Informa (INF) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, INF or PSON?

Informa has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pearson has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to INF or PSON?

In the previous week, Informa had 3 more articles in the media than Pearson. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Informa and 5 mentions for Pearson. Pearson's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Informa's score of 0.76 indicating that Pearson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Informa	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pearson	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, INF or PSON?

Pearson has higher revenue and earnings than Informa. 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	£3.36B	3.15	£312.80M	£0.23	3,485.22
Pearson	£3.55B	2.37	£349M	£0.50	2,538.00

Is INF or PSON more profitable?

Pearson has a net margin of 9.83% compared to Informa's net margin of 9.30%. Pearson's return on equity of 8.78% beat Informa's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Informa	9.30%	5.15%	3.63%
Pearson	9.83%	8.78%	4.85%

Is INF or PSON a better dividend stock?

Informa pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Pearson pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Informa pays out 8,260.9% 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 4,600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

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

74.4% of Informa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Pearson shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Informa shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Pearson shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate INF or PSON?

Informa currently has a consensus target price of GBX 966, indicating a potential upside of 20.51%. Pearson has a consensus target price of GBX 1,146.75, indicating a potential downside of 9.63%. Given Informa's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Informa is more favorable than Pearson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Informa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pearson	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in INF or PSON?

Pearson received 14 more outperform votes than Informa when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.91% of users gave Informa an outperform vote while only 54.56% of users gave Pearson an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Informa	Outperform Votes 698 65.91%	Underperform Votes 361 34.09%
Pearson	Outperform Votes 712 54.56%	Underperform Votes 593 45.44%

Summary

Informa and Pearson tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.