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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).

How does Smiths News compare to Bloomsbury Publishing?

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

Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. 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 currently has a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 23.21%. Bloomsbury Publishing has a consensus price target of GBX 800, suggesting a potential upside of 30.29%. Given Bloomsbury Publishing's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bloomsbury Publishing 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
Bloomsbury Publishing
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Bloomsbury Publishing had 1 more articles in the media than Smiths News. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Bloomsbury Publishing and 0 mentions for Smiths News. Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Bloomsbury Publishing'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Smiths News Neutral
Bloomsbury Publishing Neutral

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

35.6% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.9% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Smiths News shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

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£1.04B0.17£25.54M£10.706.95
Bloomsbury Publishing£325.90M1.52£37.37M£32.8018.72

Summary

Bloomsbury Publishing beats Smiths News on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Smiths News compare to Dods Group?

Smiths News (LON:SNWS) and Dods Group (LON:DODS) are related small-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, 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

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£1.04B0.17£25.54M£10.706.95
Dods Group£25.50M0.00N/A-£0.60N/A

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

35.6% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Smiths News currently has a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, indicating a potential upside of 23.21%. Given Smiths News' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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 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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

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£37.008.43
Smiths News£1.04B0.17£25.54M£10.706.95

In the previous week, Future had 4 more articles in the media than Smiths News. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Future and 0 mentions for Smiths News. Future's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Smiths News' score of 0.00 indicating that Future is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Future Neutral
Smiths News Neutral

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 presently has a consensus price target of GBX 503.50, indicating a potential upside of 61.48%. Smiths News has a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, indicating a potential upside of 23.21%. Given Future's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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 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%

Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. 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 held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.6% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Future 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.

Summary

Future beats Smiths News on 12 of the 18 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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

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

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%

35.6% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of Reach shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Smiths News shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Reach shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Smiths News currently has a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 23.21%. Reach has a consensus price target of GBX 175, suggesting a potential upside of 275.94%. 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

Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Reach pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.8%. Smiths News pays out 51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Reach pays out -17.5% 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. Reach is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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£1.04B0.17£25.54M£10.706.95
Reach£518.40M0.28£41.55M-£41.90N/A

In the previous week, Reach's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Smiths News' score of 0.00 indicating that Reach is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Smiths News Neutral
Reach Positive

Summary

Smiths News and Reach tied by winning 8 of the 16 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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

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

35.6% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.8% of LBG Media shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Smiths News shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.6% of LBG Media shares are held by company 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
Smiths News£1.04B0.17£25.54M£10.706.95
LBG Media£100.64M0.73£6.90M£2.7012.93

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

Smiths News presently has a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 23.21%. LBG Media has a consensus price target of GBX 50, suggesting a potential upside of 43.27%. Given LBG Media's higher possible 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

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 NewsMedia IndustryCommunication Services SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£180.07M£3.07B£32.31B£2.82B
Dividend Yield7.54%5.35%5.35%6.15%
P/E Ratio6.9536.4720.20368.29
Price / Sales0.1727.5061.0883,501.30
Price / Cash3.0619.8219.5827.89
Price / Book-54.037.6910.537.04
Net Income£25.54M-£30.65M£1.11B£5.89B
7 Day Performance6.59%0.85%0.05%6.05%
1 Month Performance3.33%-4.51%-1.27%-0.22%
1 Year Performance35.27%17.88%4.73%63.72%

Smiths News Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SNWS
Smiths News
N/AGBX 74.40
+1.9%		GBX 91.67
+23.2%		+32.7%£180.07M£1.04B6.951,489
BMY
Bloomsbury Publishing
2.8593 of 5 stars		GBX 638
-0.2%		GBX 800
+25.4%		+28.5%£515.78M£325.90M19.4534,300
DODS
Dods Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£436.55M£25.50MN/A929
FUTR
Future
4.5059 of 5 stars		GBX 325.20
+0.2%		GBX 503.50
+54.8%		-57.1%£292.50M£709.90M8.792,937
RCH
Reach
2.5269 of 5 stars		GBX 46
+0.3%		GBX 175
+280.4%		-35.4%£145.17M£518.40MN/A3,706

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