XLMedia (XLM) Competitors GBX 10.32 -0.06 (-0.53%) As of 10:33 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlines XLM vs. SNWS, CNCT, QRT, HYNS, QRTR, INM, TNI, INF, PSON, and ERMShould you be buying XLMedia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of XLMedia include Smiths News (SNWS), 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), and Euromoney Institutional Investor (ERM). These companies are all part of the "publishing" industry. XLMedia vs. Smiths News 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 Smiths News (LON:SNWS) and XLMedia (LON:XLM) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate SNWS or XLM? Smiths News presently has a consensus price target of GBX 85, indicating a potential upside of 53.99%. Given Smiths News' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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) 3.00XLMedia 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 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 9.1%. XLMedia pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 58.1%. 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. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSmiths News£1.11B0.12£25.54M£10.625.20XLMedia£39.41M0.84-£74.65M-£18.47-0.56 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SNWS or XLM? XLMedia received 200 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSmiths NewsOutperform Votes13100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesXLMediaOutperform Votes21372.95% Underperform Votes7927.05% Which has more risk and volatility, SNWS or XLM? Smiths News has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XLMedia has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer 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 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 News2.31% -296.51% 12.57% XLMedia -189.42%-113.47%0.42% SummarySmiths News beats XLMedia on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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£33.27M£1.43B£3.43B£2.60BDividend Yield22.66%7.09%6.76%5.03%P/E Ratio-0.569.6625.25153.83Price / Sales0.8482.80171.32298,739.53Price / Cash2.4315.7115.9927.88Price / Book0.511.404.534.54Net Income-£74.65M£59.19M£142.44M£5.75B7 Day Performance0.19%0.50%0.94%1.12%1 Month Performance2.18%-3.45%-0.24%-3.40%1 Year Performance65.12%10.76%12.41%126.57% XLMedia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XLMXLMediaN/AGBX 10.32-0.5%N/A+61.3%£33.27M£39.41M-0.56100SNWSSmiths NewsN/AGBX 53.80-0.4%GBX 85+58.0%+13.0%£129.14M£1.11B5.071,489Dividend IncreaseGap 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 UpINFInforma3.9196 of 5 starsGBX 751+1.1%GBX 1,010+34.5%-6.2%£9.88B£3.28B32.3411,135Insider TradePSONPearson3.0096 of 5 starsGBX 1,264.50-1.1%GBX 1,224-3.2%+23.4%£8.54B£3.52B24.5121,400ERMEuromoney Institutional InvestorN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.60B£365.16M14,600.002,567High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Smiths News Alternatives 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 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 3/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Musk Wants to Audit Fort Knox—What It Means for Your RetirementYou can take advantage of the coming tariff-fueled gold melt-up right inside your IRA or 401(k) – 100% TAX-FRE...Colonial Metals | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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