Gannett (GCI) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend WLYB or GCI?

Gannett has a consensus target price of $5.55, indicating a potential upside of 29.82%. Given Gannett's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gannett 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Gannett	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk & volatility, WLYB or GCI?

John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gannett has a beta of 2.62, indicating that its share price is 162% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in WLYB or GCI?

0.5% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.7% of Gannett shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Gannett shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is WLYB or GCI a better dividend stock?

John Wiley & Sons pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Gannett pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.0%. John Wiley & Sons pays out 92.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gannett pays out 188.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. John Wiley & Sons has raised its dividend for 26 consecutive years.

Does the media favor WLYB or GCI?

In the previous week, Gannett had 5 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Gannett and 1 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. Gannett's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat John Wiley & Sons' score of 0.30 indicating that Gannett is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
John Wiley & Sons	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Gannett	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WLYB or GCI more profitable?

John Wiley & Sons has a net margin of 5.02% compared to Gannett's net margin of 4.84%. Gannett's return on equity of 53.24% beat John Wiley & Sons' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Wiley & Sons	5.02%	27.42%	7.55%
Gannett	4.84%	53.24%	5.14%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, WLYB or GCI?

John Wiley & Sons has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gannett. Gannett 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	1.30	$84.16M	$1.53	26.67
Gannett	$2.39B	0.26	-$26.35M	$0.34	12.57

Summary

Gannett beats John Wiley & Sons on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.