XLMedia (XLM) Competitors GBX 6.58 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/14/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock XLM vs. CNCT, QRT, HYNS, QRTR, INM, TNI, INF, PSON, ERM, and FUTRShould you be buying XLMedia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of XLMedia include Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (CNCT), The Quarto Group (QRT), Haynes Publishing Group (HYNS), The Quarto Group (QRTR), Independent News & Media (INM), 1819989 (TNI.L) (TNI), Informa (INF), Pearson (PSON), Euromoney Institutional Investor (ERM), and Future (FUTR). These companies are all part of the "publishing" industry. XLMedia vs. Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) The Quarto Group Haynes Publishing Group The Quarto Group Independent News & Media 1819989 (TNI.L) Informa Pearson Euromoney Institutional Investor Future XLMedia (LON:XLM) and Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (LON:CNCT) 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 media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking. Does the MarketBeat Community favor XLM or CNCT? Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) received 174 more outperform votes than XLMedia when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.00% of users gave Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) an outperform vote while only 72.95% of users gave XLMedia an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformXLMediaOutperform Votes21372.95% Underperform Votes7927.05% Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)Outperform Votes38775.00% Underperform Votes12925.00% Is XLM or CNCT more profitable? Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to XLMedia's net margin of -189.42%. Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat XLMedia's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets XLMedia-189.42% -113.47% 0.42% Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) N/A N/A N/A Which has higher earnings and valuation, XLM or CNCT? Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) has higher revenue and earnings than XLMedia. XLMedia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioXLMedia£39.41M0.54-£74.65M-£18.47-0.36Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)£1.44B0.00N/A-£18.20N/A Is XLM or CNCT a better dividend stock? XLMedia pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 91.2%. Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share. XLMedia pays out -32.5% 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. XLMedia is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of XLM or CNCT? 7.8% of XLMedia shares are held by institutional investors. 34.3% of XLMedia shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer XLM or CNCT? In the previous week, XLMedia had 10 more articles in the media than Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L). MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for XLMedia and 0 mentions for Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L). Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat XLMedia's score of -0.06 indicating that Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment XLMedia Neutral Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) Neutral SummaryXLMedia and Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get XLMedia News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for XLM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart XLM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricXLMediaPublishing IndustryCommunication SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£21.21M£1.43B£3.52B£2.68BDividend Yield22.66%7.09%6.77%5.05%P/E Ratio-0.369.8521.99134.32Price / Sales0.5477.00113.80203,702.46Price / Cash2.4315.7116.3428.02Price / Book0.321.394.323.80Net Income-£74.65M£59.19M£146.35M£5.89B7 Day Performance1.23%1.37%6.22%7.78%1 Month Performance-34.85%6.72%5.79%29.45%1 Year Performance-43.28%9.21%7.74%119.74% XLMedia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XLMXLMediaN/AGBX 6.58flatN/AN/A£21.21M£39.41M-0.36100Insider TradeCNCTSmiths News Plc (CNCT.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£63.41M£1.44B-1.413Gap UpQRTThe Quarto GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£57.25M£131.15M538.46305Gap DownHYNSHaynes Publishing GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£41.86M£36.89M47.57251QRTRThe Quarto GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£25.15M£126.28M5.97330Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeINMIndependent News & MediaN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.44M£191M14.86800TNI1819989 (TNI.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00147,000Gap UpINFInforma2.7397 of 5 starsGBX 799.40-0.7%GBX 1,010+26.3%-3.9%£10.52B£3.28B34.4211,135PSONPearson2.336 of 5 starsGBX 1,179-0.1%GBX 1,224+3.8%+27.4%£7.96B£3.52B22.8521,400ERMEuromoney Institutional InvestorN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.60B£365.16M14,600.002,567High Trading VolumeFUTRFuture3.5856 of 5 starsGBX 743.19-1.8%GBX 1,060+42.6%-34.4%£804.72M£722.78M9.522,937Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) Alternatives The Quarto Group Alternatives Haynes Publishing Group Alternatives The Quarto Group Alternatives Independent News & Media Alternatives 1819989 (TNI.L) Alternatives Informa Alternatives Pearson Alternatives Euromoney Institutional Investor Alternatives Future Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:XLM) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: Prepare to Be Shocked by These PayoutsThere's a strategy out there paying up to 70% on tech stocks like Amazon, Tesla, and Microsoft—stocks that don...Investors Alley | SponsoredThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe Prophet's Newest PredictionA storm is brewing in the markets: new tariffs, recession warnings, and panic in the headlines. 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