XLMedia (XLM) Competitors

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

Is SNWS or XLM more profitable?

Smiths News has a net margin of 2.31% compared to XLMedia's net margin of -189.42%. XLMedia's return on equity of -113.47% beat Smiths News' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smiths News	2.31%	-296.51%	12.57%
XLMedia	-189.42%	-113.47%	0.42%

Is SNWS or XLM a better dividend stock?

Smiths News pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. XLMedia pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 74.0%. Smiths News pays out 47.1% 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 MarketBeat Community believe in SNWS or XLM?

XLMedia received 199 more outperform votes than Smiths News when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Smiths News an outperform vote while only 72.95% of users gave XLMedia an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Smiths News	Outperform Votes 14 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
XLMedia	Outperform Votes 213 72.95%	Underperform Votes 79 27.05%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SNWS or XLM?

Smiths News has higher revenue and earnings than XLMedia. XLMedia 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	£1.11B	0.12	£25.54M	£10.62	5.31
XLMedia	£39.41M	0.66	-£74.65M	-£18.47	-0.44

Does the media favor SNWS or XLM?

In the previous week, Smiths News' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled XLMedia'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Smiths News	Neutral
XLMedia	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, SNWS or XLM?

Smiths News has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XLMedia has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SNWS or XLM?

Smiths News currently has a consensus price target of GBX 85, suggesting a potential upside of 50.71%. Given Smiths News' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Smiths News is more favorable than XLMedia.

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
XLMedia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SNWS or XLM?

64.6% of Smiths News shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of XLMedia shares are held by institutional investors. 13.1% of Smiths News shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.3% of XLMedia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Smiths News beats XLMedia on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.