Future (FUTR) Competitors

Future (LON:FUTR) and Euromoney Institutional Investor (LON:ERM) are both small-cap publishing industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer FUTR or ERM?

In the previous week, Future had 48 more articles in the media than Euromoney Institutional Investor. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Future and 0 mentions for Euromoney Institutional Investor. Future's average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat Euromoney Institutional Investor's score of 0.00 indicating that Future is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Future	Neutral
Euromoney Institutional Investor	Neutral

Is FUTR or ERM more profitable?

Future has a net margin of 11.69% compared to Euromoney Institutional Investor's net margin of 0.00%. Future's return on equity of 8.41% beat Euromoney Institutional Investor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Future	11.69%	8.41%	5.49%
Euromoney Institutional Investor	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FUTR or ERM?

Future has higher revenue and earnings than Euromoney Institutional Investor. Euromoney Institutional Investor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Future, 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
Future	£722.78M	1.08	£84.51M	£78.05	9.20
Euromoney Institutional Investor	£365.16M	0.00	N/A	£0.10	N/A

Is FUTR or ERM a better dividend stock?

Future pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Euromoney Institutional Investor pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share. Future pays out 3.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Euromoney Institutional Investor pays out 182.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Future is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend FUTR or ERM?

Future presently has a consensus price target of GBX 920.67, suggesting a potential upside of 28.23%. Given Future's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Future is more favorable than Euromoney Institutional Investor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Future	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Euromoney Institutional Investor	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FUTR or ERM?

99.0% of Future shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Future shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Future beats Euromoney Institutional Investor on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.