Informa (INF) Competitors

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

Is PSON or INF a better dividend stock?

Pearson pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Informa pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. 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	2.02	£346.29M	£51.59	20.41
Informa	£3.28B	3.40	£304.77M	£23.22	36.42

Which has more risk and volatility, PSON or INF?

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

Do analysts recommend PSON or INF?

Pearson presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,450, suggesting a potential upside of 37.70%. Informa has a consensus target price of GBX 930, suggesting a potential upside of 9.96%. Given Pearson's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pearson is more favorable than Informa.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pearson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Informa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Informa shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer PSON or INF?

In the previous week, Informa had 5 more articles in the media than Pearson. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Informa and 0 mentions for Pearson. Informa's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Pearson's score of 0.00 indicating that Informa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pearson	Neutral
Informa	Positive

Summary

Pearson beats Informa on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.