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GBX 67.20 -0.80 (-1.18%)
As of 09/11/2026 11:52 AM Eastern
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SNWS vs. FUTR, RCH, LBG, QRT, and QRTR

Should you buy Smiths News stock or one of its competitors? Smiths News's main competitors and comparable companies include Future (FUTR), Reach (RCH), 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 Smiths News compare to Future?

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

Future has a net margin of 5.14% compared to Smiths News' net margin of 2.59%. Smiths News' return on equity of 350.65% beat Future's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Smiths News2.59% 350.65% 12.57%
Future 5.14%3.57%5.49%

Smiths News has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Future has a beta of 1.313, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market.

Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Smiths News pays out 51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Future pays out 45.9% 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.

Future has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Smiths News. Smiths News 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 Ratio
Smiths News£1.04B0.16£25.54M£10.706.28
Future£709.90M0.36£84.51M£37.007.91

34.7% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Future shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Smiths News shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Future shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Smiths News currently has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, indicating a potential upside of 36.41%. Future has a consensus target price of GBX 503.50, indicating a potential upside of 71.96%. Given Future's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Future is more favorable than Smiths News.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Smiths News
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 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

In the previous week, Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Future'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Smiths News Neutral
Future Neutral

Summary

Future beats Smiths News on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Smiths News compare to Reach?

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

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
Smiths News2.59% 350.65% 12.57%
Reach -36.18%-36.14%5.03%

In the previous week, Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Reach'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Smiths News Neutral
Reach Neutral

Smiths News has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Reach has a beta of 1.322, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the broader market.

Reach has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Smiths News£1.04B0.16£25.54M£10.706.28
Reach£495.30M0.26£41.55M-£56.70N/A

Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Reach pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.9%. Smiths News pays out 51.9% 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.

34.7% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Reach shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Smiths News shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Reach shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Smiths News presently has a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 36.41%. Reach has a consensus price target of GBX 175, suggesting a potential upside of 326.83%. Given Reach's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Reach is more favorable than Smiths News.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Smiths News
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Reach
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Smiths News beats Reach on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Smiths News compare to LBG Media?

LBG Media (LON:LBG) and Smiths News (LON:SNWS) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk.

LBG Media has a net margin of 11.52% compared to Smiths News' net margin of 2.59%. Smiths News' return on equity of 350.65% beat LBG Media's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LBG Media11.52% 13.81% 12.85%
Smiths News 2.59%350.65%12.57%

LBG Media currently has a consensus price target of GBX 50, suggesting a potential upside of 64.47%. Smiths News has a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 36.41%. Given LBG Media's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LBG Media is more favorable than Smiths News.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
LBG Media
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 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

17.5% of LBG Media shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.6% of LBG Media shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Smiths News shares are owned 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 higher revenue and earnings than LBG Media. Smiths News is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LBG Media, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
LBG Media£100.64M0.63£6.90M£2.7011.26
Smiths News£1.04B0.16£25.54M£10.706.28

In the previous week, LBG Media had 2 more articles in the media than Smiths News. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for LBG Media and 0 mentions for Smiths News. LBG Media's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Smiths News' score of 0.00 indicating that LBG Media is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
LBG Media Positive
Smiths News Neutral

LBG Media has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

LBG Media beats Smiths News on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Smiths News compare to The Quarto Group?

The Quarto Group (LON:QRT) and Smiths News (LON:SNWS) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Smiths News has higher revenue and earnings than The Quarto Group. The Quarto 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 Ratio
The Quarto Group£131.15M0.00£13.66M£0.26N/A
Smiths News£1.04B0.16£25.54M£10.706.28

The Quarto Group has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

4.4% of The Quarto Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. 79.9% of The Quarto Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% 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 is poised for long-term growth.

The Quarto Group has a net margin of 10.42% compared to Smiths News' net margin of 2.59%. Smiths News' return on equity of 350.65% beat The Quarto Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Quarto Group10.42% 21.89% 9.22%
Smiths News 2.59%350.65%12.57%

Smiths News has a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 36.41%. Given Smiths News' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Smiths News is more favorable than The Quarto Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Quarto Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Smiths News
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, The Quarto Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Smiths News'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
The Quarto Group Neutral
Smiths News Neutral

The Quarto Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share. Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. 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. Smiths News pays out 51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smiths News is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Smiths News beats The Quarto Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Smiths News compare to The Quarto Group?

Smiths News (LON:SNWS) and The Quarto Group (LON:QRTR) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

34.7% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Smiths News has higher revenue and earnings than The Quarto Group. The Quarto 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 Ratio
Smiths News£1.04B0.16£25.54M£10.706.28
The Quarto Group£126.28M0.00N/A£10.30N/A

Smiths News currently has a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 36.41%. Given Smiths News' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Smiths News is more favorable than The Quarto Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Smiths News
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 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

In the previous week, Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Quarto Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Smiths News Neutral
The Quarto Group Neutral

Smiths News has a net margin of 2.59% compared to The Quarto Group's net margin of 0.00%. Smiths News' return on equity of 350.65% beat The Quarto Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Smiths News2.59% 350.65% 12.57%
The Quarto Group N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Smiths News beats The Quarto Group on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SNWS vs. The Competition

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MetricSmiths NewsMedia IndustryCommunication Services SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£162.65M£3.08B£33.22B£2.87B
Dividend Yield7.93%5.53%5.37%6.23%
P/E Ratio6.2832.3024.02366.83
Price / Sales0.1634.18129.0483,599.70
Price / Cash3.0617.3820.6927.89
Price / Book-48.8010.1211.516.33
Net Income£25.54M-£45.84M£1.11B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-4.82%-0.64%-0.52%-0.69%
1 Month Performance-5.62%-0.96%-0.52%0.18%
1 Year Performance16.67%-10.24%-7.70%20.03%

Smiths News Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SNWS
Smiths News
N/AGBX 67.20
-1.2%		GBX 91.67
+36.4%		+16.6%£162.65M£1.04B6.281,489
FUTR
Future
N/AGBX 303.40
flat		GBX 503.50
+66.0%		-59.6%£274.23M£709.90M8.202,937
RCH
Reach
N/AGBX 42.50
+2.5%		GBX 175
+311.8%		-37.6%£134.13M£495.30MN/A3,706
LBG
LBG Media
3.3592 of 5 stars		GBX 31
-2.4%		GBX 50
+61.3%		-69.6%£64.82M£100.64M11.48446
QRT
The Quarto Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£57.25M£131.15M538.46305

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