John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Competitors

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

Is MH or WLYB more profitable?

John Wiley & Sons has a net margin of 5.82% compared to McGraw Hill's net margin of 0.00%. John Wiley & Sons' return on equity of 27.31% beat McGraw Hill's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McGraw Hill	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Wiley & Sons	5.82%	27.31%	7.66%

Does the media prefer MH or WLYB?

In the previous week, McGraw Hill had 5 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for McGraw Hill and 5 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. John Wiley & Sons' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat McGraw Hill's score of 0.35 indicating that John Wiley & Sons is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
McGraw Hill	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
John Wiley & Sons	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

0.5% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.7% 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, MH or WLYB?

John Wiley & Sons has lower revenue, but higher earnings than McGraw Hill.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
McGraw Hill	$2.11B	1.25	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Wiley & Sons	$1.68B	1.30	$84.16M	$1.78	23.11

Do analysts prefer MH or WLYB?

McGraw Hill currently has a consensus target price of $20.97, indicating a potential upside of 52.04%. Given McGraw Hill's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe McGraw Hill is more favorable than John Wiley & Sons.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McGraw Hill	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
John Wiley & Sons	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

John Wiley & Sons beats McGraw Hill on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.