XLMedia (XLM) Competitors GBX 12.05 -0.20 (-1.63%) (As of 12:44 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlines XLM vs. CNCT, QRT, HYNS, QRTR, INM, TNI, INF, PSON, ERM, and FUTRShould you be buying XLMedia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of XLMedia include Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (CNCT), The Quarto Group (QRT), Haynes Publishing Group (HYNS), The Quarto Group (QRTR), Independent News & Media (INM), 1819989 (TNI.L) (TNI), Informa (INF), Pearson (PSON), Euromoney Institutional Investor (ERM), and Future (FUTR). These companies are all part of the "publishing" industry. XLMedia vs. Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) The Quarto Group Haynes Publishing Group The Quarto Group Independent News & Media 1819989 (TNI.L) Informa Pearson Euromoney Institutional Investor Future XLMedia (LON:XLM) and Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (LON:CNCT) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, XLM or CNCT? Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) has higher revenue and earnings than XLMedia. XLMedia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioXLMedia£43.76M0.71-£51.88M-£0.13-92.69Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)£1.44B0.04N/A-£18.20-1.41 Is XLM or CNCT more profitable? Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to XLMedia's net margin of -137.89%. Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat XLMedia's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets XLMedia-137.89% -68.92% 0.42% Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor XLM or CNCT? Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) received 174 more outperform votes than XLMedia when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.00% of users gave Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) an outperform vote while only 72.95% of users gave XLMedia an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformXLMediaOutperform Votes21372.95% Underperform Votes7927.05% Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)Outperform Votes38775.00% Underperform Votes12925.00% Is XLM or CNCT a better dividend stock? XLMedia pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 49.8%. Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. XLMedia pays out -4,615.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) pays out -5.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. XLMedia is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to XLM or CNCT? In the previous week, Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)'s average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat XLMedia's score of 0.34 indicating that Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment XLMedia Neutral Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of XLM or CNCT? 7.8% of XLMedia shares are held by institutional investors. 34.3% of XLMedia shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryXLMedia and Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. Get XLMedia News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for XLM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart XLM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricXLMediaPublishing IndustryCommunication SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£31.24M£1.21B£2.66B£1.39BDividend Yield22.66%6.82%6.93%11.86%P/E Ratio-92.691,106.11312.291,573.12Price / Sales0.71175.25127.19212,245.03Price / Cash2.4323.9116.0133.11Price / Book0.712.183.432.79Net Income-£51.88M£58.55M£110.93M£154.04M7 Day Performance0.42%-0.98%-0.31%-0.59%1 Month Performance-2.82%1.03%-1.58%7.21%1 Year Performance69.72%19.68%9.59%94.65% XLMedia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XLMXLMediaN/AGBX 12.05-1.6%N/A+69.0%£31.24M£43.76M-92.69100CNCTSmiths News Plc (CNCT.L)N/AGBX 25.60+1.6%N/A+0.0%£63.41M£1.44B-1.413Gap UpQRTThe Quarto GroupN/AGBX 140+12.0%N/AN/A£57.25M£131.15M538.46305Gap DownHYNSHaynes Publishing GroupN/AN/AN/A+0.0%£41.86M£36.89M47.57251QRTRThe Quarto GroupN/AN/AN/A+0.0%£25.15M£126.28M5.97330Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeINMIndependent News & MediaN/AGBX 0.10+0.5%N/AN/A£1.44M£191M14.86800Positive NewsTNI1819989 (TNI.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00147,000Gap UpINFInforma2.8839 of 5 starsGBX 855+1.7%GBX 966+13.0%+11.9%£11.29B£3.36B3,655.6511,135PSONPearson2.2636 of 5 starsGBX 1,201+0.8%GBX 1,101.75-8.3%+24.7%£7.98B£3.55B2,384.0021,400News CoverageERMEuromoney Institutional InvestorN/AGBX 1,460+0.1%N/AN/A£1.60B£365.16M14,600.002,567High Trading VolumeFUTRFuture1.4128 of 5 starsGBX 857-0.8%GBX 1,059.25+23.6%N/A£944.41M£775.70M1,159.872,937Dividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) Alternatives The Quarto Group Alternatives Haynes Publishing Group Alternatives The Quarto Group Alternatives Independent News & Media Alternatives 1819989 (TNI.L) Alternatives Informa Alternatives Pearson Alternatives Euromoney Institutional Investor Alternatives Future Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:XLM) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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