Scholastic (SCHL) Competitors

Scholastic has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.31%. Given Scholastic's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Scholastic is more favorable than John Wiley & Sons.

John Wiley & Sons has higher revenue and earnings than Scholastic. John Wiley & Sons is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scholastic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

73.9% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.6% of Scholastic shares are held by institutional investors. 17.6% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Scholastic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Scholastic had 26 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Scholastic and 1 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. John Wiley & Sons' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Scholastic's score of 0.12 indicating that John Wiley & Sons is being referred to more favorably in the media.

John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Scholastic has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

John Wiley & Sons pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Scholastic pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. John Wiley & Sons pays out 37.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Scholastic pays out 71.4% 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. John Wiley & Sons has increased its dividend for 26 consecutive years. John Wiley & Sons is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

John Wiley & Sons has a net margin of 11.90% compared to Scholastic's net margin of 3.60%. John Wiley & Sons' return on equity of 27.99% beat Scholastic's return on equity.

76.7% of USA Today shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.6% of Scholastic shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of USA Today shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Scholastic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

USA Today currently has a consensus price target of $9.03, indicating a potential upside of 27.65%. Scholastic has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.31%. Given USA Today's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe USA Today is more favorable than Scholastic.

USA Today has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Scholastic has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Scholastic had 12 more articles in the media than USA Today. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Scholastic and 15 mentions for USA Today. USA Today's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Scholastic's score of 0.12 indicating that USA Today is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Scholastic has lower revenue, but higher earnings than USA Today. USA Today is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scholastic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Scholastic has a net margin of 3.60% compared to USA Today's net margin of -1.81%. Scholastic's return on equity of 5.00% beat USA Today's return on equity.

39.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.6% of Scholastic shares are held by institutional investors. 54.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Scholastic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Scholastic has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

Scholastic has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.31%. Given Scholastic's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Scholastic is more favorable than Lee Enterprises.

In the previous week, Scholastic had 22 more articles in the media than Lee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Scholastic and 5 mentions for Lee Enterprises. Lee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Scholastic's score of 0.12 indicating that Lee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Scholastic has higher revenue and earnings than Lee Enterprises. Lee Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scholastic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Scholastic has a net margin of 3.60% compared to Lee Enterprises' net margin of -7.21%. Scholastic's return on equity of 5.00% beat Lee Enterprises' return on equity.

The Arena Group has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Scholastic has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

85.6% of The Arena Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.6% of Scholastic shares are held by institutional investors. 73.1% of The Arena Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Scholastic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

The Arena Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Scholastic. The Arena Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scholastic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Scholastic had 26 more articles in the media than The Arena Group. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Scholastic and 1 mentions for The Arena Group. Scholastic's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat The Arena Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Scholastic is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

The Arena Group currently has a consensus target price of $2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 72.41%. Scholastic has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.31%. Given The Arena Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe The Arena Group is more favorable than Scholastic.

The Arena Group has a net margin of 9.31% compared to Scholastic's net margin of 3.60%. Scholastic's return on equity of 5.00% beat The Arena Group's return on equity.