Smiths News (SNWS) Competitors

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

Bloomsbury Publishing has a beta of 0.401, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.332, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bloomsbury Publishing	£340.70M	1.46	£37.37M	£27.40	22.33
Smiths News	£1.04B	0.15	£25.54M	£11.30	5.89

Bloomsbury Publishing pays an annual dividend of GBX 15.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Bloomsbury Publishing pays out 56.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smiths News pays out 45.6% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

42.1% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Smiths News had 3 more articles in the media than Bloomsbury Publishing. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Smiths News and 0 mentions for Bloomsbury Publishing. Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Bloomsbury Publishing's score of 0.00 indicating that Smiths News is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bloomsbury Publishing	Neutral
Smiths News	Neutral

Bloomsbury Publishing has a net margin of 6.63% 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 Publishing	6.63%	10.70%	7.82%
Smiths News	2.59%	350.65%	12.57%

Bloomsbury Publishing presently has a consensus price target of GBX 820, indicating a potential upside of 34.00%. Smiths News has a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, indicating a potential upside of 37.62%. Given Smiths News' higher possible 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)	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

Summary

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

How does Smiths News compare to Dods Group?

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

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
Dods Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Smiths News	2.59%	350.65%	12.57%

Smiths News has a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, indicating a potential upside of 37.62%. Given Smiths News' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Smiths News is more favorable than Dods Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dods 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

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dods Group	£25.50M	0.00	N/A	-£0.60	N/A
Smiths News	£1.04B	0.15	£25.54M	£11.30	5.89

35.8% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Smiths News had 3 more articles in the media than Dods Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Smiths News and 0 mentions for Dods Group. Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Dods Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Smiths News is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dods Group	Neutral
Smiths News	Neutral

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

Smiths News has a beta of 0.332, meaning that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Future has a beta of 1.333, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the broader market.

Smiths News currently has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, indicating a potential upside of 37.62%. Future has a consensus target price of GBX 614.50, indicating a potential upside of 96.20%. 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, Future had 4 more articles in the media than Smiths News. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Future and 3 mentions for Smiths News. Future's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Smiths News' score of 0.15 indicating that Future is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Smiths News	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Future	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Smiths News	£1.04B	0.15	£25.54M	£11.30	5.89
Future	£739.20M	0.39	£84.51M	£62.10	5.04

Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Smiths News pays out 45.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Future 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.

35.8% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of Future shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Smiths News shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Future shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Future has a net margin of 8.97% 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 News	2.59%	350.65%	12.57%
Future	8.97%	6.22%	5.49%

Summary

Future beats Smiths News on 11 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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

35.8% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.4% of Reach shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Smiths News shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Reach shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Smiths News currently has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 37.62%. Reach has a consensus target price of GBX 175, suggesting a potential upside of 247.07%. Given Reach's higher possible 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 5.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Reach pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.6%. Smiths News pays out 45.6% 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.

In the previous week, Smiths News and Smiths News both had 3 articles in the media. Reach's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Smiths News' score of 0.15 indicating that Reach is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Smiths News	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Reach	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Smiths News has a beta of 0.332, meaning that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Reach has a beta of 1.406, meaning that its stock price is 41% 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Smiths News	£1.04B	0.15	£25.54M	£11.30	5.89
Reach	£518.40M	0.31	£41.55M	-£41.90	N/A

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
Smiths News	2.59%	350.65%	12.57%
Reach	-25.52%	-21.91%	5.03%

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?

LBG Media (LON:LBG) 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.

17.9% of LBG Media shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. 45.6% of LBG Media 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

LBG Media presently has a consensus price target of GBX 90, indicating a potential upside of 154.35%. Smiths News has a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, indicating a potential upside of 37.62%. Given LBG Media's higher possible upside, equities research 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)	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

In the previous week, Smiths News had 3 more articles in the media than LBG Media. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Smiths News and 0 mentions for LBG Media. Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat LBG Media's score of 0.00 indicating that Smiths News is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
LBG Media	Neutral
Smiths News	Neutral

LBG Media has a beta of 0.591, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.332, meaning that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LBG Media	£92.23M	0.80	£6.90M	£5.00	7.08
Smiths News	£1.04B	0.15	£25.54M	£11.30	5.89

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 Media	11.52%	13.81%	12.85%
Smiths News	2.59%	350.65%	12.57%

Summary

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

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SNWS vs. The Competition

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Metric	Smiths News	Publishing Industry	Communication Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£161.22M	£1.21B	£3.36B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	8.26%	9.08%	6.82%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	5.89	50.23	14.18	365.97
Price / Sales	0.15	53.61	116.39	88,465.78
Price / Cash	3.06	15.71	15.98	27.89
Price / Book	-48.37	1.18	4.68	7.71
Net Income	£25.54M	£59.19M	£125.80M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	0.31%	-0.90%	0.52%	0.51%
1 Month Performance	-3.19%	-1.62%	7.58%	2.49%
1 Year Performance	13.28%	-8.77%	14.04%	87.54%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
SNWS Smiths News	4.3256 of 5 stars	GBX 66.61 +0.9%	GBX 91.67 +37.6%	+15.8%	£161.22M	£1.04B	5.89	1,489	Gap Up
BMY Bloomsbury Publishing	2.2604 of 5 stars	GBX 602.70 +0.8%	GBX 820 +36.1%	-2.9%	£490.58M	£340.70M	22.00	34,300	Positive News
DODS Dods Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£436.55M	£25.50M	N/A	929	Gap Down
FUTR Future	4.5783 of 5 stars	GBX 318.10 -3.5%	GBX 614.50 +93.2%	-61.8%	£293.93M	£739.20M	5.12	2,937	Earnings Report Gap Down
RCH Reach	2.9652 of 5 stars	GBX 50.90 -9.9%	N/A	-35.6%	£160.60M	£518.40M	N/A	3,706	High Trading Volume

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Smiths News (SNWS) Competitors

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Smiths News (SNWS) Competitors

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

How does Smiths News compare to Bloomsbury Publishing?

Which has more volatility & risk, BMY or SNWS?

Which has better earnings and valuation, BMY or SNWS?

Is BMY or SNWS a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BMY or SNWS?

Does the media refer more to BMY or SNWS?

Is BMY or SNWS more profitable?

Do analysts recommend BMY or SNWS?

Summary

How does Smiths News compare to Dods Group?

Is DODS or SNWS more profitable?

Do analysts prefer DODS or SNWS?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DODS or SNWS?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in DODS or SNWS?

Does the media refer more to DODS or SNWS?

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How does Smiths News compare to Future?

Which has more volatility and risk, SNWS or FUTR?

Do analysts prefer SNWS or FUTR?

Does the media refer more to SNWS or FUTR?

Which has better valuation & earnings, SNWS or FUTR?

Is SNWS or FUTR a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SNWS or FUTR?

Is SNWS or FUTR more profitable?

Summary

How does Smiths News compare to Reach?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SNWS or RCH?

Do analysts rate SNWS or RCH?

Is SNWS or RCH a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer SNWS or RCH?

Which has more volatility and risk, SNWS or RCH?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SNWS or RCH?

Is SNWS or RCH more profitable?

Summary

How does Smiths News compare to LBG Media?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in LBG or SNWS?

Do analysts rate LBG or SNWS?

Does the media refer more to LBG or SNWS?

Which has more risk & volatility, LBG or SNWS?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LBG or SNWS?

Is LBG or SNWS more profitable?

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