Value Line (VALU) Competitors

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VALU vs. SCHL, DJCO, SSTK, MKTW, and NYT

Should you buy Value Line stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Value Line with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Value Line include Scholastic (SCHL), Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (DJCO), Shutterstock (SSTK), MarketWise (MKTW), and New York Times (NYT). These companies are all part of the "publishing" industry.

How does Value Line compare to Scholastic?

Scholastic (NASDAQ:SCHL) and Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) are both small-cap publishing companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.

Scholastic pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Value Line pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Scholastic pays out 32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Value Line pays out 59.8% 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. Value Line has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Value Line is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Value Line has a net margin of 65.05% compared to Scholastic's net margin of 3.88%. Value Line's return on equity of 21.16% beat Scholastic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scholastic	3.88%	2.47%	1.17%
Value Line	65.05%	21.16%	14.88%

Scholastic has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Value Line has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the broader market.

Scholastic presently has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.42%. Given Scholastic's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Scholastic is more favorable than Value Line.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Scholastic	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Value Line	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

82.6% of Scholastic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of Value Line shares are held by institutional investors. 8.8% of Scholastic shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Value Line shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Scholastic	$1.63B	0.54	-$1.90M	$2.48	16.20
Value Line	$35.08M	8.83	$20.69M	$2.34	14.10

In the previous week, Value Line had 1 more articles in the media than Scholastic. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Value Line and 1 mentions for Scholastic. Value Line's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Scholastic's score of -2.00 indicating that Value Line is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Scholastic	Very Negative
Value Line	Positive

Summary

Value Line beats Scholastic on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Value Line compare to Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)?

Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) and Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (NASDAQ:DJCO) are both small-cap publishing companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Value Line	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) has higher revenue and earnings than Value Line. Value Line is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Value Line	$35.08M	8.83	$20.69M	$2.34	14.10
Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)	$87.70M	7.51	$112.14M	$10.15	47.01

Value Line has a net margin of 65.05% compared to Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)'s net margin of 14.83%. Value Line's return on equity of 21.16% beat Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Value Line	65.05%	21.16%	14.88%
Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)	14.83%	3.79%	2.72%

6.3% of Value Line shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Value Line shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Value Line has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Value Line had 2 more articles in the media than Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.). MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Value Line and 0 mentions for Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.). Value Line's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)'s score of -1.00 indicating that Value Line is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Value Line	Positive
Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)	Negative

Summary

Value Line beats Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Value Line compare to Shutterstock?

Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) and Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) are both small-cap publishing companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Shutterstock has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Value Line has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the broader market.

Shutterstock pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Value Line pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Shutterstock pays out -248.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Value Line pays out 59.8% 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. Shutterstock has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Value Line has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Shutterstock is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Shutterstock and Shutterstock both had 2 articles in the media. Value Line's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Shutterstock's score of 0.10 indicating that Value Line is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shutterstock	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Value Line	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shutterstock	$989.92M	0.60	$45.50M	-$0.58	N/A
Value Line	$35.08M	8.83	$20.69M	$2.34	14.10

Shutterstock presently has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 54.51%. Given Shutterstock's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Shutterstock is more favorable than Value Line.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shutterstock	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Value Line	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

82.8% of Shutterstock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of Value Line shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.3% of Shutterstock shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Value Line shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Value Line has a net margin of 65.05% compared to Shutterstock's net margin of -2.19%. Value Line's return on equity of 21.16% beat Shutterstock's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shutterstock	-2.19%	14.12%	5.98%
Value Line	65.05%	21.16%	14.88%

Summary

Value Line beats Shutterstock on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Value Line compare to MarketWise?

MarketWise (NASDAQ:MKTW) and Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) are both small-cap publishing companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

MarketWise has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Value Line has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, MarketWise had 6 more articles in the media than Value Line. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for MarketWise and 2 mentions for Value Line. MarketWise's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Value Line's score of 0.88 indicating that MarketWise is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MarketWise	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Value Line	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

MarketWise currently has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.64%. Given MarketWise's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe MarketWise is more favorable than Value Line.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MarketWise	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Value Line	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

23.0% of MarketWise shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of Value Line shares are held by institutional investors. 30.0% of MarketWise shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Value Line shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

MarketWise pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Value Line pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. MarketWise pays out 60.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Value Line pays out 59.8% 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. MarketWise has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Value Line has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Value Line has a net margin of 65.05% compared to MarketWise's net margin of 1.29%. Value Line's return on equity of 21.16% beat MarketWise's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MarketWise	1.29%	-1.86%	1.99%
Value Line	65.05%	21.16%	14.88%

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MarketWise	$328.12M	0.84	$5.62M	$1.65	10.67
Value Line	$35.08M	8.83	$20.69M	$2.34	14.10

Summary

Value Line beats MarketWise on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Value Line compare to New York Times?

