New York Times (NYT) Competitors

Morningstar (NASDAQ:MORN) and New York Times (NYSE:NYT) are both publishing 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 and valuation.

Which has more risk and volatility, MORN or NYT?

Morningstar has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New York Times has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MORN or NYT?

In the previous week, New York Times had 98 more articles in the media than Morningstar. MarketBeat recorded 129 mentions for New York Times and 31 mentions for Morningstar. Morningstar's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat New York Times' score of 0.06 indicating that Morningstar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Morningstar	7 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
New York Times	17 Very Positive mention(s)	22 Positive mention(s)	55 Neutral mention(s)	26 Negative mention(s)	9 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MORN or NYT?

57.0% of Morningstar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of New York Times shares are held by institutional investors. 36.2% of Morningstar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of New York Times shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend MORN or NYT?

Morningstar currently has a consensus price target of $361.67, indicating a potential upside of 16.26%. New York Times has a consensus price target of $56.40, indicating a potential downside of 1.26%. Given Morningstar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Morningstar is more favorable than New York Times.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Morningstar	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
New York Times	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is MORN or NYT a better dividend stock?

Morningstar pays an annual dividend of $1.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. New York Times pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Morningstar pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. New York Times pays out 39.1% 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. Morningstar has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and New York Times has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Which has better earnings and valuation, MORN or NYT?

Morningstar has higher earnings, but lower revenue than New York Times. New York Times is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Morningstar, 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
Morningstar	$2.28B	5.78	$369.90M	$8.90	34.95
New York Times	$2.59B	3.60	$293.83M	$1.84	31.04

Is MORN or NYT more profitable?

Morningstar has a net margin of 16.60% compared to New York Times' net margin of 11.53%. Morningstar's return on equity of 23.23% beat New York Times' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Morningstar	16.60%	23.23%	10.26%
New York Times	11.53%	18.70%	12.69%

Summary

Morningstar beats New York Times on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.