Smiths News (SNWS) Competitors GBX 63 -1.20 (-1.87%) (As of 12/11/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades SNWS vs. BMY, DODS, RCH, LBG, CNCT, QRT, HYNS, XLM, QRTR, and INMShould you be buying Smiths News stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Smiths News include Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY), Dods Group (DODS), Reach (RCH), LBG Media (LBG), Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (CNCT), The Quarto Group (QRT), Haynes Publishing Group (HYNS), XLMedia (XLM), The Quarto Group (QRTR), and Independent News & Media (INM). These companies are all part of the "publishing" industry. Smiths News vs. Bloomsbury Publishing Dods Group Reach LBG Media Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) The Quarto Group Haynes Publishing Group XLMedia The Quarto Group Independent News & Media Smiths News (LON:SNWS) and Bloomsbury Publishing (LON:BMY) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, SNWS or BMY? Smiths News has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bloomsbury Publishing has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, SNWS or BMY? Bloomsbury Publishing has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioSmiths News£1.08B0.14£23.40M£0.09700.00Bloomsbury Publishing£342.65M1.59£32.30M£0.391,717.95 Do analysts prefer SNWS or BMY? Smiths News currently has a consensus target price of GBX 80, suggesting a potential upside of 26.98%. Bloomsbury Publishing has a consensus target price of GBX 825, suggesting a potential upside of 23.13%. Given Smiths News' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Smiths News is more favorable than Bloomsbury Publishing.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) 3.00Bloomsbury Publishing 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SNWS or BMY? Bloomsbury Publishing received 240 more outperform votes than Smiths News when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Smiths News an outperform vote while only 68.48% of users gave Bloomsbury Publishing an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSmiths NewsOutperform Votes12100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesBloomsbury PublishingOutperform Votes25268.48% Underperform Votes11631.52% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SNWS or BMY? 64.6% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.1% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of Smiths News shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is SNWS or BMY more profitable? Bloomsbury Publishing has a net margin of 9.43% compared to Smiths News' net margin of 2.16%. Bloomsbury Publishing's return on equity of 16.55% beat Smiths News' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Smiths News2.16% N/A 12.57% Bloomsbury Publishing 9.43%16.55%7.82% Does the media prefer SNWS or BMY? In the previous week, Smiths News had 2 more articles in the media than Bloomsbury Publishing. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Smiths News and 0 mentions for Bloomsbury Publishing. Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Bloomsbury Publishing's score of 0.00 indicating that Smiths News is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Smiths News Positive Bloomsbury Publishing Neutral Is SNWS or BMY a better dividend stock? Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Bloomsbury Publishing pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Smiths News pays out 5,555.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bloomsbury Publishing pays out 3,846.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SummarySmiths News beats Bloomsbury Publishing on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Paradigm Press[Urgent] Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. Then, he did it again with Tesla… which is up more than 19,500% since 2010. For perspective, that turns $100 invested into almost $20,000! And now, Elon could be set to do it for the third and final time… with what might be his biggest breakthrough yet. And for the first time ever, you have the rare chance to profit BEFORE the upcoming IPO.Click here now for the urgent details on this hidden play. 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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£149.37M£1.24B£2.89B£1.41BDividend Yield7.89%5.67%6.80%12.31%P/E Ratio700.001,035.82324.701,632.39Price / Sales0.14179.02125.40340,356.43Price / Cash3.0624.7916.6232.61Price / Book-10.502.483.942.89Net Income£23.40M£78.75M£121.54M£126.42M7 Day Performance1.61%-0.40%1.57%4.94%1 Month Performance3.28%0.07%3.45%6.37%1 Year Performance26.00%16.20%12.78%105.98% Smiths News Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SNWSSmiths News3.8262 of 5 starsGBX 63-1.9%GBX 80+27.0%+26.9%£149.37M£1.08B700.001,489News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBMYBloomsbury Publishing1.214 of 5 starsGBX 662-1.2%GBX 825+24.6%+43.9%£539.13M£342.65M1,717.9534,300Gap DownDODSDods GroupN/AGBX 75flatN/AN/A£436.55M£25.50M-125.00929Gap DownRCHReachN/AGBX 88.70-1.4%N/A+28.9%£279.57M£554.20M692.313,706LBGLBG MediaN/AGBX 118-1.7%GBX 170+44.1%+35.0%£246.71M£82.54M3,000.00446CNCTSmiths News Plc (CNCT.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£63.41M£1.44B-1.413News CoverageGap UpQRTThe Quarto GroupN/AGBX 140+12.0%N/A+5.7%£57.25M£131.15M538.46305Gap DownHYNSHaynes Publishing GroupN/AGBX 685flatN/A+0.0%£41.86M£36.89M47.57251XLMXLMediaN/AGBX 11.90-0.8%N/A+54.8%£30.85M£43.76M-92.31100QRTRThe Quarto GroupN/AGBX 61.50+7.0%N/AN/A£25.15M£126.28M5.97330Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeINMIndependent News & MediaN/AGBX 0.10+0.5%N/A+0.0%£1.44M£191M14.86800 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BMY Competitors DODS Competitors RCH Competitors LBG Competitors CNCT Competitors QRT Competitors HYNS Competitors XLM Competitors QRTR Competitors INM Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:SNWS) was last updated on 12/11/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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