Reach (RCH) Competitors

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RCH vs. BMY, DODS, FUTR, SNWS, and LBG

Should you buy Reach stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Reach 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 Reach include Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY), Dods Group (DODS), Future (FUTR), Smiths News (SNWS), and LBG Media (LBG). These companies are all part of the "publishing" industry.

How does Reach compare to Bloomsbury Publishing?

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

Reach has a beta of 1.406, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bloomsbury Publishing has a beta of 0.401, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the broader market.

50.4% of Reach shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Reach shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are held by 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.

Bloomsbury Publishing has a net margin of 6.63% compared to Reach's net margin of -25.52%. Bloomsbury Publishing's return on equity of 10.70% beat Reach's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reach	-25.52%	-21.91%	5.03%
Bloomsbury Publishing	6.63%	10.70%	7.82%

Reach pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.6%. Bloomsbury Publishing pays an annual dividend of GBX 15.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Reach pays out -17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bloomsbury Publishing pays out 56.3% 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. Reach is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Reach presently has a consensus target price of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 248.61%. Bloomsbury Publishing has a consensus target price of GBX 820, indicating a potential upside of 33.98%. Given Reach's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Reach is more favorable than Bloomsbury Publishing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reach	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Bloomsbury Publishing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Reach has higher revenue and earnings than Bloomsbury Publishing. Reach is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bloomsbury Publishing, 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	£518.40M	0.31	£41.55M	-£41.90	N/A
Bloomsbury Publishing	£340.70M	1.46	£37.37M	£27.40	22.34

In the previous week, Reach had 1 more articles in the media than Bloomsbury Publishing. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Reach and 0 mentions for Bloomsbury Publishing. Reach's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Bloomsbury Publishing's score of 0.00 indicating that Reach is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Reach	Neutral
Bloomsbury Publishing	Neutral

Summary

Reach beats Bloomsbury Publishing on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Reach compare to Dods Group?

Reach (LON:RCH) and Dods Group (LON:DODS) are both small-cap publishing industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

50.4% of Reach shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Reach 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.

Dods Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Reach's net margin of -25.52%. Dods Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Reach's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reach	-25.52%	-21.91%	5.03%
Dods Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Reach presently has a consensus target price of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 248.61%. Given Reach's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Reach is more favorable than Dods Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reach	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Dods Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Reach has higher revenue and earnings than Dods Group. Reach is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dods Group, 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	£518.40M	0.31	£41.55M	-£41.90	N/A
Dods Group	£25.50M	0.00	N/A	-£0.60	N/A

In the previous week, Reach had 1 more articles in the media than Dods Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Reach and 0 mentions for Dods Group. Reach's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Dods Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Reach is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Reach	Neutral
Dods Group	Neutral

Summary

Reach beats Dods Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Reach compare to Future?

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

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	£518.40M	0.31	£41.55M	-£41.90	N/A
Future	£739.20M	0.40	£84.51M	£62.10	5.24

Reach has a beta of 1.406, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Future has a beta of 1.333, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the broader market.

Reach pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.6%. Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Reach pays out -17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Future pays out 5.5% 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. Reach is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Reach currently has a consensus target price of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 248.61%. Future has a consensus target price of GBX 614.50, indicating a potential upside of 88.96%. Given Reach's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Reach is more favorable than Future.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reach	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

50.4% of Reach shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of Future shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Reach shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Future shares are held 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.

Future has a net margin of 8.97% compared to Reach's net margin of -25.52%. Future's return on equity of 6.22% beat Reach's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reach	-25.52%	-21.91%	5.03%
Future	8.97%	6.22%	5.49%

In the previous week, Future had 6 more articles in the media than Reach. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Future and 1 mentions for Reach. Future's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Reach's score of 0.29 indicating that Future is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Reach	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Future	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Future beats Reach on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Reach compare to Smiths News?

Reach (LON:RCH) and Smiths News (LON:SNWS) 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 risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership.

Reach has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Smiths News. Reach 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
Reach	£518.40M	0.31	£41.55M	-£41.90	N/A
Smiths News	£1.04B	0.15	£25.54M	£11.30	5.86

Reach has a beta of 1.406, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.332, indicating that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the broader market.

Reach pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.6%. Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Reach pays out -17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smiths News pays out 45.6% 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. Reach is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Reach currently has a consensus target price of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 248.61%. Smiths News has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, indicating a potential upside of 38.47%. Given Reach's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Reach is more favorable than Smiths News.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reach	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

50.4% of Reach shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Reach shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Smiths News shares are held 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.

