LBG Media (LBG) Competitors

Bloomsbury Publishing (LON:BMY) and LBG Media (LON:LBG) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to BMY or LBG?

In the previous week, LBG Media had 5 more articles in the media than Bloomsbury Publishing. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for LBG Media and 0 mentions for Bloomsbury Publishing. LBG Media's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Bloomsbury Publishing's score of 0.00 indicating that LBG Media is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bloomsbury Publishing	Neutral
LBG Media	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BMY or LBG?

Bloomsbury Publishing has higher revenue and earnings than LBG Media. Bloomsbury Publishing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LBG Media, 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
Bloomsbury Publishing	£382.40M	1.37	£37.37M	£46.74	13.91
LBG Media	£80.68M	2.67	£6.90M	£3.24	31.50

Do analysts prefer BMY or LBG?

Bloomsbury Publishing presently has a consensus price target of GBX 825, suggesting a potential upside of 26.92%. LBG Media has a consensus price target of GBX 170, suggesting a potential upside of 66.67%. Given LBG Media's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LBG Media is more favorable than Bloomsbury Publishing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bloomsbury Publishing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
LBG Media	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, BMY or LBG?

Bloomsbury Publishing has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LBG Media has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BMY or LBG?

Bloomsbury Publishing received 240 more outperform votes than LBG Media when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 92.31% of users gave LBG Media an outperform vote while only 68.48% of users gave Bloomsbury Publishing an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bloomsbury Publishing	Outperform Votes 252 68.48%	Underperform Votes 116 31.52%
LBG Media	Outperform Votes 12 92.31%	Underperform Votes 1 7.69%

Is BMY or LBG more profitable?

Bloomsbury Publishing has a net margin of 9.77% compared to LBG Media's net margin of 8.55%. Bloomsbury Publishing's return on equity of 18.62% beat LBG Media's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bloomsbury Publishing	9.77%	18.62%	7.82%
LBG Media	8.55%	10.41%	12.85%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BMY or LBG?

70.1% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.4% of LBG Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 70.1% of LBG Media shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

LBG Media beats Bloomsbury Publishing on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.