News (NWS) Competitors $34.38 +0.03 (+0.07%) Closing price 01:12 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.38 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NWS vs. PSO, WLYB, WLY, WBTN, GCI, LEE, DALN, VSME, SOBR, and TKOShould you be buying News stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of News include Pearson (PSO), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN), Gannett (GCI), Lee Enterprises (LEE), DallasNews (DALN), VS MEDIA (VSME), SOBR Safe (SOBR), and TKO Group (TKO). News vs. Its Competitors Pearson John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons WEBTOON Entertainment Gannett Lee Enterprises DallasNews VS MEDIA SOBR Safe TKO Group Pearson (NYSE:PSO) and News (NASDAQ:NWS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment. Do insiders & institutionals believe in PSO or NWS? 2.1% of Pearson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.6% of News shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pearson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of News shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is PSO or NWS more profitable? News has a net margin of 5.18% compared to Pearson's net margin of 0.00%. News' return on equity of 5.64% beat Pearson's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PearsonN/A N/A N/A News 5.18%5.64%3.09% Which has more risk and volatility, PSO or NWS? Pearson has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, News has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PSO or NWS a better dividend stock? Pearson pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. News pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Pearson pays out 46.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. News pays out 23.3% 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. Do analysts recommend PSO or NWS? Pearson presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.89%. Given Pearson's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pearson is more favorable than News.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pearson 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.67News 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Which has higher earnings and valuation, PSO or NWS? Pearson has higher earnings, but lower revenue than News. Pearson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than News, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPearson$4.54B2.17$554.61M$0.9415.84News$10.09B1.93$266M$0.8639.98 Does the media prefer PSO or NWS? In the previous week, Pearson had 7 more articles in the media than News. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Pearson and 5 mentions for News. News' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Pearson's score of 0.28 indicating that News is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pearson 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral News 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryNews beats Pearson on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get News News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NWS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NWS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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 NWS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNewsMOVIE/TV PRD&DIST IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$19.45B$11.49B$8.27B$8.95BDividend Yield0.58%2.04%3.18%4.08%P/E Ratio39.9832.6720.9320.03Price / Sales1.933.443.33120.16Price / Cash17.2020.5617.3757.47Price / Book2.179.764.625.67Net Income$266M$198.04M$212.83M$248.47M7 Day Performance1.25%0.08%3.81%2.90%1 Month Performance6.32%-0.12%10.72%5.75%1 Year Performance20.61%60.43%10.60%21.36% News Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWSNews0.8556 of 5 stars$34.39+0.1%N/A+20.9%$19.45B$10.09B39.9825,500PSOPearson3.9291 of 5 stars$14.56-0.3%$18.00+23.6%+18.8%$9.67B$4.54B0.0017,116Trending NewsWLYBJohn Wiley & Sons2.4451 of 5 stars$44.59-1.8%N/A+7.1%$2.45B$1.68B12.449,500Positive NewsDividend IncreaseGap DownHigh Trading VolumeWLYJohn Wiley & Sons1.2605 of 5 stars$43.91+1.2%N/A+3.7%$2.34B$1.68B11.896,400Positive NewsDividend IncreaseBuyback AnnouncementWBTNWEBTOON Entertainment2.8006 of 5 stars$8.37+0.1%$14.36+71.5%N/A$1.09B$1.35B46.441,800News CoveragePositive NewsGCIGannett3.6904 of 5 stars$3.31+0.6%$5.55+67.7%-20.8%$481.77M$2.51B25.318,900LEELee Enterprises0.3407 of 5 stars$6.14-0.3%N/A-39.8%$38.19M$591.09M-0.844,360DALNDallasNews0.1644 of 5 stars$4.11-1.0%N/A+24.5%$22.21M$125.39M0.75660VSMEVS MEDIA0.6544 of 5 stars$0.81-17.2%N/A-39.6%$7.82M$8.25M0.00N/ANews CoverageGap DownSOBRSOBR SafeN/A$2.94-2.3%N/A-98.2%$280K$210K0.009TKOTKO Group2.2947 of 5 stars$175.62+0.4%$168.08-4.3%+60.9%$34.63B$2.80B76.401,300Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Pearson Alternatives John Wiley & Sons Alternatives John Wiley & Sons Alternatives WEBTOON Entertainment Alternatives Gannett Alternatives Lee Enterprises Alternatives DallasNews Alternatives VS MEDIA Alternatives SOBR Safe Alternatives TKO Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NWS) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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