential upside of 309.84%. 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)
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

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%

LBG Media has a beta of 0.586, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Reach has a beta of 1.325, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

LBG Media beats Reach on 9 of the 15 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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

LBG Media presently has a consensus price target of GBX 50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.06%. Given LBG Media's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)
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

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%

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

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£100.64M0.71£6.90M£2.7012.59
The Quarto Group£131.15M0.00£13.66M£0.26N/A

In the previous week, LBG Media had 2 more articles in the media than The Quarto Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for LBG Media and 0 mentions for The Quarto Group. LBG Media's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat The Quarto Group's score of 0.00 indicating that LBG Media is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
LBG Media Positive
The Quarto Group Neutral

LBG Media has a beta of 0.586, indicating that its share price is 41% 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.

Summary

LBG Media beats The Quarto Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does LBG Media compare to The Quarto Group?

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

LBG Media has a consensus price target of GBX 50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.06%. 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
The Quarto Group
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

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
The Quarto GroupN/A N/A N/A
LBG Media 11.52%13.81%12.85%

In the previous week, LBG Media had 2 more articles in the media than The Quarto Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for LBG Media and 0 mentions for The Quarto Group. LBG Media's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat The Quarto Group's score of 0.00 indicating that LBG Media is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
The Quarto Group Neutral
LBG Media Positive

LBG Media has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
The Quarto Group£126.28M0.00N/A£10.30N/A
LBG Media£100.64M0.71£6.90M£2.7012.59

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

Summary

LBG Media beats The Quarto Group on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does LBG Media compare to XLMedia?

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

LBG Media has a beta of 0.586, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, XLMedia has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its share price is 107% more volatile than the broader market.

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
LBG Media£100.64M0.71£6.90M£2.7012.59
XLMedia£39.41M0.54-£74.65M-£18.47N/A

17.8% of LBG Media shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of XLMedia shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.6% of LBG Media shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 34.3% of XLMedia shares are owned 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.

LBG Media presently has a consensus target price of GBX 50, indicating a potential upside of 47.06%. 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
LBG Media
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
XLMedia
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 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
LBG Media11.52% 13.81% 12.85%
XLMedia -70.58%-26.53%0.42%

In the previous week, LBG Media had 2 more articles in the media than XLMedia. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for LBG Media and 0 mentions for XLMedia. LBG Media's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat XLMedia's score of 0.00 indicating that LBG Media is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
LBG Media Positive
XLMedia Neutral

Summary

LBG Media beats XLMedia on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LBG vs. The Competition

MetricLBG MediaMedia IndustryCommunication Services SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£71.09M£3.25B£33.00B£2.54B
Dividend YieldN/A5.43%5.36%6.17%
P/E Ratio12.5932.26232.34367.57
Price / Sales0.7128.2462.0783,481.74
Price / Cash5.0116.1620.7027.89
Price / Book1.048.9411.417.19
Net Income£6.90M-£45.77M£1.10B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.58%-1.15%-1.15%0.30%
1 Month Performance8.52%5.16%2.43%3.31%
1 Year Performance-64.21%8.45%0.05%22.13%

LBG Media Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LBG
LBG Media
2.955 of 5 stars
GBX 34
+6.3%
GBX 50
+47.1%
-64.2%£71.09M£100.64M12.59446
SNWS
Smiths News
N/AGBX 70
flat
GBX 91.67
+31.0%
+19.2%£169.42M£1.04B6.541,489
RCH
Reach
2.5986 of 5 stars
GBX 43.35
+1.3%
GBX 175
+303.7%
-41.8%£136.81M£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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This page (LON:LBG) was last updated on 8/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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