John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Competitors

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) and McGraw Hill (NYSE:MH) are both mid-cap printing and publishing companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has better valuation and earnings, WLY or MH?

John Wiley & Sons has higher revenue and earnings than McGraw Hill.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Wiley & Sons	$1.68B	1.31	$84.16M	$1.53	26.97
McGraw Hill	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is WLY or MH more profitable?

John Wiley & Sons has a net margin of 5.02% compared to McGraw Hill's net margin of 0.00%. John Wiley & Sons' return on equity of 27.42% beat McGraw Hill's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Wiley & Sons	5.02%	27.42%	7.55%
McGraw Hill	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer WLY or MH?

In the previous week, McGraw Hill had 38 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for McGraw Hill and 2 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. John Wiley & Sons' average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat McGraw Hill's score of 0.55 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
McGraw Hill	3 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate WLY or MH?

McGraw Hill has a consensus target price of $20.88, indicating a potential upside of 43.23%. Given McGraw Hill's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe McGraw Hill 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
McGraw Hill	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WLY or MH?

73.9% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

John Wiley & Sons beats McGraw Hill on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.