Reach (RCH) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RCH or FUTR?

Future has higher revenue and earnings than Reach. Reach is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Future, 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
Reach	£529.60M	0.38	£41.55M	£0.16	414.84
Future	£775.10M	0.82	£84.51M	£0.76	848.34

Which has more volatility and risk, RCH or FUTR?

Reach has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Future has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RCH or FUTR a better dividend stock?

Reach pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Reach pays out 47.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Future pays out 4.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts recommend RCH or FUTR?

Future has a consensus price target of GBX 1,014.50, suggesting a potential upside of 57.77%. Given Future's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Future is more favorable than Reach.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reach	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Future	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RCH or FUTR?

60.4% of Reach shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Future shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Reach shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Future shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is RCH or FUTR more profitable?

Future has a net margin of 11.69% compared to Reach's net margin of 7.49%. Future's return on equity of 8.41% beat Reach's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reach	7.49%	6.35%	5.03%
Future	11.69%	8.41%	5.49%

Does the media prefer RCH or FUTR?

In the previous week, Future had 42 more articles in the media than Reach. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Future and 0 mentions for Reach. Reach's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Future's score of 0.16 indicating that Reach is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Reach	Positive
Future	Neutral

Summary

Future beats Reach on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.