Free Trial
Your $100 Credit Expires Tomorrow! Get MarketBeat All Access
  • 0Days
  • 0Hours
  • 0Minutes
  • 0Seconds
Don't Miss Out
Claim MarketBeat All Access Sale Promotion

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Competitors

John Wiley & Sons logo
$42.35 +0.48 (+1.15%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$42.34 -0.01 (-0.02%)
As of 05/22/2026 07:45 PM 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 Massive. Learn more.

WLY vs. MH, WLYB, WBTN, TDAY, and LEE

Should you buy John Wiley & Sons stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares John Wiley & Sons with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with John Wiley & Sons include McGraw Hill (MH), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN), USA Today (TDAY), and Lee Enterprises (LEE). These companies are all part of the "printing and publishing" industry.

How does John Wiley & Sons compare to McGraw Hill?

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

In the previous week, McGraw Hill had 1 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for McGraw Hill and 1 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. John Wiley & Sons' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled McGraw Hill'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
John Wiley & Sons
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
McGraw Hill
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

McGraw Hill has a consensus target price of $20.38, indicating a potential upside of 68.89%. Given McGraw Hill's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
McGraw Hill
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.87

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

John Wiley & Sons has higher revenue and earnings than McGraw Hill. McGraw Hill 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 Ratio
John Wiley & Sons$1.68B1.30$84.16M$2.8714.76
McGraw HillN/AN/AN/A$1.687.18

John Wiley & Sons has a net margin of 9.24% compared to McGraw Hill's net margin of 0.00%. John Wiley & Sons' return on equity of 28.38% beat McGraw Hill's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
John Wiley & Sons9.24% 28.38% 8.24%
McGraw Hill N/A N/A N/A

Summary

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

How does John Wiley & Sons compare to John Wiley & Sons?

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) and John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, John Wiley & Sons and John Wiley & Sons both had 1 articles in the media. John Wiley & Sons' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled John Wiley & Sons'average media sentiment score.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
John Wiley & Sons
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
John Wiley & Sons
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

John Wiley & Sons 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 Ratio
John Wiley & Sons$1.68B1.30$84.16M$2.8714.76
John Wiley & Sons$1.68B1.26$84.16M$2.8714.36

73.9% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
John Wiley & Sons
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
John Wiley & Sons
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
John Wiley & Sons9.24% 28.38% 8.24%
John Wiley & Sons 9.24%28.38%8.24%

John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

John Wiley & Sons pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. John Wiley & Sons pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. John Wiley & Sons pays out 49.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. John Wiley & Sons pays out 49.5% 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. John Wiley & Sons has increased its dividend for 26 consecutive years and John Wiley & Sons has increased its dividend for 26 consecutive years.

Summary

John Wiley & Sons beats John Wiley & Sons on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Wiley & Sons compare to WEBTOON Entertainment?

WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) and John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) are both printing and publishing companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and profitability.

John Wiley & Sons has a net margin of 9.24% compared to WEBTOON Entertainment's net margin of -24.12%. John Wiley & Sons' return on equity of 28.38% beat WEBTOON Entertainment's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
WEBTOON Entertainment-24.12% 2.55% 1.96%
John Wiley & Sons 9.24%28.38%8.24%

WEBTOON Entertainment has a beta of 2.59, meaning that its share price is 159% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, WEBTOON Entertainment had 2 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for WEBTOON Entertainment and 1 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. WEBTOON Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat John Wiley & Sons' score of 0.00 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
John Wiley & Sons
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

John Wiley & Sons has higher revenue and earnings than WEBTOON Entertainment. WEBTOON Entertainment 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 Ratio
WEBTOON Entertainment$1.38B1.19-$345.93M-$2.55N/A
John Wiley & Sons$1.68B1.30$84.16M$2.8714.76

73.9% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of WEBTOON Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

WEBTOON Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $15.75, indicating a potential upside of 29.31%. Given WEBTOON Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe WEBTOON Entertainment is more favorable than John Wiley & Sons.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
WEBTOON Entertainment
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11
John Wiley & Sons
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

John Wiley & Sons beats WEBTOON Entertainment on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Wiley & Sons compare to USA Today?

