Do analysts recommend SCHL or VALU?

Scholastic currently has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.62%. Given Scholastic's higher possible upside, 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

Is SCHL or VALU more profitable?

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%

Do analysts prefer VALU or DJCO?

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VALU or DJCO?

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 9.42 $20.69M $2.34 15.03 Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) $87.70M 8.63 $112.14M $10.15 54.01

Do analysts rate SSTK or VALU?

Shutterstock presently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential downside of 48.55%. Given Shutterstock's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Shutterstock is more favorable than Value Line. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Shutterstock 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 Value Line 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SSTK or VALU?

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 0.50 $45.50M -$0.58 N/A Value Line $35.08M 9.42 $20.69M $2.34 15.03

Is SSTK or VALU more profitable?

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%

Does the media refer more to SSTK or VALU?

In the previous week, Shutterstock had 2 more articles in the media than Value Line. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Shutterstock and 1 mentions for Value Line. Value Line's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Shutterstock's score of -0.67 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative 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

Do analysts prefer VALU or MKTW?

MarketWise has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.41%. Given MarketWise's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MarketWise is more favorable than Value Line. 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 MarketWise 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, VALU or MKTW?

Value Line has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 Value Line $35.08M 9.42 $20.69M $2.34 15.03 MarketWise $328.12M 0.80 $5.62M $1.65 10.24

Is VALU or MKTW more profitable?

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 Value Line 65.05% 21.16% 14.88% MarketWise 1.29% -1.86% 1.99%

Does the media prefer VALU or MKTW?

In the previous week, Value Line and Value Line both had 1 articles in the media. Value Line's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat MarketWise's score of 0.43 indicating that Value Line is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Do analysts prefer VALU or NYT?

New York Times has a consensus target price of $81.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.63%. Given New York Times' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe New York Times is more favorable than Value Line. 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 New York Times 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VALU or NYT?

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 Value Line $35.08M 9.42 $20.69M $2.34 15.03 New York Times $2.82B 4.23 $343.98M $2.33 31.68

Is VALU or NYT more profitable?

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 Value Line 65.05% 21.16% 14.88% New York Times 13.18% 22.02% 15.18%

Does the media favor VALU or NYT?

In the previous week, New York Times had 143 more articles in the media than Value Line. MarketBeat recorded 144 mentions for New York Times and 1 mentions for Value Line. Value Line's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat New York Times' score of 0.00 indicating that Value Line is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 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 New York Times 12 Very Positive mention(s) 22 Positive mention(s) 65 Neutral mention(s) 26 Negative mention(s) 18 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

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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 superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Scholastic has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Value Line has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

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	0.57	-$1.90M	$2.48	17.09
Value Line	$35.08M	9.42	$20.69M	$2.34	15.03

Scholastic currently has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.62%. Given Scholastic's higher possible upside, 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

Scholastic pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Value Line pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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 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.

82.6% of Scholastic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of Value Line shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.8% of Scholastic 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term 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%

In the previous week, Value Line had 1 more articles in the media than Scholastic. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Value Line and 0 mentions for Scholastic. Scholastic's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Value Line's score of 1.28 indicating that Scholastic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Scholastic	Very Positive
Value Line	Positive

Summary

Value Line beats Scholastic on 9 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 better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and risk.

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	9.42	$20.69M	$2.34	15.03
Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)	$87.70M	8.63	$112.14M	$10.15	54.01

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) shares are held by company 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.

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

In the previous week, Value Line had 1 more articles in the media than Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.). MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Value Line and 0 mentions for Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.). Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)'s average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Value Line's score of 1.28 indicating that Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Value Line has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) beats Value Line 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 superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

In the previous week, Shutterstock had 2 more articles in the media than Value Line. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Shutterstock and 1 mentions for Value Line. Value Line's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Shutterstock's score of -0.67 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
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 a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Value Line has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

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	0.50	$45.50M	-$0.58	N/A
Value Line	$35.08M	9.42	$20.69M	$2.34	15.03

82.8% of Shutterstock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of Value Line shares are held by institutional investors. 32.3% of Shutterstock shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Value Line 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.

Shutterstock presently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential downside of 48.55%. Given Shutterstock's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Shutterstock is more favorable than Value Line.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shutterstock	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Value Line	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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%

Shutterstock pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Value Line pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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.

Summary

Value Line beats Shutterstock on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Value Line compare to MarketWise?

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

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
Value Line	65.05%	21.16%	14.88%
MarketWise	1.29%	-1.86%	1.99%

Value Line pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. MarketWise pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Value Line pays out 59.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MarketWise pays out 60.6% 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 raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and MarketWise has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

MarketWise has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.41%. Given MarketWise's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MarketWise is more favorable than Value Line.

