Informa (INF) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, PSON or INF?

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

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

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

Do analysts rate PSON or INF?

Pearson presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,159.25, indicating a potential downside of 8.61%. Informa has a consensus price target of GBX 966, indicating a potential upside of 15.61%. Given Informa's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Informa is more favorable than Pearson.

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

Is PSON or INF a better dividend stock?

Pearson pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Informa pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. 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. 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PSON or INF?

Pearson received 15 more outperform votes than Informa when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.91% of users gave Informa an outperform vote while only 54.59% of users gave Pearson an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pearson	Outperform Votes 713 54.59%	Underperform Votes 593 45.41%
Informa	Outperform Votes 698 65.91%	Underperform Votes 361 34.09%

Does the media prefer PSON or INF?

In the previous week, Pearson had 2 more articles in the media than Informa. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Pearson and 6 mentions for Informa. Informa's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Pearson's score of 0.18 indicating that Informa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pearson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Informa	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PSON or INF 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
Pearson	9.83%	8.78%	4.85%
Informa	9.30%	5.15%	3.63%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PSON or INF?

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
Pearson	£3.55B	2.37	£349M	£0.50	2,537.00
Informa	£3.36B	3.28	£312.80M	£0.23	3,633.04

Summary

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