Gannett (GCI) Competitors $4.12 +0.02 (+0.37%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.16 +0.04 (+1.07%) As of 07:43 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GCI vs. WLY, WLYB, WBTN, DALN, LEE, VSME, SOBR, TRI, NWS, and PSOShould 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), DallasNews (DALN), Lee Enterprises (LEE), VS MEDIA (VSME), SOBR Safe (SOBR), Thomson Reuters (TRI), News (NWS), and Pearson (PSO). These companies are all part of the "printing and publishing" industry. Gannett vs. Its Competitors John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons WEBTOON Entertainment DallasNews Lee Enterprises VS MEDIA SOBR Safe Thomson Reuters News Pearson John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) and Gannett (NYSE:GCI) are both printing and publishing companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Does the media refer more to WLY or GCI? In the previous week, Gannett had 1 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Gannett and 3 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. John Wiley & Sons' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Gannett's score of 1.13 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gannett 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WLY or GCI? 73.9% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.7% of Gannett shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Gannett shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, WLY or GCI? John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gannett has a beta of 2.62, indicating that its stock price is 162% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend WLY or GCI? Gannett has a consensus price target of $5.55, suggesting a potential upside of 34.87%. 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) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is WLY or GCI more profitable? John Wiley & Sons has a net margin of 5.02% compared to Gannett's net margin of 4.84%. Gannett's return on equity of 53.24% beat John Wiley & Sons' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets John Wiley & Sons5.02% 27.42% 7.55% Gannett 4.84%53.24%5.14% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, WLY or GCI? John Wiley & Sons has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gannett. Gannett 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$1.68B1.29$84.16M$1.5326.50Gannett$2.51B0.24-$26.35M$0.3412.10 SummaryGannett beats John Wiley & Sons on 9 of the 16 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. 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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 ExcelMetricGannettADVERTISING/MKTG SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$601.13M$1.81B$26.27B$21.36BDividend YieldN/A3.30%2.74%3.50%P/E Ratio12.104.5621.4026.80Price / Sales0.247.78770.5652.63Price / Cash3.336.2627.2124.03Price / Book2.563.656.215.36Net Income-$26.35M$129.63M$196.88M$996.52M7 Day Performance-3.06%1.58%8.44%0.44%1 Month Performance13.52%-2.70%6.11%3.55%1 Year Performance-22.94%-28.83%45.64%12.14% Gannett Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GCIGannett4.0155 of 5 stars$4.12+0.4%$5.55+34.9%-24.5%$601.13M$2.51B12.108,900News CoveragePositive NewsWLYJohn Wiley & Sons1.5492 of 5 stars$40.67-1.5%N/A-14.0%$2.20B$1.68B26.585,200News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsWLYBJohn Wiley & SonsN/A$40.85+2.7%N/A-13.0%$2.18B$1.68B26.709,500Upcoming EarningsGap DownWBTNWEBTOON Entertainment0.567 of 5 stars$14.52-4.3%$15.43+6.3%+13.5%$1.98B$1.35B-18.861,800Positive NewsDALNDallasNews0.9527 of 5 stars$15.05+0.5%N/A+244.9%$80.13M$125.39M-15.52660LEELee Enterprises0.2284 of 5 stars$4.37+7.1%N/A-50.5%$27.37M$581.81M-0.604,360News CoverageVSMEVS MEDIA0.29 of 5 stars$1.22+1.1%N/A+104.3%$9.67M$8.25M0.00N/ANews CoverageSOBRSOBR Safe0.9094 of 5 stars$3.52+4.8%N/A-97.2%$5.10M$301.40K-0.029TRIThomson ReutersN/A$176.68-1.0%N/AN/A$80.46B$7.26B48.8126,400News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeNWSNews1.0281 of 5 stars$34.71-1.3%N/A+16.8%$19.87B$8.45B16.6925,500Positive NewsPSOPearson3.3993 of 5 stars$14.77-0.7%$18.00+21.9%+7.0%$9.65B$4.54B15.7117,116 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WLY Alternatives WLYB Alternatives WBTN Alternatives DALN Alternatives LEE Alternatives VSME Alternatives SOBR Alternatives TRI Alternatives NWS Alternatives PSO 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 (NYSE:GCI) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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