Do analysts prefer WLYB or WBTN?

WEBTOON Entertainment has a consensus target price of $15.75, indicating a potential upside of 30.81%. Given WEBTOON Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 John Wiley & Sons 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 WEBTOON Entertainment 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11

Do analysts recommend WLY or WBTN?

WEBTOON Entertainment has a consensus price target of $15.75, indicating a potential upside of 30.81%. 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 John Wiley & Sons 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 WEBTOON Entertainment 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11

Do analysts prefer WBTN or LEE?

WEBTOON Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $15.75, suggesting a potential upside of 30.81%. Given WEBTOON Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe WEBTOON Entertainment is more favorable than Lee Enterprises. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score WEBTOON Entertainment 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11 Lee Enterprises 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

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WBTN vs. WLYB, WLY, MH, TDAY, and LEE

Should you buy WEBTOON Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares WEBTOON Entertainment 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 WEBTOON Entertainment include John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), McGraw Hill (MH), USA Today (TDAY), and Lee Enterprises (LEE). These companies are all part of the "printing and publishing" industry.

How does WEBTOON Entertainment compare to John Wiley & Sons?

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) and WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) are both printing and publishing companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

In the previous week, John Wiley & Sons and John Wiley & Sons both had 1 articles in the media. John Wiley & Sons' average media sentiment score of 2.00 beat WEBTOON Entertainment's score of 1.91 indicating that John Wiley & Sons is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Wiley & Sons	Very Positive
WEBTOON Entertainment	Very Positive

John Wiley & Sons has a net margin of 13.22% compared to WEBTOON Entertainment's net margin of -24.12%. John Wiley & Sons' return on equity of 29.01% beat WEBTOON Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Wiley & Sons	13.22%	29.01%	8.78%
WEBTOON Entertainment	-24.12%	2.55%	1.96%

John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, WEBTOON Entertainment has a beta of 2.49, indicating that its share price is 149% more volatile than the broader market.

0.5% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by institutional investors. 29.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Wiley & Sons	$1.68B	1.44	$221.62M	$4.23	11.09
WEBTOON Entertainment	$1.38B	1.18	-$345.93M	-$2.55	N/A

WEBTOON Entertainment has a consensus target price of $15.75, indicating a potential upside of 30.81%. Given WEBTOON Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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
John Wiley & Sons	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
WEBTOON Entertainment	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

Summary

John Wiley & Sons beats WEBTOON Entertainment on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does WEBTOON Entertainment compare to John Wiley & Sons?

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) and WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) are both printing and publishing companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

WEBTOON Entertainment has a consensus price target of $15.75, indicating a potential upside of 30.81%. 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
John Wiley & Sons	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
WEBTOON Entertainment	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

In the previous week, John Wiley & Sons had 2 more articles in the media than WEBTOON Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for John Wiley & Sons and 1 mentions for WEBTOON Entertainment. WEBTOON Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat John Wiley & Sons' score of 1.44 indicating that WEBTOON Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Wiley & Sons	Positive
WEBTOON Entertainment	Very Positive

John Wiley & Sons has a net margin of 13.22% compared to WEBTOON Entertainment's net margin of -24.12%. John Wiley & Sons' return on equity of 29.01% beat WEBTOON Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Wiley & Sons	13.22%	29.01%	8.78%
WEBTOON Entertainment	-24.12%	2.55%	1.96%

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Wiley & Sons	$1.68B	1.44	$221.62M	$4.23	11.13
WEBTOON Entertainment	$1.38B	1.18	-$345.93M	-$2.55	N/A

73.9% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% 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.

John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, WEBTOON Entertainment has a beta of 2.49, meaning that its stock price is 149% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

John Wiley & Sons beats WEBTOON Entertainment on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does WEBTOON Entertainment compare to McGraw Hill?

McGraw Hill (NYSE:MH) and WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) are both small-cap printing and publishing companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

McGraw Hill presently has a consensus price target of $18.72, suggesting a potential upside of 101.84%. WEBTOON Entertainment has a consensus price target of $15.75, suggesting a potential upside of 30.81%. Given McGraw Hill's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe McGraw Hill is more favorable than WEBTOON Entertainment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McGraw Hill	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
WEBTOON Entertainment	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

McGraw Hill has higher revenue and earnings than WEBTOON Entertainment. WEBTOON Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than McGraw Hill, 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
McGraw Hill	$2.10B	0.84	$35.32M	$0.20	46.37
WEBTOON Entertainment	$1.38B	1.18	-$345.93M	-$2.55	N/A

In the previous week, McGraw Hill had 4 more articles in the media than WEBTOON Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for McGraw Hill and 1 mentions for WEBTOON Entertainment. WEBTOON Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat McGraw Hill's score of 0.40 indicating that WEBTOON Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
McGraw Hill	Neutral
WEBTOON Entertainment	Very Positive

McGraw Hill has a net margin of 1.68% compared to WEBTOON Entertainment's net margin of -24.12%. McGraw Hill's return on equity of 57.92% beat WEBTOON Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McGraw Hill	1.68%	57.92%	6.54%
WEBTOON Entertainment	-24.12%	2.55%	1.96%

Summary

McGraw Hill beats WEBTOON Entertainment on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does WEBTOON Entertainment compare to USA Today?

WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) and USA Today (NYSE:TDAY) are both small-cap printing and publishing companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

USA Today has a net margin of 1.27% compared to WEBTOON Entertainment's net margin of -24.12%. USA Today's return on equity of 21.75% beat WEBTOON Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WEBTOON Entertainment	-24.12%	2.55%	1.96%
USA Today	1.27%	21.75%	2.09%

WEBTOON Entertainment currently has a consensus target price of $15.75, suggesting a potential upside of 30.81%. USA Today has a consensus target price of $8.53, suggesting a potential downside of 0.87%. Given WEBTOON Entertainment's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe WEBTOON Entertainment is more favorable than USA Today.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WEBTOON Entertainment	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
USA Today	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

76.7% of USA Today shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of USA Today shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

USA Today has higher revenue and earnings than WEBTOON Entertainment. WEBTOON Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than USA Today, 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
WEBTOON Entertainment	$1.38B	1.18	-$345.93M	-$2.55	N/A
USA Today	$2.30B	0.55	$1.75M	$0.06	143.33

WEBTOON Entertainment has a beta of 2.49, indicating that its stock price is 149% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, USA Today has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, USA Today had 11 more articles in the media than WEBTOON Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for USA Today and 1 mentions for WEBTOON Entertainment. WEBTOON Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat USA Today's score of 0.32 indicating that WEBTOON Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
WEBTOON Entertainment	Very Positive
USA Today	Neutral

Summary

USA Today beats WEBTOON Entertainment on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does WEBTOON Entertainment compare to Lee Enterprises?

WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) and Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) are both small-cap printing and publishing companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Lee Enterprises had 1 more articles in the media than WEBTOON Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lee Enterprises and 1 mentions for WEBTOON Entertainment. WEBTOON Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Lee Enterprises' score of 1.33 indicating that WEBTOON Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
WEBTOON Entertainment	Very Positive
Lee Enterprises	Positive

Lee Enterprises has a net margin of -7.21% compared to WEBTOON Entertainment's net margin of -24.12%. WEBTOON Entertainment's return on equity of 2.55% beat Lee Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WEBTOON Entertainment	-24.12%	2.55%	1.96%
Lee Enterprises	-7.21%	-325.44%	-6.55%

Lee Enterprises has lower revenue, but higher earnings than WEBTOON Entertainment. WEBTOON Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lee Enterprises, 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
WEBTOON Entertainment	$1.38B	1.18	-$345.93M	-$2.55	N/A
Lee Enterprises	$532.43M	0.39	-$25.84M	-$2.45	N/A

WEBTOON Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $15.75, suggesting a potential upside of 30.81%. Given WEBTOON Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe WEBTOON Entertainment is more favorable than Lee Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WEBTOON Entertainment	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
Lee Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

39.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 54.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

WEBTOON Entertainment has a beta of 2.49, indicating that its share price is 149% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

WEBTOON Entertainment beats Lee Enterprises on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	WEBTOON Entertainment	INTERNET SOFTWARE Industry	Computer Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$1.58B	$15.94B	$37.68B	$12.20B
Dividend Yield	N/A	3.49%	3.31%	6.22%
P/E Ratio	-4.72	64.05	171.70	24.36
Price / Sales	1.18	41.12	620.38	102.46
Price / Cash	4.05	70.02	46.00	36.93
Price / Book	1.31	6.56	9.76	6.49
Net Income	-$345.93M	$385.01M	$1.07B	$336.61M
7 Day Performance	9.36%	3.47%	1.65%	1.25%
1 Month Performance	-2.03%	-5.65%	-0.53%	0.24%
1 Year Performance	32.60%	-8.29%	156.78%	30.16%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
WBTN WEBTOON Entertainment	2.5185 of 5 stars	$12.04 +3.2%	$15.75 +30.8%	+39.0%	$1.58B	$1.38B	N/A	1,800	News Coverage Positive News Gap Up
WLYB John Wiley & Sons	2.463 of 5 stars	$45.32 flat	N/A	+4.0%	$2.33B	$1.68B	10.71	9,500	Positive News Dividend Increase
WLY John Wiley & Sons	3.2699 of 5 stars	$45.00 -3.6%	N/A	+4.0%	$2.31B	$1.68B	10.64	5,200	Positive News Dividend Increase
MH McGraw Hill	3.336 of 5 stars	$9.14 -5.6%	$18.72 +104.8%	N/A	$1.75B	$2.10B	45.71	4,400	High Trading Volume
TDAY USA Today	0.6873 of 5 stars	$7.78 -1.3%	$8.53 +9.6%	+139.1%	$1.14B	$2.30B	129.69	7,500

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WBTN vs. WLYB, WLY, MH, TDAY, and LEE

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Does the media refer more to WLYB or WBTN?

Is WLYB or WBTN more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, WLYB or WBTN?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WLYB or WBTN?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WLYB or WBTN?

Do analysts prefer WLYB or WBTN?

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How does WEBTOON Entertainment compare to John Wiley & Sons?

Do analysts recommend WLY or WBTN?

Does the media prefer WLY or WBTN?

Is WLY or WBTN more profitable?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, WLY or WBTN?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WLY or WBTN?

Which has more risk & volatility, WLY or WBTN?

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How does WEBTOON Entertainment compare to McGraw Hill?

Do analysts rate MH or WBTN?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MH or WBTN?

Does the media refer more to MH or WBTN?

Is MH or WBTN more profitable?

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How does WEBTOON Entertainment compare to USA Today?

Is WBTN or TDAY more profitable?

Do analysts prefer WBTN or TDAY?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WBTN or TDAY?

Which has better earnings & valuation, WBTN or TDAY?

Which has more risk & volatility, WBTN or TDAY?

Does the media prefer WBTN or TDAY?

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How does WEBTOON Entertainment compare to Lee Enterprises?

Does the media favor WBTN or LEE?

Is WBTN or LEE more profitable?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, WBTN or LEE?

Do analysts prefer WBTN or LEE?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WBTN or LEE?

Which has more volatility & risk, WBTN or LEE?

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