John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, WLY or WLYB?

John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, WLY or WLYB?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Wiley & Sons	$1.68B	1.22	$84.16M	$1.53	24.97
John Wiley & Sons	$1.68B	1.21	$84.16M	$1.53	24.89

Is WLY or WLYB a better dividend stock?

John Wiley & Sons pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. John Wiley & Sons pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. John Wiley & Sons pays out 92.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. John Wiley & Sons pays out 92.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. John Wiley & Sons has raised its dividend for 26 consecutive years and John Wiley & Sons has raised its dividend for 26 consecutive years.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WLY or WLYB?

73.9% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer WLY or WLYB?

In the previous week, John Wiley & Sons had 5 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for John Wiley & Sons and 2 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. John Wiley & Sons' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat John Wiley & Sons' score of 1.37 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
John Wiley & Sons	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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)	Positive

Is WLY or WLYB more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Wiley & Sons	5.02%	27.42%	7.55%
John Wiley & Sons	5.02%	27.42%	7.55%

Summary

John Wiley & Sons beats John Wiley & Sons on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.