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SNWS vs. FUTR, RCH, LBG, QRT, and QRTR

Should you buy Smiths News stock or one of its competitors? Smiths News's main competitors and comparable companies include Future (FUTR), Reach (RCH), LBG Media (LBG), The Quarto Group (QRT), and The Quarto Group (QRTR). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "publishing" industry.

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

69.6% of Future shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Smiths News had 5 more articles in the media than Future. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Smiths News and 4 mentions for Future. Future's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Smiths News' score of 0.35 indicating that Future is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. 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.

Future has a beta of 1.313, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.314, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

Future presently has a consensus target price of GBX 503.50, suggesting a potential upside of 71.80%. Smiths News has a consensus target price of GBX 92.67, suggesting a potential upside of 17.90%. Given Future's higher probable 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 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£709.90M0.36£84.51M£37.007.92
Smiths News£1.04B0.18£25.54M£10.707.35

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

50.0% of Reach shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Reach 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Smiths News had 9 more articles in the media than Reach. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Smiths News and 0 mentions for Reach. Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.35 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 Neutral

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
Reach-36.18% -36.14% 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£495.30M0.29£41.55M-£56.70N/A
Smiths News£1.04B0.18£25.54M£10.707.35

Reach has a beta of 1.322, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.314, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

Reach pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.9%. Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Reach pays out -12.9% 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. Reach is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Reach currently has a consensus price target of GBX 175, suggesting a potential upside of 277.97%. Smiths News has a consensus price target of GBX 92.67, suggesting a potential upside of 17.90%. Given Reach's higher probable upside, equities 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

Summary

Smiths News beats Reach on 10 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 profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

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£1.04B0.18£25.54M£10.707.35
LBG Media£100.64M0.54£6.90M£2.709.67

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

Smiths News currently has a consensus target price of GBX 92.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.90%. LBG Media has a consensus target price of GBX 50, indicating a potential upside of 91.57%. Given LBG Media's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

34.7% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.5% of LBG Media shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Smiths News shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 45.6% of LBG Media shares are held 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.

In the previous week, Smiths News had 8 more articles in the media than LBG Media. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Smiths News and 1 mentions for LBG Media. Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat LBG Media's score of 0.00 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
LBG Media
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

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

How does Smiths News compare to The Quarto Group?

The Quarto Group (LON:QRT) and Smiths News (LON:SNWS) 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 valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

The Quarto Group has a net margin of 10.42% compared to Smiths News' net margin of 2.59%. Smiths News' return on equity of 350.65% beat The Quarto Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Quarto Group10.42% 21.89% 9.22%
Smiths News 2.59%350.65%12.57%

4.4% of The Quarto Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. 79.9% of The Quarto Group 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

The Quarto Group has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.314, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

Smiths News has a consensus price target of GBX 92.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.90%. Given Smiths News' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Smiths News is more favorable than The Quarto Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Quarto 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

The Quarto Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share. Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. The Quarto Group pays out 4,615.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Smiths News pays out 51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smiths News is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Smiths News has higher revenue and earnings than The Quarto Group. The Quarto 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
The Quarto Group£131.15M0.00£13.66M£0.26N/A
Smiths News£1.04B0.18£25.54M£10.707.35

In the previous week, Smiths News had 9 more articles in the media than The Quarto Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Smiths News and 0 mentions for The Quarto Group. Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat The Quarto Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Smiths News is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
The Quarto Group Neutral
Smiths News Neutral

Summary

Smiths News beats The Quarto Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Smiths News compare to The Quarto Group?

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

Smiths News has higher revenue and earnings than The Quarto Group. The Quarto 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
The Quarto Group£126.28M0.00N/A£10.30N/A
Smiths News£1.04B0.18£25.54M£10.707.35

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

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Quarto GroupN/A N/A N/A
Smiths News 2.59%350.65%12.57%

34.7% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Smiths News has a consensus target price of GBX 92.67, suggesting a potential upside of 17.90%. Given Smiths News' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Smiths News is more favorable than The Quarto Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Quarto 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

In the previous week, Smiths News had 9 more articles in the media than The Quarto Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Smiths News and 0 mentions for The Quarto Group. Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat The Quarto Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Smiths News is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
The Quarto Group Neutral
Smiths News Neutral

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SNWS vs. The Competition

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MetricSmiths NewsMedia IndustryCommunication Services SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£190.24M£2.85B£33.89B£2.80B
Dividend Yield8.21%5.67%5.53%6.18%
P/E Ratio7.3528.9522.63366.17
Price / Sales0.1847.7266.5289,425.29
Price / Cash3.0617.0720.2527.89
Price / Book-57.0812.5312.166.83
Net Income£25.54M-£11.49M£1.12B£5.89B
7 Day Performance14.24%-2.77%-1.62%-0.75%
1 Month Performance13.26%-4.49%-3.77%16.84%
1 Year Performance29.28%-10.31%-9.25%16.40%

Smiths News Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SNWS
Smiths News
3.8451 of 5 stars		GBX 78.60
+5.9%		GBX 92.67
+17.9%		+21.4%£190.24M£1.04B7.351,489
FUTR
Future
4.4593 of 5 stars		GBX 307.60
-0.3%		GBX 503.50
+63.7%		-52.8%£271.69M£709.90M8.312,937
RCH
Reach
N/AGBX 43
+1.4%		GBX 175
+307.0%		-30.5%£135.53M£495.30MN/A3,706
LBG
LBG Media
2.6472 of 5 stars		GBX 29.80
flat		GBX 50
+67.8%		-72.8%£62.31M£100.64M11.04446
QRT
The Quarto Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£57.25M£131.15M538.46305

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