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) and USA Today (NYSE:TDAY) are both printing and publishing companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

73.9% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.7% of USA Today shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of USA Today shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

John Wiley & Sons has a net margin of 9.24% compared to USA Today's net margin of 1.27%. John Wiley & Sons' return on equity of 28.38% beat USA Today's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
John Wiley & Sons9.24% 28.38% 8.24%
USA Today 1.27%21.75%2.09%

John Wiley & Sons has higher earnings, but lower revenue than USA Today. John Wiley & Sons is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than USA Today, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
John Wiley & Sons$1.68B1.30$84.16M$2.8714.76
USA Today$2.30B0.48$1.75M$0.06125.33

In the previous week, USA Today had 3 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for USA Today and 1 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. John Wiley & Sons' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat USA Today's score of 0.00 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
USA Today
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

USA Today has a consensus target price of $7.70, indicating a potential upside of 2.39%. Given USA Today's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe USA Today 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
USA Today
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, USA Today has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

John Wiley & Sons and USA Today tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does John Wiley & Sons compare to Lee Enterprises?

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) and Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Lee Enterprises had 4 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Lee Enterprises and 1 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. Lee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.96 beat John Wiley & Sons' score of 0.00 indicating that Lee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
John Wiley & Sons
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Lee Enterprises
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lee Enterprises has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its share price is 80% less volatile than the broader market.

73.9% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

John Wiley & Sons has higher revenue and earnings than Lee Enterprises. Lee Enterprises 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 Ratio
John Wiley & Sons$1.68B1.30$84.16M$2.8714.76
Lee Enterprises$532.43M0.39-$25.84M-$2.45N/A

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
John Wiley & Sons
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Lee Enterprises
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

John Wiley & Sons has a net margin of 9.24% compared to Lee Enterprises' net margin of -7.21%. John Wiley & Sons' return on equity of 28.38% beat Lee Enterprises' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
John Wiley & Sons9.24% 28.38% 8.24%
Lee Enterprises -7.21%-325.44%-6.55%

Summary

John Wiley & Sons beats Lee Enterprises on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Get John Wiley & Sons News Delivered to You Automatically

Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WLY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

Subscribe Now
SMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By 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. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WLY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

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

WLY vs. The Competition

MetricJohn Wiley & SonsPUBLSHG IndustryStaples SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.17B$1.04B$16.19B$23.18B
Dividend Yield3.35%4.12%3.51%4.10%
P/E Ratio10.778.6219.0827.83
Price / Sales1.300.9147.4824.48
Price / Cash6.507.3516.5225.10
Price / Book3.011.865.274.74
Net Income$84.16M$40.29M$674.03M$1.07B
7 Day Performance6.12%0.54%0.60%1.95%
1 Month Performance3.22%0.69%-1.59%0.66%
1 Year Performance3.91%28.99%-12.21%28.43%

John Wiley & Sons Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WLY
John Wiley & Sons
1.8488 of 5 stars
$42.35
+1.1%
N/A+3.9%$2.17B$1.68B10.775,200
MH
McGraw Hill
3.8027 of 5 stars
$12.02
-2.2%
$20.38
+69.6%
N/A$2.30BN/A7.164,200
WLYB
John Wiley & Sons
1.7216 of 5 stars
$41.39
flat
N/A+1.0%$2.12B$1.68B14.429,500
WBTN
WEBTOON Entertainment
3.2466 of 5 stars
$11.34
-0.9%
$15.75
+38.9%
+40.6%$1.53B$1.38BN/A1,800
TDAY
USA Today
0.5151 of 5 stars
$7.50
-1.4%
$7.70
+2.7%
+118.4%$1.10B$2.30B125.027,500

Related Companies and Tools


This page (NYSE:WLY) was last updated on 5/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
From Our Partners