Gannett (GCI) Competitors

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) and Gannett (NYSE:GCI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WLYB 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Wiley & Sons	$1.76B	1.22	-$200.32M	-$0.91	-43.53
Gannett	$2.66B	0.24	-$27.79M	-$0.81	-5.30

Do analysts prefer WLYB or GCI?

Gannett has a consensus target price of $5.55, suggesting a potential upside of 29.22%. Given Gannett's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	0.00
Gannett	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk and volatility, WLYB or GCI?

John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gannett has a beta of 2.53, indicating that its stock price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WLYB or GCI?

Gannett received 253 more outperform votes than John Wiley & Sons when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.41% of users gave Gannett an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave John Wiley & Sons an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
John Wiley & Sons	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 3 100.00%
Gannett	Outperform Votes 253 61.41%	Underperform Votes 159 38.59%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WLYB or GCI?

0.5% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.7% of Gannett shares are held by institutional investors. 29.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Gannett shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor WLYB or GCI?

In the previous week, Gannett had 8 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Gannett and 1 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. John Wiley & Sons' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Gannett's score of 0.58 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
Gannett	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WLYB 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%

Summary

Gannett beats John Wiley & Sons on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.