LBG Media (LBG) Competitors

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

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

How does LBG Media compare to Future?

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 businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and dividends.

17.9% of LBG Media shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of Future shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.6% of LBG Media shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Future shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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	£92.23M	0.79	£6.90M	£5.00	6.98
Future	£739.20M	0.40	£84.51M	£62.10	5.24

In the previous week, Future had 7 more articles in the media than LBG Media. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Future and 0 mentions for LBG Media. Future's average media sentiment score of 0.31 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

LBG Media has a beta of 0.591, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Future has a beta of 1.333, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the broader market.

LBG Media has a net margin of 11.52% compared to Future's net margin of 8.97%. LBG Media's return on equity of 13.81% beat Future's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LBG Media	11.52%	13.81%	12.85%
Future	8.97%	6.22%	5.49%

LBG Media presently has a consensus target price of GBX 90, indicating a potential upside of 157.88%. Future has a consensus target price of GBX 614.50, indicating a potential upside of 88.96%. Given LBG Media's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Future	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

LBG Media and Future tied by winning 8 of the 16 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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and risk.

17.9% of LBG Media shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.4% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

LBG Media has a beta of 0.591, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Reach has a beta of 1.406, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Reach had 1 more articles in the media than LBG Media. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Reach and 0 mentions for LBG Media. Reach's average media sentiment score of 0.29 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	Neutral

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	0.79	£6.90M	£5.00	6.98
Reach	£518.40M	0.31	£41.55M	-£41.90	N/A

LBG Media currently has a consensus price target of GBX 90, indicating a potential upside of 157.88%. Reach has a consensus price target of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 248.61%. 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

Summary

LBG Media and Reach tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 valuation, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

35.8% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of LBG Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Smiths News shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 News	2.59%	350.65%	12.57%
LBG Media	11.52%	13.81%	12.85%

Smiths News has a beta of 0.332, meaning that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LBG Media has a beta of 0.591, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Smiths News had 1 more articles in the media than LBG Media. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Smiths News and 0 mentions for LBG Media. Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat LBG Media's score of 0.00 indicating that Smiths News is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Smiths News	Neutral
LBG Media	Neutral

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
Smiths News	£1.04B	0.15	£25.54M	£11.30	5.86
LBG Media	£92.23M	0.79	£6.90M	£5.00	6.98

Smiths News currently has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 38.47%. LBG Media has a consensus target price of GBX 90, suggesting a potential upside of 157.88%. Given LBG Media's higher probable 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

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

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

LBG Media has a consensus target price of GBX 90, suggesting a potential upside of 157.88%. Given LBG Media's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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	0.79	£6.90M	£5.00	6.98

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%

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

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?

The Quarto Group (LON:QRT) and LBG Media (LON:LBG) 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 profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

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
The Quarto Group	10.42%	21.89%	9.22%
LBG Media	11.52%	13.81%	12.85%

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Quarto Group	Neutral
LBG Media	Neutral

The Quarto Group has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LBG Media has a beta of 0.591, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

4.4% of The Quarto Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of LBG Media shares are held by institutional investors. 79.9% of The Quarto Group 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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
The Quarto Group	£131.15M	0.00	£13.66M	£0.26	N/A
LBG Media	£92.23M	0.79	£6.90M	£5.00	6.98

LBG Media has a consensus target price of GBX 90, suggesting a potential upside of 157.88%. Given LBG Media's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

LBG Media beats The Quarto Group on 8 of the 13 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.

LBG vs. The Competition

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Metric	LBG Media	Publishing Industry	Communication Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£72.97M	£1.21B	£3.38B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	N/A	9.08%	6.82%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	6.98	49.70	14.09	366.15
Price / Sales	0.79	53.48	116.79	88,429.84
Price / Cash	5.01	15.71	15.98	27.89
Price / Book	1.07	1.18	4.67	7.74
Net Income	£6.90M	£59.19M	£125.80M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-8.64%	-1.01%	0.30%	0.82%
1 Month Performance	-36.43%	-1.72%	7.34%	2.78%
1 Year Performance	-63.57%	-9.07%	14.53%	87.90%

LBG Media Competitors List

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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	2.2326 of 5 stars	GBX 34.90 -5.2%	GBX 90 +157.9%	-61.3%	£72.97M	£92.23M	6.98	446	High Trading Volume
FUTR Future	4.5863 of 5 stars	GBX 329.40 -1.3%	GBX 614.50 +86.6%	-61.8%	£304.37M	£739.20M	5.30	2,937	Earnings Report
RCH Reach	2.9698 of 5 stars	GBX 57.50 -1.2%	N/A	-35.6%	£181.43M	£518.40M	N/A	3,706	Gap Up
SNWS Smiths News	4.3426 of 5 stars	GBX 67.20 -0.6%	GBX 87.50 +30.2%	+15.8%	£162.65M	£1.06B	5.95	1,489	Positive News
CNCT Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£63.41M	£1.44B	N/A	3	Gap Up

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LBG Media (LBG) Competitors

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LBG Media (LBG) Competitors

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

How does LBG Media compare to Future?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LBG or FUTR?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LBG or FUTR?

Does the media favor LBG or FUTR?

Which has more risk & volatility, LBG or FUTR?

Is LBG or FUTR more profitable?

Do analysts rate LBG or FUTR?

Summary

How does LBG Media compare to Reach?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LBG or RCH?

Is LBG or RCH more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, LBG or RCH?

Does the media favor LBG or RCH?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LBG or RCH?

Do analysts prefer LBG or RCH?

Summary

How does LBG Media compare to Smiths News?

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

Is SNWS or LBG more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, SNWS or LBG?

Does the media prefer SNWS or LBG?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SNWS or LBG?

Do analysts recommend SNWS or LBG?

Summary

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

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

Do analysts rate CNCT or LBG?

Which has better earnings and valuation, CNCT or LBG?

Is CNCT or LBG more profitable?

Does the media favor CNCT or LBG?

Summary

How does LBG Media compare to The Quarto Group?

Is QRT or LBG more profitable?

Does the media refer more to QRT or LBG?

Which has more risk & volatility, QRT or LBG?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, QRT or LBG?

Do analysts recommend QRT or LBG?

Summary

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LBG Media Competitors List

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