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GBX 69.40 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 08/21/2026 12:13 PM Eastern
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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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

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%

In the previous week, Future had 3 more articles in the media than Smiths News. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Future and 0 mentions for Smiths News. Future's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Smiths News' score of 0.00 indicating that Future is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Future Positive
Smiths News Neutral

Future currently has a consensus target price of GBX 503.50, suggesting a potential upside of 67.05%. Smiths News has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 32.08%. Given Future's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. 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 1.309, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

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£709.90M0.38£84.51M£37.008.15
Smiths News£1.04B0.16£25.54M£10.706.49

69.6% of Future shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Future shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Smiths News shares are owned by 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.

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

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£1.04B0.16£25.54M£10.706.49
Reach£495.30M0.27£41.55M-£56.70N/A

In the previous week, Reach had 1 more articles in the media than Smiths News. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Reach and 0 mentions for Smiths News. Reach's average media sentiment score of 0.54 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

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%

Smiths News has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Reach has a beta of 1.325, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the broader market.

Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Reach pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.2%. Smiths News pays out 51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Reach pays out -12.9% 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 currently has a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 32.08%. Reach has a consensus price target of GBX 175, suggesting a potential upside of 309.84%. 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

34.7% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of Reach shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Smiths News shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Reach shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Reach beats Smiths News on 9 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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

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 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£1.04B0.16£25.54M£10.706.49
LBG Media£100.64M0.71£6.90M£2.7012.59

Smiths News has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LBG Media has a beta of 0.586, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

Smiths News presently has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, indicating a potential upside of 32.08%. LBG Media has a consensus target price of GBX 50, indicating a potential upside of 47.06%. Given LBG Media's higher probable 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)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, LBG Media had 2 more articles in the media than Smiths News. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for LBG Media and 0 mentions for Smiths News. LBG Media's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Smiths News' score of 0.00 indicating that LBG Media is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Smiths News Neutral
LBG Media Positive

34.7% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.8% of LBG Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Smiths News shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.6% of LBG Media 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.

Summary

LBG Media beats Smiths News on 9 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

In the previous week, The Quarto Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Smiths News'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
The Quarto Group Neutral
Smiths News Neutral

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%

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£1.04B0.16£25.54M£10.706.49

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 8.0%. 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 a consensus price target of GBX 91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 32.08%. 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 has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths News has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

4.4% of The Quarto Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of Smiths News shares are owned by institutional investors. 79.9% of The Quarto Group 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Smiths News beats The Quarto Group on 11 of the 15 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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Smiths News has a consensus target price of GBX 91.67, indicating a potential upside of 32.08%. 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

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£1.04B0.16£25.54M£10.706.49

In the previous week, The Quarto Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Smiths News'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
The Quarto Group Neutral
Smiths News Neutral

34.7% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Smiths News shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Summary

Smiths News beats The Quarto Group on 11 of the 11 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£167.97M£3.25B£33.00B£2.54B
Dividend Yield8.00%5.43%5.35%6.17%
P/E Ratio6.4932.26232.34367.57
Price / Sales0.1628.2462.2483,481.74
Price / Cash3.0616.1620.7027.89
Price / Book-50.408.9411.417.19
Net Income£25.54M-£45.77M£1.10B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.86%-1.15%-1.15%0.30%
1 Month Performance0.58%5.16%2.43%3.31%
1 Year Performance19.24%8.45%0.05%22.13%

Smiths News Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SNWS
Smiths News
N/AGBX 69.40
flat		GBX 91.67
+32.1%		+19.2%£167.97M£1.04B6.491,489
FUTR
Future
4.3343 of 5 stars		GBX 314
+0.6%		GBX 503.50
+60.4%		-60.9%£283.82M£709.90M8.492,937
RCH
Reach
2.5986 of 5 stars		GBX 43.90
+1.2%		GBX 175
+298.6%		-41.8%£138.55M£495.30MN/A3,706
LBG
LBG Media
2.955 of 5 stars		GBX 34
flat		GBX 50
+47.1%		-64.2%£71.09M£100.64M12.59446
QRT
The Quarto Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£57.25M£131.15M538.46305

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