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
MarketWise	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

6.3% of Value Line shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.0% of MarketWise shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Value Line shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.0% of MarketWise shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Value Line and Value Line both had 1 articles in the media. Value Line's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat MarketWise's score of 0.43 indicating that Value Line is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Value Line has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Value Line	$35.08M	9.42	$20.69M	$2.34	15.03
MarketWise	$328.12M	0.80	$5.62M	$1.65	10.24

Value Line has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MarketWise has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Value Line beats MarketWise on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Value Line compare to New York Times?

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

In the previous week, New York Times had 143 more articles in the media than Value Line. MarketBeat recorded 144 mentions for New York Times and 1 mentions for Value Line. Value Line's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat New York Times' score of 0.00 indicating that Value Line is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
New York Times	12 Very Positive mention(s)	22 Positive mention(s)	65 Neutral mention(s)	26 Negative mention(s)	18 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Value Line has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, New York Times has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Value Line pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. New York Times pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Value Line pays out 59.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. New York Times pays out 39.5% 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 and New York Times has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Value Line is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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
Value Line	$35.08M	9.42	$20.69M	$2.34	15.03
New York Times	$2.82B	4.23	$343.98M	$2.33	31.68

6.3% of Value Line shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of New York Times shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Value Line shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of New York Times 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.

New York Times has a consensus target price of $81.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.63%. Given New York Times' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe New York Times is more favorable than Value Line.

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
New York Times	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

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
Value Line	65.05%	21.16%	14.88%
New York Times	13.18%	22.02%	15.18%

Summary

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

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Metric	Value Line	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$330.34M	$12.94B	$14.02B	$12.20B
Dividend Yield	4.11%	7.25%	5.74%	5.66%
P/E Ratio	15.03	22.22	20.16	24.34
Price / Sales	9.42	4.28	148.67	135.38
Price / Cash	14.60	12.97	19.50	37.92
Price / Book	3.32	3.32	2.27	6.70
Net Income	$20.69M	$553.89M	$1.14B	$337.21M
7 Day Performance	8.58%	1.46%	1.88%	1.78%
1 Month Performance	6.03%	3.51%	3.35%	3.64%
1 Year Performance	-7.18%	8.76%	12.98%	28.19%

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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	2.393 of 5 stars	$35.18 +1.4%	N/A	-7.5%	$330.34M	$35.08M	15.03	140	Positive News High Trading Volume
SCHL Scholastic	3.2912 of 5 stars	$42.70 +0.1%	$40.00 -6.3%	+126.5%	$928.30M	$1.63B	17.22	7,090	Positive News
DJCO Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)	0.9137 of 5 stars	$527.52 +0.6%	N/A	+42.8%	$726.92M	$94.08M	51.97	320	Positive News
SSTK Shutterstock	3.014 of 5 stars	$13.06 -1.2%	$7.00 -46.4%	-22.3%	$479.73M	$946.48M	N/A	1,565
MKTW MarketWise	4.6954 of 5 stars	$17.11 +2.1%	$20.00 +16.9%	-3.5%	$267.43M	$328.12M	10.37	800

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Value Line (VALU) Competitors

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

How does Value Line compare to Scholastic?

Which has more risk & volatility, SCHL or VALU?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SCHL or VALU?

Do analysts recommend SCHL or VALU?

Is SCHL or VALU a better dividend stock?

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

Is SCHL or VALU more profitable?

Does the media favor SCHL or VALU?

Summary

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VALU or DJCO?

Is VALU or DJCO more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VALU or DJCO?

Do analysts prefer VALU or DJCO?

Does the media favor VALU or DJCO?

Which has more risk and volatility, VALU or DJCO?

Summary

How does Value Line compare to Shutterstock?

Does the media refer more to SSTK or VALU?

Which has more risk and volatility, SSTK or VALU?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SSTK or VALU?

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

Do analysts rate SSTK or VALU?

Is SSTK or VALU more profitable?

Is SSTK or VALU a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Value Line compare to MarketWise?

Is VALU or MKTW more profitable?

Is VALU or MKTW a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer VALU or MKTW?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VALU or MKTW?

Does the media prefer VALU or MKTW?

Which has better earnings and valuation, VALU or MKTW?

Which has more risk and volatility, VALU or MKTW?

Summary

How does Value Line compare to New York Times?

Does the media favor VALU or NYT?

Which has more risk and volatility, VALU or NYT?

Is VALU or NYT a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VALU or NYT?

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

Do analysts prefer VALU or NYT?

Is VALU or NYT more profitable?

Summary

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