Smiths News (SNWS) Competitors GBX 57.44 +1.64 (+2.94%) As of 12:26 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock SNWS vs. DODS, BMY, RCH, LBG, CNCT, QRT, HYNS, QRTR, XLM, and INMShould you be buying Smiths News stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Smiths News include Dods Group (DODS), Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY), Reach (RCH), LBG Media (LBG), Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (CNCT), The Quarto Group (QRT), Haynes Publishing Group (HYNS), The Quarto Group (QRTR), XLMedia (XLM), and Independent News & Media (INM). These companies are all part of the "publishing" industry. Smiths News vs. Its Competitors Dods Group Bloomsbury Publishing Reach LBG Media Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) The Quarto Group Haynes Publishing Group The Quarto Group XLMedia Independent News & Media Smiths News (LON:SNWS) and Dods Group (LON:DODS) 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 earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SNWS or DODS? Dods Group received 74 more outperform votes than Smiths News when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Smiths News an outperform vote while only 64.96% of users gave Dods Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSmiths NewsOutperform Votes15100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesDods GroupOutperform Votes8964.96% Underperform Votes4835.04% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SNWS or DODS? Smiths News has higher revenue and earnings than Dods Group. Dods Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smiths News, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSmiths News£1.11B0.12£25.54M£10.625.41Dods Group£25.50M0.00N/A-£0.60N/A Does the media prefer SNWS or DODS? In the previous week, Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Dods Group'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Smiths News Neutral Dods Group Neutral Do analysts rate SNWS or DODS? Smiths News presently has a consensus price target of GBX 95, suggesting a potential upside of 65.39%. Given Smiths News' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Smiths News is more favorable than Dods Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Smiths News 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Dods Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SNWS or DODS? 64.6% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of Smiths News shares are owned by 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. Is SNWS or DODS more profitable? Smiths News has a net margin of 2.31% compared to Dods Group's net margin of 0.00%. Dods Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Smiths News' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Smiths News2.31% -296.51% 12.57% Dods Group N/A N/A N/A SummarySmiths News beats Dods Group on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Smiths News News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SNWS 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 SNWS 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 SNWS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSmiths NewsPublishing IndustryCommunication SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£137.88M£1.36B£3.42B£2.93BDividend Yield9.47%7.09%6.77%4.90%P/E Ratio5.419.7221.27125.70Price / Sales0.1274.51117.78243,028.71Price / Cash3.0615.7116.5228.07Price / Book-41.711.344.404.76Net Income£25.54M£59.19M£146.67M£5.91B7 Day Performance-2.64%0.34%0.53%13.21%1 Month Performance0.07%-0.16%11.33%16.80%1 Year Performance-4.27%6.91%10.29%78.27% Smiths News Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SNWSSmiths NewsN/AGBX 57.44+2.9%GBX 95+65.4%-6.7%£137.88M£1.11B5.411,489Dividend IncreaseDODSDods GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£436.55M£25.50M-125.00929Gap DownBMYBloomsbury Publishing2.7968 of 5 starsGBX 521+0.4%GBX 825+58.3%-15.5%£420.41M£382.40M11.1534,300High Trading VolumeRCHReachN/AGBX 74.60-0.4%N/A-15.4%£235.40M£554.87M5.683,706News CoverageLBGLBG Media1.9288 of 5 starsGBX 92.40+2.7%GBX 170+84.0%-13.2%£195.01M£80.68M28.53446Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCNCTSmiths 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 UpINMIndependent News & MediaN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.44M£191M14.86800 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DODS Competitors BMY Competitors RCH Competitors LBG Competitors CNCT Competitors QRT Competitors HYNS Competitors QRTR Competitors XLM Competitors INM 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:SNWS) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?While everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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