Informa (INF) Competitors

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

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 8.98% beat Informa's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pearson	9.83%	8.98%	4.85%
Informa	9.30%	4.75%	3.63%

Does the media favor PSON or INF?

In the previous week, Informa had 2 more articles in the media than Pearson. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Informa and 1 mentions for Pearson. Pearson's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Informa's score of -0.04 indicating that Pearson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pearson	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Informa	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PSON or INF?

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

Do analysts prefer PSON or INF?

Pearson currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,224, suggesting a potential upside of 4.62%. Informa has a consensus target price of GBX 1,010, suggesting a potential upside of 46.12%. Given Informa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Informa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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%

Which has more volatility & risk, PSON or INF?

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

Is PSON or INF a better dividend stock?

Pearson pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Informa pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Pearson pays out 44.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Informa pays out 81.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has stronger 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	£3.52B	2.24	£346.29M	£51.59	22.68
Informa	£3.28B	2.78	£304.77M	£23.22	29.76

Summary

Pearson beats Informa on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.