News (NWS) Competitors $34.38 +0.03 (+0.07%) Closing price 07/3/2025 01:12 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.38 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:20 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NWS vs. PSO, WLYB, WLY, WBTN, GCI, LEE, DALN, VSME, SOBR, and TKOShould you be buying News stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of News include Pearson (PSO), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN), Gannett (GCI), Lee Enterprises (LEE), DallasNews (DALN), VS MEDIA (VSME), SOBR Safe (SOBR), and TKO Group (TKO). News vs. Its Competitors Pearson John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons WEBTOON Entertainment Gannett Lee Enterprises DallasNews VS MEDIA SOBR Safe TKO Group News (NASDAQ:NWS) and Pearson (NYSE:PSO) are both consumer discretionary 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. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NWS or PSO? 14.6% of News shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Pearson shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of News shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pearson shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate NWS or PSO? Pearson has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.89%. Given Pearson's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pearson is more favorable than News.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score News 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Pearson 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.67 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NWS or PSO? Pearson has lower revenue, but higher earnings than News. Pearson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than News, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNews$10.09B1.93$266M$0.8639.98Pearson$3.55B2.77$554.61M$0.9415.84 Which has more volatility & risk, NWS or PSO? News has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pearson has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is NWS or PSO a better dividend stock? News pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Pearson pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. News pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pearson pays out 46.8% 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. Is NWS or PSO more profitable? News has a net margin of 5.18% compared to Pearson's net margin of 0.00%. News' return on equity of 5.64% beat Pearson's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets News5.18% 5.64% 3.09% Pearson N/A N/A N/A Does the media favor NWS or PSO? In the previous week, Pearson had 5 more articles in the media than News. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Pearson and 5 mentions for News. News' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Pearson's score of 0.16 indicating that News is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment News 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pearson 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryNews beats Pearson on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get News News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NWS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NWS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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 NWS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNewsMOVIE/TV PRD&DIST IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$19.47B$11.52B$8.31B$9.05BDividend Yield0.58%2.04%3.17%4.03%P/E Ratio39.9832.6721.0620.22Price / Sales1.933.443.34118.64Price / Cash17.2120.5517.5058.07Price / Book2.179.764.625.67Net Income$266M$198.04M$213.40M$249.13M7 Day Performance1.52%-0.24%3.45%3.28%1 Month Performance6.82%1.18%11.01%5.55%1 Year Performance21.37%57.83%10.66%21.12% News Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWSNews0.833 of 5 stars$34.39+0.1%N/A+20.6%$19.47B$10.09B39.9825,500PSOPearson3.7845 of 5 stars$14.56-0.3%$18.00+23.6%+18.8%$9.67B$4.54B0.0017,116Gap DownWLYBJohn Wiley & Sons2.3017 of 5 stars$44.59-1.8%N/A+7.2%$2.45B$1.68B12.449,500Positive NewsDividend IncreaseGap DownHigh Trading VolumeWLYJohn Wiley & Sons1.1893 of 5 stars$43.91+1.2%N/A+0.4%$2.34B$1.68B11.896,400Positive NewsBuyback AnnouncementWBTNWEBTOON Entertainment2.797 of 5 stars$8.37+0.1%$14.36+71.5%N/A$1.09B$1.35B46.441,800Positive NewsGCIGannett3.661 of 5 stars$3.31+0.6%$5.55+67.7%-21.0%$481.77M$2.51B25.318,900LEELee Enterprises0.3276 of 5 stars$6.14-0.3%N/A-41.9%$38.19M$591.09M-0.844,360DALNDallasNews0.1517 of 5 stars$4.11-1.0%N/A+30.3%$22.21M$125.39M0.75660VSMEVS MEDIA0.6632 of 5 stars$0.81-17.2%N/A-49.7%$7.82M$8.25M0.00N/ANews CoverageGap DownSOBRSOBR SafeN/A$2.94-2.3%N/A-98.1%$280K$210K0.009TKOTKO Group2.2611 of 5 stars$175.62+0.4%$168.08-4.3%+56.9%$34.63B$2.80B76.401,300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Pearson Alternatives John Wiley & Sons Alternatives John Wiley & Sons Alternatives WEBTOON Entertainment Alternatives Gannett Alternatives Lee Enterprises Alternatives DallasNews Alternatives VS MEDIA Alternatives SOBR Safe Alternatives TKO Group 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 (NASDAQ:NWS) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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