News (NWS) Competitors $33.25 -0.17 (-0.51%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$33.25 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/1/2025 04:32 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. NWSA, PSO, WLYB, WLY, WBTN, GCI, DALN, LEE, VSME, and SOBRShould you be buying News stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of News include News (NWSA), Pearson (PSO), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN), Gannett (GCI), DallasNews (DALN), Lee Enterprises (LEE), VS MEDIA (VSME), and SOBR Safe (SOBR). News vs. Its Competitors News Pearson John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons WEBTOON Entertainment Gannett DallasNews Lee Enterprises VS MEDIA SOBR Safe News (NASDAQ:NWS) and News (NASDAQ:NWSA) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has more volatility & risk, NWS or NWSA? News has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, News has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend NWS or NWSA? News has a consensus price target of $39.20, indicating a potential upside of 34.75%. Given News' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe News is more favorable than News.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score News 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00News 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.14 Is NWS or NWSA more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets News5.18% 5.64% 3.09% News 5.18%5.64%3.09% Is NWS or NWSA a better dividend stock? News pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. News pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. News pays out 23.3% 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 insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NWS or NWSA? 14.6% of News shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of News shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of News shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of News shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NWS or NWSA? News 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 RatioNews$10.09B1.87$266M$0.8638.66News$10.09B1.63$266M$0.8633.83 Does the media refer more to NWS or NWSA? In the previous week, News had 8 more articles in the media than News. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for News and 7 mentions for News. News' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat News' score of 0.55 indicating that News is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment News 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive News 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryNews beats News on 6 of the 11 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$18.82B$11.06B$8.02B$9.37BDividend Yield0.60%2.13%3.29%4.12%P/E Ratio38.6629.5519.1523.79Price / Sales1.873.274.2696.30Price / Cash16.6419.7516.0757.18Price / Book2.109.404.785.54Net Income$266M$198.04M$219.41M$259.88M7 Day Performance-1.31%-4.50%-4.77%-4.67%1 Month Performance-3.23%-2.73%38.30%4.40%1 Year Performance22.51%55.18%19.74%17.91% News Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWSNews0.4151 of 5 stars$33.25-0.5%N/A+18.8%$18.82B$10.09B38.6625,500Upcoming EarningsNWSANews4.4551 of 5 stars$29.37-0.5%$39.20+33.5%+7.1%$16.72B$10.09B34.1523,900News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsPSOPearson3.2653 of 5 stars$14.15-1.1%$18.00+27.2%+10.9%$9.34B$4.54B15.0517,116Trending NewsWLYBJohn Wiley & Sons3.0791 of 5 stars$39.94+1.1%N/A-20.7%$2.11B$1.68B26.119,500Positive NewsShort Interest ↓WLYJohn Wiley & Sons2.2901 of 5 stars$39.65+1.1%N/A-19.0%$2.09B$1.68B25.925,200News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑WBTNWEBTOON Entertainment1.8847 of 5 stars$10.40+1.5%$14.36+38.0%-55.1%$1.33B$1.35B-7.221,800News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑GCIGannett4.0525 of 5 stars$3.75+1.5%$5.55+48.1%-10.5%$540.35M$2.51B374.708,900Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownDALNDallasNews0.7845 of 5 stars$14.81+0.8%N/A+228.0%$78.63M$125.39M2.66660Earnings ReportLEELee Enterprises0.3617 of 5 stars$5.29+7.3%N/A-52.2%$32.90M$591.09M-0.734,360Negative NewsVSMEVS MEDIA0.07 of 5 stars$1.35+6.3%N/A-0.7%$10.15M$8.25M0.00N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSOBRSOBR Safe0.4535 of 5 stars$4.29-2.1%N/A-97.5%$404K$251.36K-0.019Short Interest ↑Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies News Alternatives Pearson Alternatives John Wiley & Sons Alternatives John Wiley & Sons Alternatives WEBTOON Entertainment Alternatives Gannett Alternatives DallasNews Alternatives Lee Enterprises Alternatives VS MEDIA Alternatives SOBR Safe 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI warned you about Nvidia… now look what’s happeningNvidia just got Trump’s greenlight to sell high-powered AI chips to China — and their stock surged 5% before t...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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