Which has higher earnings & valuation, FUTR or RCH?

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 Future £709.90M 0.41 £84.51M £37.00 8.68 Reach £495.30M 0.27 £41.55M -£56.70 N/A

Is FUTR or RCH more profitable?

Future has a net margin of 5.14% compared to Reach's net margin of -36.18%. Future's return on equity of 3.57% beat Reach's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Future 5.14% 3.57% 5.49% Reach -36.18% -36.14% 5.03%

Does the media prefer FUTR or RCH?

In the previous week, Future and Future both had 1 articles in the media. Reach's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Future's score of 0.13 indicating that Reach is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Future 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Reach 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RCH or SNWS?

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 £495.30M 0.27 £41.55M -£56.70 N/A Smiths News £1.04B 0.17 £25.54M £10.70 6.67

Is RCH or SNWS more profitable?

Smiths News has a net margin of 2.59% compared to Reach's net margin of -36.18%. Smiths News' return on equity of 350.65% beat Reach's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Reach -36.18% -36.14% 5.03% Smiths News 2.59% 350.65% 12.57%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, RCH or LBG?

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 £495.30M 0.27 £41.55M -£56.70 N/A LBG Media £100.64M 0.71 £6.90M £2.70 12.63

Is RCH or LBG more profitable?

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 Reach -36.18% -36.14% 5.03% LBG Media 11.52% 13.81% 12.85%

Do analysts prefer RCH or QRT?

Reach currently has a consensus target price of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 314.20%. Given Reach's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Reach is more favorable than The Quarto 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 The Quarto Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RCH or QRT?

Reach has higher revenue and earnings than The Quarto Group. Reach is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Quarto 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 £495.30M 0.27 £41.55M -£56.70 N/A The Quarto Group £131.15M 0.00 £13.66M £0.26 N/A

Is RCH or QRT more profitable?

The Quarto Group has a net margin of 10.42% compared to Reach's net margin of -36.18%. The Quarto Group's return on equity of 21.89% beat Reach's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Reach -36.18% -36.14% 5.03% The Quarto Group 10.42% 21.89% 9.22%

Do analysts recommend RCH or QRTR?

Reach currently has a consensus target price of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 314.20%. Given Reach's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Reach is more favorable than The Quarto 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 The Quarto Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RCH or QRTR?

Reach has higher revenue and earnings than The Quarto Group. Reach is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Quarto 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 £495.30M 0.27 £41.55M -£56.70 N/A The Quarto Group £126.28M 0.00 N/A £10.30 N/A

Reach (RCH) Competitors

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

Should you buy Reach stock or one of its competitors? Reach's main competitors and comparable companies include Future (FUTR), Smiths News (SNWS), LBG Media (LBG), The Quarto Group (QRT), and The Quarto Group (QRTR). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "publishing" industry.

How does Reach compare to Future?

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

Future presently has a consensus target price of GBX 503.50, suggesting a potential upside of 56.76%. Reach has a consensus target price of GBX 175, suggesting a potential upside of 314.20%. Given Reach's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Reach is more favorable than Future.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Future	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Reach	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Reach pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.4%. Future pays out 45.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Reach pays out -12.9% 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.

69.6% of Future shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of Reach shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Future 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.

In the previous week, Future and Future both had 1 articles in the media. Reach's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Future's score of 0.13 indicating that Reach is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Future has a beta of 1.319, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Reach has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

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
Future	£709.90M	0.41	£84.51M	£37.00	8.68
Reach	£495.30M	0.27	£41.55M	-£56.70	N/A

Future has a net margin of 5.14% compared to Reach's net margin of -36.18%. Future's return on equity of 3.57% beat Reach's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Future	5.14%	3.57%	5.49%
Reach	-36.18%	-36.14%	5.03%

Summary

Future beats Reach on 11 of the 17 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 companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.

Smiths News has a net margin of 2.59% compared to Reach's net margin of -36.18%. Smiths News' return on equity of 350.65% beat Reach's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reach	-36.18%	-36.14%	5.03%
Smiths News	2.59%	350.65%	12.57%

Reach presently has a consensus price target of GBX 175, suggesting a potential upside of 314.20%. Smiths News has a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 28.38%. Given Reach's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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

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	£495.30M	0.27	£41.55M	-£56.70	N/A
Smiths News	£1.04B	0.17	£25.54M	£10.70	6.67

50.1% of Reach shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Reach shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Smiths News shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Reach has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.312, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Reach had 1 more articles in the media than Smiths News. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Reach and 0 mentions for Smiths News. Reach's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Smiths News' score of 0.00 indicating that Reach is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Reach	Positive
Smiths News	Neutral

Reach pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.4%. Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Reach pays out -12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smiths News pays out 51.9% 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.