New York Times (NYSE:NYT) and Value Line (NASDAQ:VALU) are both publishing companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

New York Times has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Value Line has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the broader market.

New York Times pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Value Line pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. New York Times pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Value Line pays out 59.8% 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. New York Times has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Value Line has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Value Line is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

95.4% of New York Times shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of Value Line shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of New York Times shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Value Line shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Value Line has a net margin of 65.05% compared to New York Times' net margin of 13.18%. New York Times' return on equity of 22.02% beat Value Line's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
New York Times	13.18%	22.02%	15.18%
Value Line	65.05%	21.16%	14.88%

New York Times has higher revenue and earnings than Value Line. Value Line is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than New York Times, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
New York Times	$2.82B	4.23	$343.98M	$2.33	31.71
Value Line	$35.08M	8.83	$20.69M	$2.34	14.10

New York Times currently has a consensus target price of $80.78, suggesting a potential upside of 9.32%. Given New York Times' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe New York Times is more favorable than Value Line.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
New York Times	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Value Line	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

In the previous week, New York Times had 109 more articles in the media than Value Line. MarketBeat recorded 111 mentions for New York Times and 2 mentions for Value Line. Value Line's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat New York Times' score of 0.08 indicating that Value Line is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
New York Times	14 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	60 Neutral mention(s)	23 Negative mention(s)	7 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Value Line	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

New York Times beats Value Line on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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VALU vs. The Competition

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Metric	Value Line	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$309.87M	$12.36B	$13.66B	$12.49B
Dividend Yield	4.24%	7.37%	5.82%	5.28%
P/E Ratio	14.10	22.45	24.04	25.81
Price / Sales	8.83	4.19	150.87	87.99
Price / Cash	14.15	12.77	20.15	56.67
Price / Book	3.12	2.94	2.16	7.22
Net Income	$20.69M	$553.20M	$1.13B	$335.78M
7 Day Performance	N/A	2.10%	1.51%	4.46%
1 Month Performance	-8.08%	0.03%	0.35%	3.07%
1 Year Performance	-14.46%	9.81%	12.78%	37.79%

Value Line Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
VALU Value Line	3.4069 of 5 stars	$33.00 flat	N/A	-14.5%	$309.87M	$35.08M	14.10	140
SCHL Scholastic	2.8439 of 5 stars	$39.96 -1.2%	$40.00 +0.1%	+138.1%	$868.73M	$1.63B	16.11	7,090	Negative News
DJCO Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)	0.4458 of 5 stars	$478.47 +0.4%	N/A	+13.4%	$659.33M	$94.08M	47.14	320
SSTK Shutterstock	3.3467 of 5 stars	$15.48 -7.4%	$25.00 +61.5%	-10.0%	$568.70M	$946.48M	N/A	1,565
MKTW MarketWise	4.623 of 5 stars	$16.37 -1.4%	$20.00 +22.2%	+2.9%	$255.86M	$328.12M	9.92	800	Positive News

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VALU vs. SCHL, DJCO, SSTK, MKTW, and NYT

How does Value Line compare to Scholastic?

Is SCHL or VALU a better dividend stock?

Is SCHL or VALU more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, SCHL or VALU?

Do analysts rate SCHL or VALU?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SCHL or VALU?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SCHL or VALU?

Does the media prefer SCHL or VALU?

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How does Value Line compare to Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)?

Do analysts rate VALU or DJCO?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, VALU or DJCO?

Is VALU or DJCO more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VALU or DJCO?

Which has more risk and volatility, VALU or DJCO?

Does the media refer more to VALU or DJCO?

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How does Value Line compare to Shutterstock?

Which has more volatility and risk, SSTK or VALU?

Is SSTK or VALU a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to SSTK or VALU?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SSTK or VALU?

Do analysts prefer SSTK or VALU?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SSTK or VALU?

Is SSTK or VALU more profitable?

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How does Value Line compare to MarketWise?

Which has more risk & volatility, MKTW or VALU?

Does the media prefer MKTW or VALU?

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Do insiders & institutionals believe in MKTW or VALU?

Is MKTW or VALU a better dividend stock?

Is MKTW or VALU more profitable?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MKTW or VALU?

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Which has more volatility and risk, NYT or VALU?

Is NYT or VALU a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NYT or VALU?

Is NYT or VALU more profitable?

Which has better earnings and valuation, NYT or VALU?

Do analysts prefer NYT or VALU?

Does the media prefer NYT or VALU?

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