Smiths News has a net margin of 2.59% compared to Reach's net margin of -25.52%. Smiths News' return on equity of 350.65% beat Reach's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reach	-25.52%	-21.91%	5.03%
Smiths News	2.59%	350.65%	12.57%

In the previous week, Reach and Reach both had 1 articles in the media. Reach's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Smiths News' score of 0.15 indicating that Reach is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Reach	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Smiths News	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Reach and Smiths News tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Reach compare to LBG Media?

Reach (LON:RCH) and LBG Media (LON:LBG) 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 profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

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
Reach	£518.40M	0.31	£41.55M	-£41.90	N/A
LBG Media	£92.23M	0.79	£6.90M	£5.00	6.98

Reach has a beta of 1.406, meaning that its share price is 41% more 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.

50.4% of Reach shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of LBG Media shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Reach shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 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 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
Reach	-25.52%	-21.91%	5.03%
LBG Media	11.52%	13.81%	12.85%

Reach currently has a consensus target price of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 248.61%. LBG Media has a consensus target price of GBX 90, indicating a potential upside of 157.88%. Given Reach's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Reach is more favorable than LBG Media.

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

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 media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Reach	Neutral
LBG Media	Neutral

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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RCH vs. The Competition

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Metric	Reach	Publishing Industry	Communication Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£158.39M	£1.21B	£3.38B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	14.96%	9.08%	6.82%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	-1.20	49.70	14.09	366.15
Price / Sales	0.31	53.48	116.79	88,429.84
Price / Cash	7.46	15.71	15.98	27.89
Price / Book	0.24	1.18	4.67	7.74
Net Income	£41.55M	£59.19M	£125.80M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-0.59%	-1.01%	0.28%	0.82%
1 Month Performance	-21.56%	-1.72%	7.33%	2.78%
1 Year Performance	-33.77%	-9.07%	14.50%	87.90%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
RCH Reach	2.9698 of 5 stars	GBX 50.20 +2.2%	GBX 175 +248.6%	-35.6%	£158.39M	£518.40M	N/A	3,706	Gap Up
BMY Bloomsbury Publishing	2.2638 of 5 stars	GBX 622.05 +0.3%	GBX 820 +31.8%	-2.9%	£506.32M	£340.70M	22.70	34,300
DODS Dods Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£436.55M	£25.50M	N/A	929	Gap Down
FUTR Future	4.5863 of 5 stars	GBX 328.61 +0.1%	GBX 614.50 +87.0%	-61.8%	£301.05M	£739.20M	5.29	2,937	Earnings Report
SNWS Smiths News	4.3426 of 5 stars	GBX 67.60 +1.8%	GBX 91.67 +35.6%	+15.8%	£163.62M	£1.04B	5.98	1,489	Positive News

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Reach (RCH) Competitors

RCH vs. BMY, DODS, FUTR, SNWS, and LBG

How does Reach compare to Bloomsbury Publishing?

Which has more risk and volatility, RCH or BMY?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of RCH or BMY?

Is RCH or BMY more profitable?

Is RCH or BMY a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer RCH or BMY?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RCH or BMY?

Does the media favor RCH or BMY?

Summary

How does Reach compare to Dods Group?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RCH or DODS?

Is RCH or DODS more profitable?

Do analysts rate RCH or DODS?

Which has better valuation and earnings, RCH or DODS?

Does the media prefer RCH or DODS?

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How does Reach compare to Future?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RCH or FUTR?

Which has more risk and volatility, RCH or FUTR?

Is RCH or FUTR a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend RCH or FUTR?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RCH or FUTR?

Is RCH or FUTR more profitable?

Does the media refer more to RCH or FUTR?

Summary

How does Reach compare to Smiths News?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RCH or SNWS?

Which has more risk and volatility, RCH or SNWS?

Is RCH or SNWS a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend RCH or SNWS?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RCH or SNWS?

Is RCH or SNWS more profitable?

Does the media refer more to RCH or SNWS?

Summary

How does Reach compare to LBG Media?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RCH or LBG?

Which has more risk and volatility, RCH or LBG?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RCH or LBG?

Is RCH or LBG more profitable?

Do analysts rate RCH or LBG?

Does the media refer more to RCH or LBG?

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