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. Its Competitors 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 Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (LON:CNCT) and XLMedia (LON:XLM) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals believe in CNCT or XLM? 7.8% of XLMedia shares are held by institutional investors. 34.3% of XLMedia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is CNCT or XLM a better dividend stock? Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share. XLMedia pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 91.2%. Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) pays out -5.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. XLMedia pays out -32.5% 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. Does the media prefer CNCT or XLM? In the previous week, Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled XLMedia'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) Neutral XLMedia Neutral Which has higher valuation and earnings, CNCT or XLM? 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 RatioSmiths News Plc (CNCT.L)£1.44B0.00N/A-£18.20N/AXLMedia£39.41M0.54-£74.65M-£18.47-0.36 Is CNCT or XLM 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 Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)N/A N/A N/A XLMedia -189.42%-113.47%0.42% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CNCT or XLM? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSmiths News Plc (CNCT.L)Outperform Votes38775.00% Underperform Votes12925.00% XLMediaOutperform Votes21372.95% Underperform Votes7927.05% SummarySmiths News Plc (CNCT.L) and XLMedia tied by winning 6 of the 12 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 XLM 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£1.33B£3.35B£2.91BDividend Yield22.66%7.09%6.77%4.90%P/E Ratio-0.369.5820.91124.58Price / Sales0.5473.15116.87248,060.34Price / Cash2.4315.7116.5228.07Price / Book0.321.324.354.64Net Income-£74.65M£59.19M£146.67M£5.91B7 Day PerformanceN/A0.50%0.45%12.09%1 Month Performance1.23%-0.59%4.12%22.37%1 Year Performance-38.79%7.63%11.03%77.36% 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-0.36100Gap UpCNCTSmiths 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 UpINFInforma3.6815 of 5 starsGBX 801.15+1.1%GBX 970+21.1%-6.7%£10.54B£3.28B34.5011,135PSONPearson3.6555 of 5 starsGBX 1,095+0.9%GBX 1,224+11.8%+11.9%£7.39B£3.52B21.2221,400ERMEuromoney Institutional InvestorN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.60B£365.16M14,600.002,567High Trading VolumeFUTRFuture3.9046 of 5 starsGBX 687.50+1.6%GBX 976.67+42.1%-31.8%£744.42M£722.78M8.812,937Dividend Announcement 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 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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