WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) Competitors $10.49 -0.07 (-0.66%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.55 +0.06 (+0.57%) As of 07:10 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WBTN vs. WLYB, WLY, GCI, LEE, DALN, VSME, SOBR, NWS, PSO, and TRIShould you be buying WEBTOON Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WEBTOON Entertainment include John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), Gannett (GCI), Lee Enterprises (LEE), DallasNews (DALN), VS MEDIA (VSME), SOBR Safe (SOBR), News (NWS), Pearson (PSO), and Thomson Reuters (TRI). WEBTOON Entertainment vs. John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons Gannett Lee Enterprises DallasNews VS MEDIA SOBR Safe News Pearson Thomson Reuters WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) and John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and dividends. Does the media favor WBTN or WLYB? In the previous week, WEBTOON Entertainment and WEBTOON Entertainment both had 1 articles in the media. WEBTOON Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat John Wiley & Sons' score of 0.63 indicating that WEBTOON Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WEBTOON Entertainment 1 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WBTN or WLYB? WEBTOON Entertainment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than John Wiley & Sons. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWEBTOON Entertainment$1.33B1.01-$116.46MN/AN/AJohn Wiley & Sons$1.76B1.22-$200.32M-$0.91-43.53 Do analysts recommend WBTN or WLYB? WEBTOON Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $21.67, suggesting a potential upside of 106.55%. Given WEBTOON Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe WEBTOON Entertainment is more favorable than John Wiley & Sons.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score WEBTOON Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67John Wiley & Sons 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is WBTN or WLYB more profitable? WEBTOON Entertainment has a net margin of 0.00% compared to John Wiley & Sons' net margin of -2.82%. John Wiley & Sons' return on equity of 24.14% beat WEBTOON Entertainment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WEBTOON EntertainmentN/A N/A N/A John Wiley & Sons -2.82%24.14%6.67% Does the MarketBeat Community favor WBTN or WLYB? WEBTOON Entertainment received 9 more outperform votes than John Wiley & Sons when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.23% of users gave WEBTOON Entertainment an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave John Wiley & Sons an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWEBTOON EntertainmentOutperform Votes969.23% Underperform Votes430.77% John Wiley & SonsOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes3100.00% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WBTN or WLYB? 0.5% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by institutional investors. 29.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by 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. SummaryWEBTOON Entertainment beats John Wiley & Sons on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get WEBTOON Entertainment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WBTN 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 WBTN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWEBTOON Entertainmentpublishing IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.35B$24.78B$26.21B$8.98BDividend YieldN/A1.05%2.75%3.85%P/E RatioN/A7.2246.3418.82Price / Sales1.014.882,530.5180.73Price / CashN/A29.0335.5737.47Price / BookN/A10.386.864.64Net Income-$116.46M$794.21M$731.18M$245.69M7 Day Performance-1.50%-1.61%-2.01%-2.63%1 Month Performance-19.98%-2.00%0.09%-2.37%1 Year PerformanceN/A-13.15%20.24%13.65% WEBTOON Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WBTNWEBTOON Entertainment2.8023 of 5 stars$10.49-0.7%$21.67+106.5%N/A$1.35B$1.33B0.001,854Upcoming EarningsWLYBJohn Wiley & Sons2.2195 of 5 stars$40.74+1.1%N/A+24.0%$2.20B$1.87B-44.779,500WLYJohn Wiley & Sons0.5626 of 5 stars$40.58+0.4%N/A+19.7%$2.19B$1.76B-44.596,400GCIGannett3.3679 of 5 stars$4.97+1.7%$5.55+11.8%+104.7%$731.89M$2.66B-6.1310,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageLEELee EnterprisesN/A$11.46-0.6%N/A+11.2%$70.94M$611.38M-1.573,047DALNDallasNews0.1014 of 5 stars$5.91-1.2%N/A+69.4%$31.63M$128.29M-5.28660High Trading VolumeVSMEVS MEDIA0.9277 of 5 stars$1.24+3.3%N/A-67.7%$3.55M$7.99M0.00N/APositive NewsSOBRSOBR Safe0.3285 of 5 stars$1.05+22.5%N/A+45.7%$966,000.00$160,000.00-0.029News CoverageGap UpNWSNews0.4683 of 5 stars$34.86+1.6%N/A+20.2%$19.82B$10.09B47.7525,500PSOPearson2.1894 of 5 stars$16.94+0.5%N/A+42.8%$11.28B$4.57B0.0018,360TRIThomson Reuters3.9164 of 5 stars$173.93-2.8%$182.09+4.7%+12.0%$78.27B$7.26B35.5725,600Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies John Wiley & Sons Alternatives John Wiley & Sons Alternatives Gannett Alternatives Lee Enterprises Alternatives DallasNews Alternatives VS MEDIA Alternatives SOBR Safe Alternatives News Alternatives Pearson Alternatives Thomson Reuters Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WBTN) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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