Summary

Reach beats Smiths News on 9 of the 17 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Reach has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LBG Media has a beta of 0.586, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

Reach presently has a consensus price target of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 314.20%. LBG Media has a consensus price target of GBX 50, indicating a potential upside of 46.67%. Given Reach's higher possible 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

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	£495.30M	0.27	£41.55M	-£56.70	N/A
LBG Media	£100.64M	0.71	£6.90M	£2.70	12.63

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 0.96 beat LBG Media's score of 0.00 indicating that Reach is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Reach	Positive
LBG Media	Neutral

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
Reach	-36.18%	-36.14%	5.03%
LBG Media	11.52%	13.81%	12.85%

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

Summary

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

How does Reach compare to The Quarto Group?

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

Reach pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.4%. The Quarto Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share. Reach pays out -12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Quarto Group pays out 4,615.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Reach is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Reach had 1 more articles in the media than The Quarto Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Reach and 0 mentions for The Quarto Group. Reach's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat The Quarto Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Reach is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Reach	Positive
The Quarto Group	Neutral

Reach currently has a consensus target price of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 314.20%. Given Reach's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Reach is more favorable than The Quarto 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
The Quarto Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Reach has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Quarto Group has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

50.1% of Reach shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of The Quarto Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Reach shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 79.9% of The Quarto Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

The Quarto Group has a net margin of 10.42% compared to Reach's net margin of -36.18%. The Quarto Group's return on equity of 21.89% beat Reach's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reach	-36.18%	-36.14%	5.03%
The Quarto Group	10.42%	21.89%	9.22%

Reach has higher revenue and earnings than The Quarto Group. Reach is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Quarto 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	£495.30M	0.27	£41.55M	-£56.70	N/A
The Quarto Group	£131.15M	0.00	£13.66M	£0.26	N/A

Summary

Reach beats The Quarto Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Reach compare to The Quarto Group?

Reach (LON:RCH) and The Quarto Group (LON:QRTR) 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 media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Reach	Positive
The Quarto Group	Neutral

The Quarto Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Reach's net margin of -36.18%. The Quarto Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Reach's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reach	-36.18%	-36.14%	5.03%
The Quarto Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

50.1% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Reach	£495.30M	0.27	£41.55M	-£56.70	N/A
The Quarto Group	£126.28M	0.00	N/A	£10.30	N/A

Reach currently has a consensus target price of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 314.20%. Given Reach's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Reach is more favorable than The Quarto 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
The Quarto Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Reach beats The Quarto Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Reach	Media Industry	Communication Services Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£134.92M	£3.21B	£33.34B	£2.89B
Dividend Yield	13.80%	5.27%	5.31%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	-0.75	27.15	227.33	368.30
Price / Sales	0.27	27.77	60.98	83,647.95
Price / Cash	7.46	20.87	20.04	27.89
Price / Book	0.20	8.27	10.74	7.22
Net Income	£41.55M	-£45.65M	£1.09B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-3.32%	3.80%	1.59%	1.53%
1 Month Performance	-26.14%	0.79%	0.14%	2.33%
1 Year Performance	-40.83%	19.96%	5.11%	74.71%

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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	2.884 of 5 stars	GBX 42.25 -1.2%	GBX 175 +314.2%	-40.1%	£134.92M	£495.30M	N/A	3,706
FUTR Future	4.4971 of 5 stars	GBX 329.60 +3.8%	GBX 503.50 +52.8%	-54.9%	£296.46M	£709.90M	8.91	2,937
SNWS Smiths News	N/A	GBX 71.40 -2.2%	GBX 91.67 +28.4%	+25.7%	£172.81M	£1.04B	6.67	1,489
LBG LBG Media	N/A	GBX 34 +2.7%	GBX 50 +47.1%	-64.2%	£71.09M	£100.64M	12.59	446
QRT The Quarto Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£57.25M	£131.15M	538.46	305	Gap Down

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