John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Competitors $36.90 -3.45 (-8.54%) As of 01:02 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WLYB vs. WBTN, MH, WLY, GCI, DALN, LEE, VSME, SOBR, TRI, and NWSShould you be buying John Wiley & Sons stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of John Wiley & Sons include WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN), McGraw Hill (MH), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), Gannett (GCI), DallasNews (DALN), Lee Enterprises (LEE), VS MEDIA (VSME), SOBR Safe (SOBR), Thomson Reuters (TRI), and News (NWS). These companies are all part of the "printing and publishing" industry. John Wiley & Sons vs. Its Competitors WEBTOON Entertainment McGraw Hill John Wiley & Sons Gannett DallasNews Lee Enterprises VS MEDIA SOBR Safe Thomson Reuters News John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) and WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) are both printing and publishing companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability. Is WLYB or WBTN more profitable? John Wiley & Sons has a net margin of 5.82% compared to WEBTOON Entertainment's net margin of -7.24%. John Wiley & Sons' return on equity of 27.31% beat WEBTOON Entertainment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Wiley & Sons5.82% 27.31% 7.66% WEBTOON Entertainment -7.24%-0.13%-0.10% Do analysts prefer WLYB or WBTN? WEBTOON Entertainment has a consensus target price of $17.83, suggesting a potential upside of 3.92%. Given WEBTOON Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe WEBTOON Entertainment 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00WEBTOON Entertainment 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WLYB or WBTN? 0.5% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by institutional investors. 29.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of WEBTOON Entertainment shares are held by company 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. Does the media prefer WLYB or WBTN? In the previous week, WEBTOON Entertainment had 3 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for WEBTOON Entertainment and 1 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. John Wiley & Sons' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat WEBTOON Entertainment's score of 1.27 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive WEBTOON Entertainment 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WLYB or WBTN? 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 RatioJohn Wiley & Sons$1.68B1.17$84.16M$1.7820.73WEBTOON Entertainment$1.35B1.66-$143.90M-$0.77-22.29 Which has more volatility & risk, WLYB or WBTN? John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WEBTOON Entertainment has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryJohn Wiley & Sons beats WEBTOON Entertainment on 10 of the 17 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 WLYB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 WLYB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJohn Wiley & SonsPUBLSHG IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.96B$1.16B$15.56B$21.87BDividend Yield3.52%4.42%3.22%3.58%P/E Ratio20.7313.7117.6829.64Price / Sales1.170.8047.9062.45Price / Cash6.196.1914.5124.43Price / Book2.621.597.074.61Net Income$84.16M$40.29M$678.09M$1.01B7 Day Performance-7.54%1.29%-0.08%-0.38%1 Month Performance-12.65%6.38%-0.42%2.34%1 Year Performance-25.97%-13.28%-0.46%14.36% John Wiley & Sons Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WLYBJohn Wiley & Sons1.9773 of 5 stars$36.90-8.5%N/A-25.5%$1.96B$1.68B20.739,500Positive NewsGap DownWBTNWEBTOON Entertainment1.5691 of 5 stars$19.41-1.6%$17.83-8.1%+65.1%$2.54B$1.35B-25.211,800Analyst ForecastMHMcGraw Hill3.9699 of 5 stars$12.57-8.2%$20.97+66.8%N/A$2.40B$2.11B0.004,200WLYJohn Wiley & Sons1.6096 of 5 stars$40.50+1.4%N/A-25.6%$2.15B$1.68B22.755,200News CoverageGCIGannett3.6345 of 5 stars$4.13-0.7%$6.00+45.3%-31.1%$605.54M$2.51B12.158,900News CoverageAnalyst ForecastDALNDallasNewsN/A$16.51+0.0%N/A+292.0%$88.34M$121.12M-17.02660High Trading VolumeLEELee Enterprises0.2351 of 5 stars$5.44+0.2%N/A-46.3%$34.07M$581.81M-0.754,360VSMEVS MEDIA0.4014 of 5 stars$2.52-8.7%N/A+141.4%$20.14M$8.25M0.00N/AAnalyst ForecastGap UpSOBRSOBR Safe0.5637 of 5 stars$3.49-0.3%N/A-95.2%$5.31M$210K-0.029News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastTRIThomson Reuters1.0513 of 5 stars$155.33-0.5%N/AN/A$69.74B$7.32B42.9126,400News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastNWSNews1.6201 of 5 stars$34.55+0.3%N/A+12.1%$19.52B$8.45B16.6125,500Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WEBTOON Entertainment Alternatives McGraw Hill Alternatives John Wiley & Sons Alternatives Gannett Alternatives DallasNews Alternatives Lee Enterprises Alternatives VS MEDIA Alternatives SOBR Safe Alternatives Thomson Reuters Alternatives News 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:WLYB) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredBuilding The Infrastructure for the Coming Financial ResetWhile China pushes nearly $1 trillion through its new digital currency, one emerging company is quietly buildi...Intellistake | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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