WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) Competitors $9.23 -0.81 (-8.07%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.37 +0.14 (+1.52%) As of 08/1/2025 07:39 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, DALN, LEE, VSME, SOBR, NWS, PSO, and FROGShould 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), DallasNews (DALN), Lee Enterprises (LEE), VS MEDIA (VSME), SOBR Safe (SOBR), News (NWS), Pearson (PSO), and JFrog (FROG). WEBTOON Entertainment vs. Its Competitors John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons Gannett DallasNews Lee Enterprises VS MEDIA SOBR Safe News Pearson JFrog John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) and WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) are both printing and publishing companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, WLYB or WBTN? John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WEBTOON Entertainment has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of WEBTOON Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate WLYB or WBTN? WEBTOON Entertainment has a consensus target price of $14.36, suggesting a potential upside of 55.55%. Given WEBTOON Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 Does the media prefer WLYB or WBTN? In the previous week, John Wiley & Sons had 1 more articles in the media than WEBTOON Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for John Wiley & Sons and 2 mentions for WEBTOON Entertainment. John Wiley & Sons' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat WEBTOON Entertainment's score of 1.04 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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$1.68B1.21$84.16M$1.5324.89WEBTOON Entertainment$1.35B0.89-$143.90M-$1.44-6.41 SummaryJohn Wiley & Sons beats WEBTOON Entertainment on 12 of the 16 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$1.31B$19.20B$29.13B$9.52BDividend YieldN/A2.95%3.08%4.09%P/E Ratio-6.4185.9248.1323.81Price / Sales0.89154.471,544.8266.04Price / Cash13.4892.4138.0757.96Price / Book0.788.087.415.54Net Income-$143.90M$341.62M$782.10M$259.28M7 Day Performance-9.95%-6.56%-3.69%-4.64%1 Month Performance-1.70%0.43%-0.16%4.41%1 Year Performance-53.15%56.28%52,681.95%17.95% WEBTOON Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WBTNWEBTOON Entertainment1.5637 of 5 stars$9.23-8.1%$14.36+55.5%-55.1%$1.31B$1.35B-6.411,800News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑WLYBJohn Wiley & Sons3.0893 of 5 stars$39.94+1.1%N/A-20.7%$2.11B$1.68B26.119,500Positive NewsShort Interest ↓WLYJohn Wiley & Sons2.3683 of 5 stars$39.65+1.1%N/A-19.0%$2.09B$1.68B25.925,200News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑GCIGannett4.0525 of 5 stars$3.75+1.5%$5.55+48.1%-10.5%$540.35M$2.51B374.708,900Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownDALNDallasNews0.7945 of 5 stars$14.81+0.8%N/A+228.0%$78.63M$125.39M2.66660Earnings ReportLEELee Enterprises0.3749 of 5 stars$5.29+7.3%N/A-52.2%$32.90M$591.09M-0.734,360VSMEVS MEDIA0.0834 of 5 stars$1.35+6.3%N/A-0.7%$10.15M$8.25M0.00N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSOBRSOBR Safe0.4639 of 5 stars$4.29-2.1%N/A-97.5%$404K$251.36K-0.019Positive NewsShort Interest ↑Gap UpNWSNews0.4205 of 5 stars$33.72+0.1%N/A+18.8%$19.07B$10.09B39.2125,500Upcoming EarningsPSOPearson3.28 of 5 stars$14.15-1.1%$18.00+27.2%+10.9%$9.34B$4.54B15.0517,116Trending NewsGap UpFROGJFrog2.6991 of 5 stars$42.65+2.7%$42.25-0.9%+16.4%$4.76B$450.58M-60.071,600News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies John Wiley & Sons Alternatives John Wiley & Sons Alternatives Gannett Alternatives DallasNews Alternatives Lee Enterprises Alternatives VS MEDIA Alternatives SOBR Safe Alternatives News Alternatives Pearson Alternatives JFrog 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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