WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:WBTN) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts give WEBTOON (NASDAQ:WBTN) a consensus rating of Hold from 10 firms (1 sell, 6 hold, 3 buy), with an average 12‑month price objective of $15.07.
• Shares opened around $9.71 (down ~6.5%), trading well below the consensus target after reporting Q4 EPS of –$0.05 (a miss) and revenue of $330.7M (also below estimates), with revenue down 6.3% YoY and a negative net margin (~24.9%).

WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:WBTN - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the ten research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $15.0714.

Several research analysts recently weighed in on WBTN shares. Zacks Research cut shares of WEBTOON Entertainment from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. HSBC cut WEBTOON Entertainment from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $11.50 target price for the company. in a research note on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "neutral" rating and set a $10.00 target price on shares of WEBTOON Entertainment in a research report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of WEBTOON Entertainment in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Evercore reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $15.00 price target on shares of WEBTOON Entertainment in a report on Wednesday.

WEBTOON Entertainment Trading Down 6.5%

Shares of NASDAQ WBTN opened at $9.71 on Friday. WEBTOON Entertainment has a 1-year low of $6.75 and a 1-year high of $22.47. The company has a market cap of $1.27 billion, a PE ratio of -3.66 and a beta of 1.94. The company has a 50-day moving average of $12.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $14.53.

WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.04) by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $330.69 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $336.77 million. WEBTOON Entertainment had a positive return on equity of 1.36% and a negative net margin of 24.94%.WEBTOON Entertainment's revenue for the quarter was down 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.03) earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that WEBTOON Entertainment will post -0.26 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of WEBTOON Entertainment during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $39,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue acquired a new position in WEBTOON Entertainment in the third quarter valued at approximately $55,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in WEBTOON Entertainment by 103.4% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,548 shares of the company's stock valued at $69,000 after acquiring an additional 1,804 shares during the last quarter. Chung Wu Investment Group LLC bought a new position in WEBTOON Entertainment in the third quarter valued at approximately $78,000. Finally, CWM LLC grew its holdings in WEBTOON Entertainment by 54.1% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 7,204 shares of the company's stock worth $140,000 after acquiring an additional 2,530 shares during the period.

About WEBTOON Entertainment

Webtoon Entertainment Inc operates WEBTOON, a leading digital comics platform offering a diverse library of user-generated and professionally produced webcomics. The company enables creators around the world to publish serialized content in a vertical-scrolling format optimized for mobile and web consumption. Through its platform, readers can access thousands of titles across genres such as romance, fantasy, drama, and action, with both free-to-read episodes and advanced access options supported by microtransactions and advertising.

Founded as part of Naver Corporation and launched internationally in 2014, Webtoon Entertainment has grown rapidly by fostering a direct connection between comic creators and global audiences.

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