Gannett (GCI) Competitors

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) and Gannett (NYSE:GCI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, WLYB or GCI?

John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gannett has a beta of 2.63, suggesting that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, WLYB or GCI?

Gannett has higher revenue and earnings than John Wiley & Sons. John Wiley & Sons is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gannett, 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	$1.70B	1.22	-$200.32M	$0.74	52.31
Gannett	$2.45B	0.21	-$27.79M	$0.01	355.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WLYB or GCI?

Gannett received 253 more outperform votes than John Wiley & Sons when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.41% of users gave Gannett an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave John Wiley & Sons an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
John Wiley & Sons	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 3 100.00%
Gannett	Outperform Votes 253 61.41%	Underperform Votes 159 38.59%

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

0.5% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.7% of Gannett shares are held by institutional investors. 29.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Gannett shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend WLYB or GCI?

Gannett has a consensus price target of $5.55, suggesting a potential upside of 56.34%. Given Gannett's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

Is WLYB or GCI a better dividend stock?

John Wiley & Sons pays an annual dividend of $1.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Gannett pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.0%. John Wiley & Sons pays out 190.5% 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 6,400.0% 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.

Is WLYB or GCI more profitable?

Gannett has a net margin of -1.05% compared to John Wiley & Sons' net margin of -2.82%. John Wiley & Sons' return on equity of 24.14% beat Gannett's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Wiley & Sons	-2.82%	24.14%	6.67%
Gannett	-1.05%	11.40%	1.21%

Does the media prefer WLYB or GCI?

In the previous week, Gannett had 2 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Gannett and 2 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. John Wiley & Sons' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Gannett's score of 0.40 indicating that John Wiley & Sons is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
Gannett	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Gannett beats John Wiley & Sons on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.