WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. operates a storytelling platform worldwide. The company's platform allows a community of creators and users to discover, create, and share new content. Its platform offers stories primarily in two ways, including web-comics, a graphical comic-like medium; and web-novels, which are text-based stories. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of NAVER Corporation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.60 to $15.86
• 50-Day Range: $8.17 to $16.96
• 52-Week Range: $6.75 to $18.45
• Volume: 1.39 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.11 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.96 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $15.43
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

WEBTOON Entertainment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WEBTOON Entertainment scored higher than 13% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 635th out of 671 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

WEBTOON Entertainment has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

WEBTOON Entertainment has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for WEBTOON Entertainment are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.26) to $0.17 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

WEBTOON Entertainment has a P/B Ratio of 1.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

20.49% of the float of WEBTOON Entertainment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

WEBTOON Entertainment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WEBTOON Entertainment has recently decreased by 0.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

WEBTOON Entertainment does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

WEBTOON Entertainment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

20.49% of the float of WEBTOON Entertainment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

WEBTOON Entertainment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WEBTOON Entertainment has recently decreased by 0.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.02

News Sentiment

WEBTOON Entertainment has a news sentiment score of 1.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for WEBTOON Entertainment this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for WBTN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added WEBTOON Entertainment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, WEBTOON Entertainment insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.45% of the stock of WEBTOON Entertainment is held by insiders.

WBTN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WBTN shares performed this year?

WEBTOON Entertainment's stock was trading at $13.58 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, WBTN stock has increased by 10.2% and is now trading at $14.97.

How were WEBTOON Entertainment's earnings last quarter?

WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:WBTN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 12th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.05. The firm's revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did WEBTOON Entertainment IPO?

WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) raised $315 million in an IPO on Thursday, June 27th 2024. The company issued 15,000,000 shares at a price of $21.00 per share.

Who are WEBTOON Entertainment's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of WEBTOON Entertainment include Ameriprise Financial Inc. (0.66%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.63%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.39%) and Optimize Financial Inc (0.11%). Insiders that own company stock include Junkoo Kim, Yongsoo Kim and Namsun Kim.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of WEBTOON Entertainment?

Shares of WBTN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2025
• Today: 8/15/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INTERNET SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Printing And Publishing
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WBTN
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:WBTN
• CIK: 1997859
• Web: N/A
• Phone: (213) 347-4841
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,800
• Year Founded: 2014

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for WEBTOON Entertainment: $15.43
• High Price Target: $23.00
• Low Price Target: $9.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.77)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$143.90 million
• Net Margins: -7.24%
• Pretax Margin: -13.48%
• Return on Equity: -0.13%
• Return on Assets: -0.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.63
• Quick Ratio: 2.63

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.35 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.46
• Cash Flow: $0.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 22.77
• Book Value: $11.85 per share
• Price / Book: 1.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 130,190,000
• Free Float: 123,094,000
• Market Cap: $1.97 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.12