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WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$9.62 +0.39 (+4.23%)
Closing price 05/2/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$9.72 +0.10 (+1.04%)
As of 05/2/2025 07:50 PM Eastern
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About WEBTOON Entertainment Stock (NASDAQ:WBTN)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$9.34
$9.75
50-Day Range
$7.02
$9.62
52-Week Range
$6.75
$25.66
Volume
422,045 shs
Average Volume
428,366 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.25 billion
P/E Ratio
20.91
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$16.75
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

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.

WEBTOON Entertainment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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62nd Percentile Overall Score

WBTN MarketRank™: 

WEBTOON Entertainment scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 421st out of 654 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    WEBTOON Entertainment has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 4 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.

  • Read more about WEBTOON Entertainment's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

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

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of WEBTOON Entertainment is 20.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.98.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of WEBTOON Entertainment is 20.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 42.92.

  • Read more about WEBTOON Entertainment's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.75% 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 6.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in WEBTOON Entertainment has recently decreased by 7.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    WEBTOON Entertainment does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.75% 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 6.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in WEBTOON Entertainment has recently decreased by 7.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    WEBTOON Entertainment has a news sentiment score of 0.84. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for WEBTOON Entertainment this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added WEBTOON Entertainment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.
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WBTN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

WEBTOON Entertainment's stock was trading at $13.58 at the start of the year. Since then, WBTN stock has decreased by 29.2% and is now trading at $9.62.
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WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:WBTN) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 25th. The company reported ($0.14) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.08) by $0.06. The company earned $352.85 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $351 million.
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WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) raised $315 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, June 27th 2024. The company issued 15,000,000 shares at a price of $21.00 per share.

Top institutional investors of WEBTOON Entertainment include SG Americas Securities LLC (0.05%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Junkoo Kim, Yongsoo Kim and Namsun Kim.
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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
2/25/2025
Today
5/04/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/13/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Miscellaneous publishing
Sub-Industry
Printing And Publishing
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:WBTN
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:WBTN
Web
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,854
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$16.75
High Stock Price Target
$27.00
Low Stock Price Target
$9.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+74.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
20.91
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.35 billion
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Book
N/A

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$1.25 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
N/A

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This page (NASDAQ:WBTN) was last updated on 5/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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