WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) Competitors $9.36 -0.03 (-0.32%) Closing price 07/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.35 -0.01 (-0.11%) As of 07/7/2025 07:35 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WBTN vs. WLYB, WLY, GCI, LEE, DALN, VSME, SOBR, NWS, PSO, and STNEShould 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 StoneCo (STNE). WEBTOON Entertainment vs. Its Competitors John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons Gannett Lee Enterprises DallasNews VS MEDIA SOBR Safe News Pearson StoneCo John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) and WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) are both printing and publishing companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Does the media prefer WLYB or WBTN? In the previous week, WEBTOON Entertainment had 1 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for WEBTOON Entertainment and 1 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. John Wiley & Sons' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat WEBTOON Entertainment's score of 0.89 indicating that John Wiley & Sons is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 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 WEBTOON Entertainment 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, WLYB or WBTN? John Wiley & Sons has higher revenue and earnings than WEBTOON Entertainment. WEBTOON Entertainment 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJohn Wiley & Sons$1.68B1.37$84.16M$1.5328.21WEBTOON Entertainment$1.35B0.90-$143.90M-$1.44-6.50 Do institutionals and insiders believe in WLYB or WBTN? 0.5% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is WLYB or WBTN more profitable? John Wiley & Sons has a net margin of 5.02% compared to WEBTOON Entertainment's net margin of -12.77%. John Wiley & Sons' return on equity of 27.42% beat WEBTOON Entertainment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Wiley & Sons5.02% 27.42% 7.55% WEBTOON Entertainment -12.77%1.23%0.96% Do analysts prefer WLYB or WBTN? WEBTOON Entertainment has a consensus price target of $14.36, indicating a potential upside of 53.39%. Given WEBTOON Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe WEBTOON Entertainment is more favorable than John Wiley & Sons.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score John Wiley & Sons 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00WEBTOON Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 SummaryJohn Wiley & Sons beats WEBTOON Entertainment on 11 of the 15 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 WBTN 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 EntertainmentINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.22B$18.40B$27.79B$9.02BDividend YieldN/A2.46%3.13%4.08%P/E Ratio-6.5074.3136.8820.04Price / Sales0.90155.121,970.43100.83Price / Cash12.6086.8534.7728.59Price / Book0.798.697.245.55Net Income-$143.90M$339.44M$763.56M$248.49M7 Day Performance0.86%1.89%1.59%4.87%1 Month Performance7.09%1.51%5.15%6.63%1 Year PerformanceN/A62.32%52,288.95%20.38% WEBTOON Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WBTNWEBTOON Entertainment3.3271 of 5 stars$9.36-0.3%$14.36+53.4%N/A$1.22B$1.35B-6.501,800Positive NewsWLYBJohn Wiley & Sons2.0109 of 5 stars$45.49+0.2%N/A+5.4%$2.45B$1.68B29.739,500Positive NewsGap DownWLYJohn Wiley & Sons1.0226 of 5 stars$44.66-1.0%N/A-3.0%$2.43B$1.68B29.195,200Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGCIGannett3.6142 of 5 stars$3.58flat$5.55+55.0%-21.7%$524.24M$2.51B358.008,900LEELee Enterprises0.2713 of 5 stars$6.40+1.9%N/A-42.0%$39.81M$591.09M-0.884,360Gap UpDALNDallasNews0.0858 of 5 stars$4.30flatN/A+32.4%$23.02M$125.39M0.77660VSMEVS MEDIA0.6341 of 5 stars$1.04+3.0%N/A-47.8%$8.07M$8.25M0.00N/ANews CoverageGap UpSOBRSOBR Safe0.5813 of 5 stars$2.89+1.8%N/A-98.3%$260K$210K-0.019Positive NewsNWSNews0.849 of 5 stars$34.31+1.3%N/A+19.7%$19.17B$10.09B39.9025,500Positive NewsPSOPearson3.7367 of 5 stars$14.93+0.5%$18.00+20.6%+13.7%$9.83B$4.54B15.8817,116STNEStoneCo2.7613 of 5 stars$16.04+4.4%$14.57-9.2%+29.7%$4.39B$2.46B-20.5616,793 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 StoneCo 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:WBTN) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersF1 Engineering Powers This Electric Marine MotorThe future of marine propulsion has arrived - powered by F-1 grade engineering. 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