Gannett (GCI) Competitors $4.16 +0.13 (+3.09%) Closing price 09/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.18 +0.01 (+0.34%) As of 04:05 AM 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GCI vs. WLY, WLYB, WBTN, DALN, LEE, VSME, SOBR, TRI, NWS, and PSOShould you be buying Gannett stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gannett include John Wiley & Sons (WLY), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN), DallasNews (DALN), Lee Enterprises (LEE), VS MEDIA (VSME), SOBR Safe (SOBR), Thomson Reuters (TRI), News (NWS), and Pearson (PSO). These companies are all part of the "printing and publishing" industry. Gannett vs. Its Competitors John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons WEBTOON Entertainment DallasNews Lee Enterprises VS MEDIA SOBR Safe Thomson Reuters News Pearson John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) and Gannett (NYSE:GCI) are both printing and publishing companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WLY 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJohn Wiley & Sons$1.68B1.27$84.16M$1.5326.00Gannett$2.51B0.24-$26.35M$0.3412.25 Which has more volatility and risk, WLY or GCI? John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gannett has a beta of 2.64, indicating that its stock price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WLY or GCI? 73.9% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.7% of Gannett shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Gannett shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to WLY or GCI? In the previous week, Gannett had 1 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gannett and 4 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. Gannett's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat John Wiley & Sons' score of 1.23 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gannett 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is WLY 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 & Sons5.02% 27.42% 7.55% Gannett 4.84%53.24%5.14% Do analysts recommend WLY or GCI? Gannett has a consensus target price of $5.55, suggesting a potential upside of 33.25%. Given Gannett's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 0.00Gannett 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryGannett beats John Wiley & Sons on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Gannett News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GCI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 GCI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGannettADVERTISING/MKTG SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$602.60M$1.81B$26.37B$21.33BDividend YieldN/A3.27%2.74%3.49%P/E Ratio12.255.4126.8829.16Price / Sales0.245,708.271,055.0847.14Price / Cash3.346.3025.6318.29Price / Book2.593.776.175.30Net Income-$26.35M$129.63M$198.30M$998.51M7 Day Performance1.39%1.19%-0.74%-0.63%1 Month PerformanceN/A-1.60%8.05%4.90%1 Year Performance-14.39%-24.31%50.81%13.95% Gannett Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GCIGannett4.1573 of 5 stars$4.17+3.1%$5.55+33.3%-16.5%$602.60M$2.51B12.258,900News CoveragePositive NewsWLYJohn Wiley & Sons1.3582 of 5 stars$40.67-1.5%N/A-16.3%$2.20B$1.68B26.585,200Positive NewsWLYBJohn Wiley & Sons2.1781 of 5 stars$40.85+2.7%N/A-14.3%$2.18B$1.68B26.709,500News CoveragePositive NewsWBTNWEBTOON Entertainment0.7908 of 5 stars$14.52-4.3%$15.43+6.3%+17.9%$1.98B$1.35B-18.861,800Positive NewsDALNDallasNews0.57 of 5 stars$15.05+0.5%N/A+256.0%$80.13M$125.39M-15.52660Short Interest ↓LEELee Enterprises0.4357 of 5 stars$4.37+7.1%N/A-55.2%$27.37M$581.81M-0.604,360News CoverageVSMEVS MEDIA0.8699 of 5 stars$1.22+1.1%N/A+175.0%$9.67M$8.25M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓SOBRSOBR Safe1.1879 of 5 stars$3.52+4.8%N/A-97.1%$5.10M$301.40K-0.029Short Interest ↓Gap DownTRIThomson ReutersN/A$176.68-1.0%N/AN/A$80.46B$7.26B48.8126,400NWSNews0.9632 of 5 stars$34.71-1.3%N/A+17.5%$19.87B$8.45B16.6925,500News CoveragePositive NewsPSOPearson3.7211 of 5 stars$14.77-0.7%$18.00+21.9%+0.9%$9.65B$4.54B15.7117,116News CoverageShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WLY Alternatives WLYB Alternatives WBTN Alternatives DALN Alternatives LEE Alternatives VSME Alternatives SOBR Alternatives TRI Alternatives NWS Alternatives PSO 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 (NYSE:GCI) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto Income (almost instantly)How would you like to collect a small percentage of the $4 billion changing hands daily in the crypto market? ...Awesomely, LLC | SponsoredWhat's the Best Way to Lower RMD Taxes?Turning 73 triggers a key IRS rule: you must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain r...SmartAsset | SponsoredNVIDIA's Worst Nightmare?$2 TRILLION Quantum Gold Rush While everyone fights over expensive AI stocks... 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