New York Times (NYT) Competitors

New York Times (NYSE:NYT) and Morningstar (NASDAQ:MORN) are both publishing companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do analysts prefer NYT or MORN?

New York Times currently has a consensus target price of $60.33, indicating a potential upside of 2.74%. Morningstar has a consensus target price of $361.67, indicating a potential upside of 44.36%. Given Morningstar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Morningstar is more favorable than New York Times.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
New York Times	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Morningstar	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media prefer NYT or MORN?

In the previous week, New York Times had 142 more articles in the media than Morningstar. MarketBeat recorded 167 mentions for New York Times and 25 mentions for Morningstar. Morningstar's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat New York Times' score of -0.04 indicating that Morningstar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
New York Times	26 Very Positive mention(s)	20 Positive mention(s)	60 Neutral mention(s)	32 Negative mention(s)	29 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Morningstar	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NYT or MORN a better dividend stock?

New York Times pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Morningstar pays an annual dividend of $1.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. New York Times pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morningstar pays out 19.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. New York Times has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Morningstar has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NYT or MORN?

95.4% of New York Times shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.0% of Morningstar shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of New York Times shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.2% of Morningstar 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, NYT or MORN?

New York Times has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morningstar has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NYT or MORN more profitable?

Morningstar has a net margin of 17.22% compared to New York Times' net margin of 11.92%. Morningstar's return on equity of 23.54% beat New York Times' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
New York Times	11.92%	19.55%	13.34%
Morningstar	17.22%	23.54%	10.52%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NYT or MORN?

Morningstar has lower revenue, but higher earnings than New York Times. Morningstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than New York Times, 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
New York Times	$2.59B	3.70	$293.83M	$1.94	30.27
Morningstar	$2.28B	4.64	$369.90M	$9.39	26.68

Summary

Morningstar beats New York Times on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.