Smiths News (SNWS) Competitors GBX 58 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06:52 AM 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 Dods Group (LON:DODS) and Smiths News (LON:SNWS) are both small-cap publishing industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DODS or SNWS? 64.6% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. 13.1% of Smiths News shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, DODS or SNWS? 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 RatioDods Group£25.50M0.00N/A-£0.60N/ASmiths News£1.11B0.13£25.54M£10.625.46 Do analysts recommend DODS or SNWS? Smiths News has a consensus price target of GBX 95, suggesting a potential upside of 63.79%. Given Smiths News' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Smiths News is more favorable than Dods Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dods Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Smiths News 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor DODS or SNWS? In the previous week, Dods Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Smiths News'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Dods Group Neutral Smiths News Neutral Is DODS or SNWS 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 Dods GroupN/A N/A N/A Smiths News 2.31%-296.51%12.57% SummarySmiths News beats Dods Group on 10 of the 11 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£139.23M£1.37B£3.42B£2.96BDividend Yield9.47%7.09%6.84%5.02%P/E Ratio5.469.7221.76148.22Price / Sales0.1374.72113.24277,425.18Price / Cash3.0615.7116.6527.97Price / Book-42.121.344.275.28Net Income£25.54M£59.19M£147.76M£5.90B7 Day Performance0.42%0.34%2.39%0.11%1 Month Performance-4.29%1.04%6.40%4.65%1 Year Performance-0.68%6.39%18.10%80.39% Smiths News Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SNWSSmiths NewsN/AGBX 58flatGBX 95+63.8%-1.0%£139.23M£1.11B5.461,489Dividend IncreaseDODSDods GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£436.55M£25.50M-125.00929Gap DownBMYBloomsbury Publishing2.7612 of 5 starsGBX 514+0.6%GBX 825+60.5%-23.2%£414.76M£382.40M11.0034,300High Trading VolumeRCHReachN/AGBX 71.50+0.4%N/A-29.1%£225.62M£554.87M5.443,706News CoverageLBGLBG Media1.7641 of 5 starsGBX 99.24+5.6%GBX 170+71.3%-8.6%£209.44M£80.68M30.64446Positive NewsHigh 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£191M14.86800News Coverage 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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