Gannett (GCI) Competitors $4.86 -0.12 (-2.31%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.85 -0.02 (-0.31%) As of 06:30 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 InterestSustainabilityTrends GCI vs. WLY, WLYB, WBTN, LEE, DALN, VSME, SOBR, NWS, PSO, and DJCOShould you be buying Gannett stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gannett include John Wiley & Sons (WLY), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN), Lee Enterprises (LEE), DallasNews (DALN), VS MEDIA (VSME), SOBR Safe (SOBR), News (NWS), Pearson (PSO), and Daily Journal (DJCO). Gannett vs. John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons WEBTOON Entertainment Lee Enterprises DallasNews VS MEDIA SOBR Safe News Pearson Daily Journal John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) and Gannett (NYSE:GCI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings. Is WLY or GCI more profitable? John Wiley & Sons has a net margin of -2.82% compared to Gannett's net margin of -4.44%. John Wiley & Sons' return on equity of 24.14% beat Gannett's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Wiley & Sons-2.82% 24.14% 6.67% Gannett -4.44%-12.16%-1.51% Does the MarketBeat Community favor WLY or GCI? Gannett received 251 more outperform votes than John Wiley & Sons when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.31% of users gave Gannett an outperform vote while only 20.00% of users gave John Wiley & Sons an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJohn Wiley & SonsOutperform Votes120.00% Underperform Votes480.00% GannettOutperform Votes25261.31% Underperform Votes15938.69% Do institutionals and insiders believe in WLY or GCI? 73.9% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.7% of Gannett shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Gannett shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, WLY or GCI? John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gannett has a beta of 2.55, indicating that its share price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate WLY or GCI? Gannett has a consensus target price of $5.55, indicating a potential upside of 13.15%. Given Gannett's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gannett 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) 0.00Gannett 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WLY or GCI? Gannett has higher revenue and earnings than John Wiley & Sons. John Wiley & Sons is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gannett, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJohn Wiley & Sons$1.87B1.29-$200.32M-$0.91-49.26Gannett$2.66B0.27-$27.79M-$0.81-6.06 Does the media refer more to WLY or GCI? In the previous week, Gannett had 2 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Gannett and 0 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. Gannett's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat John Wiley & Sons' score of 0.00 indicating that Gannett is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment John Wiley & Sons Neutral Gannett Positive SummaryGannett beats John Wiley & Sons on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Gannett News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GCI 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 NYSE 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 GCI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGannettNewspapers IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$723.05M$6.23B$7.51B$20.04BDividend YieldN/A0.80%2.23%3.61%P/E Ratio-6.0626.9828.7941.66Price / Sales0.272.48102.5117.77Price / Cash6.1018.8529.2017.54Price / Book2.304.306.125.85Net Income-$27.79M$111.68M$137.20M$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.11%-0.94%3.11%3.48%1 Month Performance-3.63%-3.89%5.56%5.99%1 Year Performance116.08%41.17%24.48%20.49% Gannett Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GCIGannett2.8798 of 5 stars$4.87-2.3%$5.55+14.1%+119.6%$717.15M$2.66B-6.0110,000WLYJohn Wiley & Sons0.4619 of 5 stars$42.22+0.3%N/A+34.5%$2.28B$1.76B-46.406,400WLYBJohn Wiley & SonsN/A$41.61-0.8%N/A+35.8%$2.25B$1.76B-45.739,500High Trading VolumeWBTNWEBTOON Entertainment1.9091 of 5 stars$12.60-3.4%$26.67+111.6%N/A$1.62B$1.33B0.001,854Positive NewsLEELee EnterprisesN/A$14.10+0.5%N/A+19.8%$87.28M$611.38M-3.233,342DALNDallasNews0.0672 of 5 stars$7.05-0.7%N/A+51.2%$37.73M$128.29M-6.29660Positive NewsVSMEVS MEDIA0.204 of 5 stars$1.12-5.9%N/A-48.1%$3.20M$8.49M0.00N/APositive NewsGap DownSOBRSOBR Safe0.5437 of 5 stars$0.83-12.2%N/A+141.8%$761,000.00$183,859.00-0.029Gap DownNWSNews0.8483 of 5 stars$30.22+1.1%N/A+21.6%$17.19B$10.16B48.7425,500PSOPearson1.316 of 5 stars$15.44-1.9%N/A+30.1%$10.29B$3.55B17.5518,360Gap DownDJCODaily Journal1.1538 of 5 stars$514.53-0.8%N/A+47.5%$710.05M$67.71M15.78320Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WLY Alternatives WLYB Alternatives WBTN Alternatives LEE Alternatives DALN Alternatives VSME Alternatives SOBR Alternatives NWS Alternatives PSO Alternatives DJCO 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 (NYSE:GCI) was last updated on 1/21/2025 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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