Informa (INF) Competitors

Informa (LON:INF) and Pearson (LON:PSON) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Do analysts recommend INF or PSON?

Informa currently has a consensus price target of GBX 865.33, suggesting a potential upside of 2.07%. Pearson has a consensus price target of GBX 1,092.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.24%. Given Pearson's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pearson is more favorable than Informa.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Informa	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Pearson	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media favor INF or PSON?

In the previous week, Informa had 12 more articles in the media than Pearson. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Informa and 0 mentions for Pearson. Informa's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat Pearson's score of 0.00 indicating that Informa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Informa	Neutral
Pearson	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer INF or PSON?

Pearson received 14 more outperform votes than Informa when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.81% of users gave Informa an outperform vote while only 54.50% of users gave Pearson an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Informa	Outperform Votes 695 65.81%	Underperform Votes 361 34.19%
Pearson	Outperform Votes 709 54.50%	Underperform Votes 592 45.50%

Is INF or PSON more profitable?

Informa has a net margin of 13.14% compared to Pearson's net margin of 10.29%. Pearson's return on equity of 9.04% beat Informa's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Informa	13.14%	6.32%	3.37%
Pearson	10.29%	9.04%	4.76%

Is INF or PSON a better dividend stock?

Informa pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Pearson pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Informa pays out 6,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pearson pays out 4,339.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pearson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, INF or PSON?

Informa has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pearson. Pearson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Informa, 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
Informa	£3.19B	3.59	£419M	£0.30	2,826.00
Pearson	£3.67B	1.73	£378M	£0.53	1,788.68

Which has more risk and volatility, INF or PSON?

Informa has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pearson has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of INF or PSON?

79.1% of Informa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Pearson shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Informa shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Pearson shares are owned 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.

Summary

Informa beats Pearson on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.