News (NWS) Competitors $31.28 -0.14 (-0.45%) As of 12:35 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 NWSAShould 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 News (NWSA). News vs. Pearson John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons WEBTOON Entertainment Gannett Lee Enterprises DallasNews VS MEDIA SOBR Safe News Pearson (NYSE:PSO) and News (NASDAQ:NWS) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$3.55B2.97$470.19M$0.9416.84News$10.25B1.73$266M$0.7342.85 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PSO or NWS? Pearson received 103 more outperform votes than News when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.83% of users gave News an outperform vote while only 48.46% of users gave Pearson an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPearsonOutperform Votes40948.46% Underperform Votes43551.54% NewsOutperform Votes30660.83% Underperform Votes19739.17% Is PSO or NWS more profitable? News has a net margin of 4.22% compared to Pearson's net margin of 0.00%. News' return on equity of 5.31% beat Pearson's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PearsonN/A N/A N/A News 4.22%5.31%2.89% Is PSO or NWS a better dividend stock? Pearson pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. News pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Pearson pays out 43.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. News pays out 27.4% 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. Does the media prefer PSO or NWS? In the previous week, News had 4 more articles in the media than Pearson. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for News and 11 mentions for Pearson. News' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Pearson's score of 0.13 indicating that News is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pearson 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral News 1 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer PSO or NWS? Pearson presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.74%. Given Pearson's higher possible upside, equities 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) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50News 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Which has more risk & volatility, PSO or NWS? Pearson has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, News has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% 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. SummaryNews beats Pearson on 14 of the 21 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricNewsNewspapers IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$17.75B$6.11B$7.51B$7.97BDividend Yield0.64%0.93%3.38%4.23%P/E Ratio42.8523.2816.4618.58Price / Sales1.732.037.49103.15Price / Cash16.4917.1116.4234.62Price / Book1.973.594.434.26Net Income$266M$120.46M$260.40M$248.31M7 Day Performance0.90%-3.23%1.52%1.34%1 Month Performance3.30%-1.91%-1.98%3.92%1 Year Performance27.47%11.98%-2.33%5.33% News Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWSNews0.5094 of 5 stars$31.28-0.4%N/A+28.0%$17.75B$10.25B42.8525,500Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑PSOPearson2.6481 of 5 stars$15.63-0.8%$18.00+15.2%+33.3%$10.42B$3.55B16.6321,400Short Interest ↑WLYBJohn Wiley & Sons1.162 of 5 stars$42.70-0.7%N/A+14.3%$2.30B$1.70B-46.929,500News CoverageGap UpWLYJohn Wiley & Sons0.9014 of 5 stars$41.96-2.1%N/A+16.1%$2.26B$1.70B-46.119,500News CoveragePositive NewsWBTNWEBTOON Entertainment3.2398 of 5 stars$8.62-0.5%$16.75+94.3%N/A$1.11B$1.35B18.741,854Gap DownGCIGannett3.6418 of 5 stars$3.50-1.1%$5.55+58.6%+32.6%$515.79M$2.51B-6.4814,200Earnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeLEELee EnterprisesN/A$8.48-0.2%N/A-35.0%$52.50M$600.26M-1.164,360DALNDallasNews0.2076 of 5 stars$4.44-3.3%N/A+35.0%$23.76M$125.39M-3.96660Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap DownVSMEVS MEDIA1.1435 of 5 stars$0.77-3.8%N/A-68.6%$2.20M$8.25M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Gap DownSOBRSOBR Safe0.277 of 5 stars$3.19-10.4%N/A-99.0%$293,000.00$183,859.00-0.069Gap DownNWSANews3.8029 of 5 stars$25.35-2.0%$38.80+53.1%+13.9%$14.38B$10.25B34.7325,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑Gap Down 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 News 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThis Is How Empires FallThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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