Smiths News (SNWS) Competitors

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SNWS vs. BMY, DODS, FUTR, RCH, and CNCT

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 Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (CNCT). These companies are all part of the "publishing" industry.

How does Smiths News compare to Bloomsbury Publishing?

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

35.8% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.4% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Smiths News shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are held 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.

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 Ratio
Smiths News£1.04B0.16£25.54M£10.706.39
Bloomsbury Publishing£325.90M1.56£37.37M£32.8019.01

Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Bloomsbury Publishing pays an annual dividend of GBX 15.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Smiths News pays out 51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bloomsbury Publishing pays out 47.6% 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.

Smiths News presently has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 34.02%. Bloomsbury Publishing has a consensus target price of GBX 800, suggesting a potential upside of 28.32%. Given Smiths News' higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Bloomsbury Publishing
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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
Smiths News2.59% 350.65% 12.57%
Bloomsbury Publishing 8.28%12.74%7.82%

Smiths News has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bloomsbury Publishing has a beta of 0.402, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Smiths News had 3 more articles in the media than Bloomsbury Publishing. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Smiths News and 1 mentions for Bloomsbury Publishing. Bloomsbury Publishing's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Smiths News' score of 0.51 indicating that Bloomsbury Publishing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Smiths News
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Bloomsbury Publishing
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Bloomsbury Publishing beats Smiths News on 10 of the 16 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

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

In the previous week, Smiths News had 4 more articles in the media than Dods Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Smiths News and 0 mentions for Dods Group. Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Dods Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Smiths News is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Smiths News Positive
Dods Group Neutral

35.8% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

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£10.706.39
Dods Group£25.50M0.00N/A-£0.60N/A

Smiths News currently has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 34.02%. Given Smiths News' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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)
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

Summary

Smiths News beats Dods Group on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

35.8% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Future shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Smiths News shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Future shares are owned by 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 presently has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, indicating a potential upside of 34.02%. Future has a consensus target price of GBX 586, indicating a potential upside of 103.64%. Given Future's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. 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.

In the previous week, Smiths News had 3 more articles in the media than Future. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Smiths News and 1 mentions for Future. Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Future's score of 0.25 indicating that Smiths News is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Smiths News
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Future
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Future has a beta of 1.292, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market.

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£10.706.39
Future£709.90M0.37£84.51M£37.007.78

Summary

Future beats Smiths News on 10 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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Reach pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.3%. Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. 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.

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%

49.5% of Reach shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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£518.40M0.31£41.55M-£41.90N/A
Smiths News£1.04B0.16£25.54M£10.706.39

In the previous week, Smiths News had 4 more articles in the media than Reach. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Smiths News and 0 mentions for Reach. Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Reach's score of 0.00 indicating that Smiths News is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Reach Neutral
Smiths News Positive

Reach currently has a consensus price target of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 241.80%. Smiths News has a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, indicating a potential upside of 34.02%. 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
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

Reach has a beta of 1.318, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Smiths News beats Reach on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Smiths News compare to Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)?

Smiths News (LON:SNWS) and Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (LON:CNCT) are both small-cap publishing industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Smiths News has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L). Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) 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£10.706.39
Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)£1.44B0.00N/A-£18.20N/A

35.8% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Smiths News has a net margin of 2.59% compared to Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Smiths News' return on equity of 350.65% beat Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Smiths News2.59% 350.65% 12.57%
Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) N/A N/A N/A

Smiths News presently has a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, indicating a potential upside of 34.02%. Given Smiths News' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Smiths News is more favorable than Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L).

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
Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share. Smiths News pays out 51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) pays out -5.5% 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, Smiths News had 4 more articles in the media than Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L). MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Smiths News and 0 mentions for Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L). Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Smiths News is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Smiths News Positive
Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) Neutral

Summary

Smiths News beats Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SNWS vs. The Competition

MetricSmiths NewsPublishing IndustryCommunication SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£165.55M£1.27B£3.35B£2.78B
Dividend Yield7.93%8.84%6.74%6.16%
P/E Ratio6.3953.4614.45365.72
Price / Sales0.1654.66104.2286,253.69
Price / Cash3.0615.7115.7027.85
Price / Book-49.671.134.877.92
Net Income£25.54M£59.19M£128.81M£5.89B
7 Day Performance7.89%1.01%-0.39%-0.87%
1 Month Performance2.09%-2.00%-3.05%-0.76%
1 Year Performance20.42%-9.41%0.79%70.67%

Smiths News Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SNWS
Smiths News
4.6957 of 5 stars
GBX 68.40
-2.3%
GBX 91.67
+34.0%
+21.5%£165.55M£1.04B6.391,489
BMY
Bloomsbury Publishing
3.4352 of 5 stars
GBX 636.44
+0.1%
GBX 800
+25.7%
+21.7%£518.04M£325.90M19.4034,300
DODS
Dods Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£436.55M£25.50MN/A929
FUTR
Future
4.6694 of 5 stars
GBX 299.56
+0.3%
GBX 586
+95.6%
-58.7%£270.89M£709.90M8.102,937
RCH
Reach
N/AGBX 51.60
-1.0%
GBX 175
+239.1%
-28.2%£162.85M£518.40MN/A3,706

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This page (LON:SNWS) was last updated on 6/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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