WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) Competitors $10.25 +0.02 (+0.20%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.18 -0.06 (-0.63%) As of 06:40 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WBTN vs. WLYB, WLY, GCI, DALN, LEE, VSME, SOBR, NWS, PSO, and RGTIShould you be buying WEBTOON Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WEBTOON Entertainment include John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), Gannett (GCI), DallasNews (DALN), Lee Enterprises (LEE), VS MEDIA (VSME), SOBR Safe (SOBR), News (NWS), Pearson (PSO), and Rigetti Computing (RGTI). WEBTOON Entertainment vs. Its Competitors John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons Gannett DallasNews Lee Enterprises VS MEDIA SOBR Safe News Pearson Rigetti Computing WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) and John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) are both printing and publishing companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has higher earnings and valuation, WBTN or WLYB? John Wiley & Sons has higher revenue and earnings than WEBTOON Entertainment. WEBTOON Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than John Wiley & Sons, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWEBTOON Entertainment$1.35B0.99-$143.90M-$1.44-7.12John Wiley & Sons$1.68B1.25$84.16M$1.5325.57 Is WBTN or WLYB more profitable? John Wiley & Sons has a net margin of 5.02% compared to WEBTOON Entertainment's net margin of -12.77%. John Wiley & Sons' return on equity of 27.42% beat WEBTOON Entertainment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WEBTOON Entertainment-12.77% 1.23% 0.96% John Wiley & Sons 5.02%27.42%7.55% Does the media favor WBTN or WLYB? In the previous week, WEBTOON Entertainment had 1 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for WEBTOON Entertainment and 2 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. WEBTOON Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat John Wiley & Sons' score of 0.53 indicating that WEBTOON Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WEBTOON Entertainment 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive John Wiley & Sons 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WBTN or WLYB? 0.5% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of WEBTOON Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend WBTN or WLYB? WEBTOON Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $14.36, indicating a potential upside of 40.07%. Given WEBTOON Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe WEBTOON Entertainment is more favorable than John Wiley & Sons.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score WEBTOON Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71John Wiley & Sons 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryJohn Wiley & Sons beats WEBTOON Entertainment on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get WEBTOON Entertainment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WBTN 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 WBTN 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 WBTN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWEBTOON EntertainmentINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.33B$18.41B$29.03B$9.51BDividend YieldN/A2.78%3.02%4.01%P/E Ratio56.8372.1543.3320.14Price / Sales0.9971.741,732.99104.37Price / Cash13.7394.1238.3858.56Price / Book0.868.767.795.87Net Income-$143.90M$341.62M$782.91M$258.55M7 Day Performance5.89%2.47%0.96%2.23%1 Month Performance20.45%13.27%7.50%12.76%1 Year Performance-51.07%59.74%53,041.27%19.36% WEBTOON Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WBTNWEBTOON Entertainment3.1602 of 5 stars$10.25+0.2%$14.36+40.1%-51.0%$1.33B$1.35B56.831,800News CoveragePositive NewsWLYBJohn Wiley & Sons1.5424 of 5 stars$40.12-5.5%N/A-14.6%$2.28B$1.68B26.229,500News CoverageGap DownWLYJohn Wiley & Sons3.0172 of 5 stars$39.34+0.1%N/A-15.5%$2.10B$1.68B25.715,200Positive NewsGCIGannett3.5544 of 5 stars$3.57+0.7%$5.55+55.7%-23.8%$518.38M$2.51B356.508,900News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDALNDallasNews1.3138 of 5 stars$13.71-0.1%N/A+356.9%$73.41M$125.39M2.47660Upcoming EarningsLEELee Enterprises0.6383 of 5 stars$6.72-3.4%N/A-42.9%$41.80M$591.09M-0.924,360Gap UpVSMEVS MEDIA0.3868 of 5 stars$1.12+4.2%N/A-24.7%$8.55M$8.25M0.00N/APositive NewsSOBRSOBR Safe1.5118 of 5 stars$4.24+3.4%N/A-97.5%$380K$210K-0.019Positive NewsNWSNews0.3251 of 5 stars$33.55-2.6%N/A+18.9%$19.51B$10.27B39.0125,500PSOPearson4.1084 of 5 stars$14.17-0.2%$18.00+27.1%+8.5%$9.27B$4.54B15.0717,116Upcoming EarningsRGTIRigetti Computing1.4713 of 5 stars$16.08-6.3%$14.83-7.8%+1,463.7%$4.98B$10.79M-22.97160Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies John Wiley & Sons Alternatives John Wiley & Sons Alternatives Gannett Alternatives DallasNews Alternatives Lee Enterprises Alternatives VS MEDIA Alternatives SOBR Safe Alternatives News Alternatives Pearson Alternatives Rigetti Computing 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:WBTN) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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