Reach (RCH) Competitors GBX 76 +0.10 (+0.13%) As of 11:52 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock RCH vs. FUTR, DODS, BMY, LBG, SNWS, CNCT, QRT, HYNS, QRTR, and XLMShould you be buying Reach stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Reach include Future (FUTR), Dods Group (DODS), Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY), LBG Media (LBG), Smiths News (SNWS), Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (CNCT), The Quarto Group (QRT), Haynes Publishing Group (HYNS), The Quarto Group (QRTR), and XLMedia (XLM). These companies are all part of the "publishing" industry. Reach vs. Its Competitors Future Dods Group Bloomsbury Publishing LBG Media Smiths News Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) The Quarto Group Haynes Publishing Group The Quarto Group XLMedia Reach (LON:RCH) and Future (LON:FUTR) 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, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership. Is RCH or FUTR a better dividend stock? Reach pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Reach pays out 53.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Future pays out 3.8% 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. Which has more risk & volatility, RCH or FUTR? Reach has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Future has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend RCH or FUTR? Future has a consensus price target of GBX 920.67, suggesting a potential upside of 27.69%. Given Future's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 0.00Future 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RCH or FUTR? 77.9% of Reach shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Future shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Reach shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Future 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. Which has stronger 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioReach£554.87M0.43£41.55M£13.145.79Future£722.78M1.08£84.51M£78.059.24 Does the media refer more to RCH or FUTR? In the previous week, Future had 40 more articles in the media than Reach. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Future and 0 mentions for Reach. Future's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat Reach's score of 0.00 indicating that Future is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Reach Neutral Future Neutral 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 Reach7.49% 6.35% 5.03% Future 11.69%8.41%5.49% SummaryFuture beats Reach on 16 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Reach News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RCH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RCH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart RCH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricReachPublishing IndustryCommunication SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£239.82M£1.38B£3.40B£3.01BDividend Yield8.82%7.09%6.85%5.02%P/E Ratio5.799.7820.60160.66Price / Sales0.4374.90117.18293,821.64Price / Cash7.4615.7116.5227.97Price / Book0.361.344.274.64Net Income£41.55M£59.19M£146.56M£5.90B7 Day Performance4.25%-0.04%0.34%7.26%1 Month Performance5.85%2.67%8.81%12.68%1 Year Performance-24.15%3.78%21.85%62.03% Reach Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RCHReachN/AGBX 76+0.1%N/A-24.3%£239.82M£554.87M5.793,706Gap UpFUTRFuture4.0626 of 5 starsGBX 730-1.8%GBX 920.67+26.1%-32.1%£790.44M£722.78M9.352,937Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementDODSDods GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£436.55M£25.50M-125.00929Gap DownBMYBloomsbury Publishing2.6701 of 5 starsGBX 495.50-0.2%GBX 825+66.5%-30.5%£399.83M£382.40M10.6034,300LBGLBG MediaN/AGBX 104.75+2.7%GBX 170+62.3%-6.8%£221.08M£80.68M32.35446SNWSSmiths News4.0564 of 5 starsGBX 58.20+0.3%GBX 95+63.2%-5.7%£139.71M£1.11B5.481,489Dividend IncreaseCNCTSmiths News Plc (CNCT.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£63.41M£1.44B-1.413Gap UpQRTThe Quarto GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£57.25M£131.15M538.46305Gap DownHYNSHaynes Publishing GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£41.86M£36.89M47.57251QRTRThe Quarto GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£25.15M£126.28M5.97330Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeXLMXLMediaN/AGBX 6.58flatN/AN/A£21.21M£39.41M-0.36100Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Future Competitors Dods Group Competitors Bloomsbury Publishing Competitors LBG Media Competitors Smiths News Competitors Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) Competitors The Quarto Group Competitors Haynes Publishing Group Competitors The Quarto Group Competitors XLMedia Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:RCH) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThe End of Elon Musk…?The End of Elon Musk? 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