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GBX 68 -0.47 (-0.69%)
As of 07/13/2026 12:44 PM Eastern
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SNWS vs. BMY, DODS, FUTR, RCH, and LBG

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

How does Smiths News compare to Bloomsbury Publishing?

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

Bloomsbury Publishing has a net margin of 8.28% compared to Smiths News' net margin of 2.59%. Smiths News' return on equity of 350.65% beat Bloomsbury Publishing's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bloomsbury Publishing8.28% 12.74% 7.82%
Smiths News 2.59%350.65%12.57%

42.9% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.6% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Bloomsbury Publishing 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Bloomsbury Publishing has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Smiths News. Smiths News is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bloomsbury Publishing, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bloomsbury Publishing£325.90M1.60£37.37M£32.8019.65
Smiths News£1.04B0.16£25.54M£10.706.36

Bloomsbury Publishing has a beta of 0.419, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.312, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

Bloomsbury Publishing pays an annual dividend of GBX 15.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Bloomsbury Publishing pays out 47.6% 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.

In the previous week, Bloomsbury Publishing's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Smiths News'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Bloomsbury Publishing Neutral
Smiths News Neutral

Bloomsbury Publishing presently has a consensus price target of GBX 800, suggesting a potential upside of 24.14%. Smiths News has a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 34.80%. Given Smiths News' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Smiths News is more favorable than Bloomsbury Publishing.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bloomsbury Publishing
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 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

Summary

Bloomsbury Publishing beats Smiths News on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Smiths News compare to Dods Group?

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

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 Ratio
Smiths News£1.04B0.16£25.54M£10.706.36
Dods Group£25.50M0.00N/A-£0.60N/A

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

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

Smiths News currently has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 34.80%. Given Smiths News' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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)
3 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

35.6% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Smiths News shares are owned by company 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.

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

Summary

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

How does Smiths News compare to Future?

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

Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Future pays out 45.9% 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.

69.6% of Future shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.6% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Future shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Smiths News shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Future had 7 more articles in the media than Smiths News. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Future and 0 mentions for Smiths News. Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Future's score of -0.02 indicating that Smiths News is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Future Neutral
Smiths News Neutral

Future has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Future£709.90M0.40£84.51M£37.008.59
Smiths News£1.04B0.16£25.54M£10.706.36

Future currently has a consensus target price of GBX 586, indicating a potential upside of 84.28%. Smiths News has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, indicating a potential upside of 34.80%. Given Future's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Future is more favorable than Smiths News.

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
Smiths News
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Future has a beta of 1.319, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.312, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

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
Future5.14% 3.57% 5.49%
Smiths News 2.59%350.65%12.57%

Summary

Future beats Smiths News on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Smiths News compare to Reach?

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

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%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Reach£518.40M0.36£41.55M-£41.90N/A
Smiths News£1.04B0.16£25.54M£10.706.36

Reach pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%. Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Reach pays out -17.5% 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.

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 0.20 beat Smiths News' score of 0.00 indicating that Reach is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Reach Neutral
Smiths News Neutral

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

49.4% of Reach shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.6% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Reach presently has a consensus target price of GBX 175, suggesting a potential upside of 193.62%. Smiths News has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 34.80%. Given Reach's higher possible upside, equities 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

Summary

Reach beats Smiths News on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Smiths News compare to LBG Media?

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

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
Smiths News£1.04B0.16£25.54M£10.706.36
LBG Media£100.64M0.68£6.90M£2.7012.13

35.6% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.8% of LBG Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Smiths News shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.6% of LBG Media shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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
Smiths News2.59% 350.65% 12.57%
LBG Media 11.52%13.81%12.85%

Smiths News presently has a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 34.80%. LBG Media has a consensus price target of GBX 50, suggesting a potential upside of 52.65%. Given LBG Media's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LBG Media 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
LBG Media
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Smiths News has a beta of 0.312, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LBG Media has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Smiths News Neutral
LBG Media Neutral

Summary

LBG Media beats Smiths News on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SNWS vs. The Competition

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MetricSmiths NewsPublishing IndustryCommunication SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£164.58M£1.36B£3.54B£2.85B
Dividend Yield7.95%8.52%6.77%6.16%
P/E Ratio6.3655.7615.01368.18
Price / Sales0.1658.40102.7384,612.72
Price / Cash3.0615.7116.0627.87
Price / Book-49.381.194.927.49
Net Income£25.54M£59.19M-£9.17M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-4.57%-0.87%0.61%-0.19%
1 Month Performance5.92%3.06%-1.32%-1.00%
1 Year Performance18.88%-10.19%-5.84%61.67%

Smiths News Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SNWS
Smiths News
4.1185 of 5 stars		GBX 68
-0.7%		GBX 91.67
+34.8%		+18.6%£164.58M£1.04B6.361,489
BMY
Bloomsbury Publishing
2.1878 of 5 stars		GBX 625
-0.2%		GBX 800
+28.0%		+30.6%£505.27M£325.90M19.0534,300
DODS
Dods Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£436.55M£25.50MN/A929
FUTR
Future
4.5197 of 5 stars		GBX 289.20
+0.3%		GBX 586
+102.6%		-56.7%£260.12M£709.90M7.822,937
RCH
Reach
2.9741 of 5 stars		GBX 56.30
-0.7%		GBX 175
+210.8%		-21.5%£177.68M£518.40MN/A3,706

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