LBG Media (LBG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

LBG Media is a multi-brand, multi-channel digital youth publisher and is a leading disrupter in the digital media and social publishing sectors. The Group produces and distributes digital content across a range of mediums including video, editorial, image, audio, and experience (virtual and augmented reality). Since its inception in 2012, the Group has curated a diverse collection of ten core specialist brands using social media platforms (primarily Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Youtube and TikTok) and has built multiple websites to reach new audiences and drive engagement. Each brand is dedicated to a distinct popular interest point (e.g. sport, gaming etc.), which is designed to achieve broader engagement, increase relevance and ultimately build a loyal community of followers. Through internally created content and content provided by third parties, including that of its audience, the Group generated 28 billion views in 2020. The Directors believe the Group’s ability to efficiently evaluate and analyse data insights and trends means it has built a deep understanding of how to effectively relate to audiences and their emotions. The accumulated data from daily audience interactions provides invaluable insight that can be shared with brand owners to assist in maximising engagement, reach and designing effective marketing solutions for the hard-to-reach youth audience. The Group principally operates from its London and Manchester offices in the United Kingdom, with smaller operations in select geographies including Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. Digital distribution and social media are not confined by geographical borders, enabling a global, highly scalable platform for growth, allowing the Group to amass critical scale, de-risking future expansion opportunities.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 99 to 107
• 50-Day Range: 99.50 to 125
• 52-Week Range: 63 to 146
• Volume: 282,394 shs
• Average Volume: 112,658 shs
• Market Capitalization: £213.48 million
• P/E Ratio: 31.23
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: GBX 170
• Consensus Rating: Buy

LBG Media Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

LBG Media scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

LBG Media has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

LBG Media has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of LBG Media is 30.93, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.46.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of LBG Media is 30.93, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 23.36.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

LBG Media has a P/B Ratio of 3.07. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for LBG.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

LBG Media does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

LBG Media does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for LBG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

LBG Media has a news sentiment score of 1.11. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for LBG Media this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, LBG Media insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £74,997.16 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

70.13% of the stock of LBG Media is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 29.38% of the stock of LBG Media is held by institutions.

LBG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LBG shares performed this year?

LBG Media's stock was trading at GBX 130 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LBG stock has decreased by 22.9% and is now trading at GBX 100.18.
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How were LBG Media's earnings last quarter?

LBG Media plc (LON:LBG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 22nd. The company reported $5.73 EPS for the quarter. LBG Media had a net margin of 8.55% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.41%.

How do I buy shares of LBG Media?

Shares of LBG stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of LBG Media own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that LBG Media investors own include AutoZone (AZO), Intel (INTC), TJX Companies (TJX), Abacus Health Products (ABAHF), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM) and Bank of America (BAC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 1/22/2025
• Today: 4/04/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Publishing
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:LBG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.ladbiblegroup.com
• Phone: 44 16 1228 7637
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 446
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 170
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 170
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 170
• Potential Upside/Downside: +61.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 3.24
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 32.46
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.60
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £6.90 million
• Net Margins: 8.55%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.41%
• Return on Assets: 12.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 6.88
• Current Ratio: 2.43
• Quick Ratio: 5.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £80.68 million
• Price / Sales: 2.75
• Cash Flow: GBX 20.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.01
• Book Value: GBX 32.64 per share
• Price / Book: 3.22

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 211,052,191
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £221.87 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.83