Gannett (GCI) Competitors $3.75 +0.19 (+5.22%) Closing price 07/22/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.74 -0.01 (-0.27%) As of 08:50 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. WBTN, DALN, LEE, VSME, SOBR, NWS, PSO, WLYB, WLY, and IASShould you be buying Gannett stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gannett include WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN), DallasNews (DALN), Lee Enterprises (LEE), VS MEDIA (VSME), SOBR Safe (SOBR), News (NWS), Pearson (PSO), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), and Integral Ad Science (IAS). Gannett vs. Its Competitors WEBTOON Entertainment DallasNews Lee Enterprises VS MEDIA SOBR Safe News Pearson John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons Integral Ad Science WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) and Gannett (NYSE:GCI) are both small-cap printing and publishing companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WBTN or GCI? Gannett has higher revenue and earnings than WEBTOON Entertainment. WEBTOON Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gannett, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWEBTOON Entertainment$1.35B0.96-$143.90M-$1.44-6.93Gannett$2.51B0.22-$26.35M$0.01374.60 Do analysts recommend WBTN or GCI? WEBTOON Entertainment currently has a consensus target price of $14.36, suggesting a potential upside of 43.86%. Gannett has a consensus target price of $5.55, suggesting a potential upside of 48.16%. Given Gannett's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gannett is more favorable than WEBTOON Entertainment.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) 2.71Gannett 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media prefer WBTN or GCI? In the previous week, Gannett had 1 more articles in the media than WEBTOON Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gannett and 2 mentions for WEBTOON Entertainment. WEBTOON Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Gannett's score of 0.56 indicating that WEBTOON Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WEBTOON Entertainment 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gannett 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WBTN or GCI? 76.7% of Gannett shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Gannett shares are owned 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. Is WBTN or GCI more profitable? Gannett has a net margin of 2.09% compared to WEBTOON Entertainment's net margin of -12.77%. Gannett's return on equity of 24.41% beat WEBTOON Entertainment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WEBTOON Entertainment-12.77% 1.23% 0.96% Gannett 2.09%24.41%2.38% SummaryGannett beats WEBTOON Entertainment on 11 of the 15 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GCI 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 NYSE 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 GCI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGannettADVERTISING/MKTG SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$521.31M$1.63B$15.04B$20.74BDividend YieldN/A3.35%2.76%3.65%P/E Ratio374.6018.0128.1327.65Price / Sales0.224.5352.0966.51Price / Cash2.905.9626.6222.19Price / Book3.602.476.164.65Net Income-$26.35M$125.17M$196.13M$993.85M7 Day Performance3.05%1.13%3.21%1.86%1 Month Performance13.17%3.95%8.53%5.63%1 Year Performance-24.48%-34.38%20.98%10.35% Gannett Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GCIGannett3.5963 of 5 stars$3.75+5.2%$5.55+48.2%-22.8%$521.31M$2.51B374.608,900WBTNWEBTOON Entertainment3.749 of 5 stars$9.72+0.4%$14.36+47.7%-58.2%$1.26B$1.35B53.781,800News CoveragePositive NewsDALNDallasNews0.899 of 5 stars$13.71-0.1%N/A+348.2%$73.41M$125.39M2.47660Upcoming EarningsLEELee Enterprises0.9799 of 5 stars$6.72-3.4%N/A-35.6%$41.80M$591.09M-0.924,360VSMEVS MEDIAN/A$1.12+4.2%N/A-31.2%$8.55M$8.25M0.00N/ASOBRSOBR Safe1.5001 of 5 stars$4.24+3.4%N/A-97.5%$380K$210K0.009Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeNWSNews0.6468 of 5 stars$33.55-2.6%N/A+17.6%$19.51B$10.09B39.1625,500PSOPearson3.9202 of 5 stars$14.17-0.2%$18.00+27.1%+8.4%$9.27B$4.54B0.0017,116Upcoming EarningsWLYBJohn Wiley & Sons0.8762 of 5 stars$40.12-5.5%N/A-14.1%$2.28B$1.68B11.709,500Gap DownWLYJohn Wiley & Sons2.9463 of 5 stars$39.34+0.1%N/A-14.9%$2.10B$1.68B10.765,200Positive NewsIASIntegral Ad Science3.0207 of 5 stars$8.51+2.9%$13.55+59.2%-19.7%$1.36B$530.10M28.52760Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WBTN Alternatives DALN Alternatives LEE Alternatives VSME Alternatives SOBR Alternatives NWS Alternatives PSO Alternatives WLYB Alternatives WLY Alternatives IAS 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 7/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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