WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) Competitors $8.79 -0.03 (-0.34%) As of 11:09 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WBTN vs. WLYB, WLY, GCI, LEE, DALN, VSME, SOBR, NWS, PSO, and TRIShould 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), Lee Enterprises (LEE), DallasNews (DALN), VS MEDIA (VSME), SOBR Safe (SOBR), News (NWS), Pearson (PSO), and Thomson Reuters (TRI). WEBTOON Entertainment vs. Its Competitors John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons Gannett Lee Enterprises DallasNews VS MEDIA SOBR Safe News Pearson Thomson Reuters WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) and John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community favor WBTN or WLYB? WEBTOON Entertainment received 13 more outperform votes than John Wiley & Sons when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.90% of users gave WEBTOON Entertainment an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave John Wiley & Sons an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWEBTOON EntertainmentOutperform Votes1361.90% Underperform Votes838.10% John Wiley & SonsOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes3100.00% Does the media refer more to WBTN or WLYB? In the previous week, WEBTOON Entertainment had 3 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for WEBTOON Entertainment and 2 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. John Wiley & Sons' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat WEBTOON Entertainment's score of 0.82 indicating that John Wiley & Sons is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WEBTOON Entertainment 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 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) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WBTN or WLYB? 0.5% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of WEBTOON Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, WBTN or WLYB? WEBTOON Entertainment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than John Wiley & Sons. 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$1.35B0.85-$116.46M-$1.44-6.10John Wiley & Sons$1.70B1.22-$200.32M$0.7452.31 Is WBTN or WLYB more profitable? WEBTOON Entertainment has a net margin of 0.00% compared to John Wiley & Sons' net margin of -2.82%. John Wiley & Sons' return on equity of 24.14% beat WEBTOON Entertainment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WEBTOON EntertainmentN/A N/A N/A John Wiley & Sons -2.82%24.14%6.67% Do analysts prefer WBTN or WLYB? WEBTOON Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $14.36, indicating a potential upside of 63.33%. Given WEBTOON Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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 SummaryWEBTOON Entertainment beats John Wiley & Sons on 9 of the 17 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 Entertainmentpublishing IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.14B$26.30B$26.31B$8.62BDividend YieldN/A1.38%2.85%4.18%P/E Ratio-6.1010.0345.3520.02Price / Sales0.855.231,977.77154.33Price / CashN/A29.2834.7434.64Price / BookN/A10.327.024.70Net Income-$116.46M$794.21M$741.34M$247.97M7 Day Performance0.11%3.60%1.83%2.64%1 Month Performance-7.96%7.99%4.20%6.39%1 Year PerformanceN/A-2.80%52,516.76%13.95% WEBTOON Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WBTNWEBTOON Entertainment2.7283 of 5 stars$8.79-0.3%$14.36+63.3%N/A$1.14B$1.35B-6.101,854Positive NewsGap UpWLYBJohn Wiley & Sons2.5334 of 5 stars$39.37-0.4%N/A+10.3%$2.12B$1.70B-43.269,500Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓WLYJohn Wiley & Sons0.8291 of 5 stars$38.65-1.2%N/A+9.4%$2.08B$1.70B-42.479,500Upcoming EarningsGCIGannett3.5453 of 5 stars$3.45-2.5%$5.55+60.9%-15.4%$505.20M$2.45B-6.3914,200News CoverageLEELee Enterprises0.2197 of 5 stars$6.60+7.3%N/A-46.4%$41.05M$591.09M-0.914,360DALNDallasNews0.1846 of 5 stars$4.32+0.2%N/A+16.3%$23.12M$123.41M-3.86660Short Interest ↑VSMEVS MEDIA1.1246 of 5 stars$0.89+8.0%N/A-23.3%$7.13M$8.25M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap DownSOBRSOBR Safe0.2476 of 5 stars$3.14+0.6%N/A-98.8%$289K$251.36K-0.069Positive NewsShort Interest ↑Gap DownNWSNews0.6284 of 5 stars$32.48-0.7%N/A+14.1%$18.39B$10.27B44.4925,500PSOPearson3.1417 of 5 stars$16.03+0.5%$18.00+12.3%+23.1%$10.60B$3.55B17.0521,400TRIThomson Reuters3.9856 of 5 stars$197.42-0.6%$183.70-6.9%+14.5%$88.93B$7.27B40.3724,400Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies John Wiley & Sons Alternatives John Wiley & Sons Alternatives Gannett Alternatives Lee Enterprises Alternatives DallasNews Alternatives VS MEDIA Alternatives SOBR Safe Alternatives News Alternatives Pearson Alternatives Thomson Reuters 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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