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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MH or WLYB?

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
McGraw Hill	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Wiley & Sons	$1.68B	1.31	$84.16M	$1.53	26.93

Do analysts rate MH or WLYB?

McGraw Hill currently has a consensus target price of $20.88, suggesting a potential upside of 43.23%. Given McGraw Hill's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

Does the media prefer MH or WLYB?

In the previous week, McGraw Hill had 37 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for McGraw Hill and 4 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. John Wiley & Sons' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat McGraw Hill's score of 0.55 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
John Wiley & Sons	3 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 hold more shares of 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is MH or WLYB 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
McGraw Hill	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Wiley & Sons	5.02%	27.42%	7.55%

Summary

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