Gannett (GCI) Competitors $2.90 +0.06 (+1.94%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.80 -0.10 (-3.45%) As of 04/15/2025 07:47 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. WBTN, LEE, DALN, SOBR, VSME, NWS, PSO, WLYB, WLY, and DJCOShould you be buying Gannett stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gannett include WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN), Lee Enterprises (LEE), DallasNews (DALN), SOBR Safe (SOBR), VS MEDIA (VSME), News (NWS), Pearson (PSO), John Wiley & Sons (WLYB), John Wiley & Sons (WLY), and Daily Journal (DJCO). Gannett vs. WEBTOON Entertainment Lee Enterprises DallasNews SOBR Safe VS MEDIA News Pearson John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons Daily Journal Gannett (NYSE:GCI) and WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and institutional ownership. Which has higher earnings and valuation, GCI or WBTN? Gannett has higher revenue and earnings than WEBTOON Entertainment. Gannett is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WEBTOON Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGannett$2.51B0.17-$27.79M-$0.54-5.36WEBTOON Entertainment$1.35B0.79-$116.46M$0.4618.02 Does the media refer more to GCI or WBTN? In the previous week, WEBTOON Entertainment had 3 more articles in the media than Gannett. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for WEBTOON Entertainment and 4 mentions for Gannett. Gannett's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat WEBTOON Entertainment's score of 0.87 indicating that Gannett is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gannett 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive WEBTOON Entertainment 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GCI or WBTN? Gannett received 243 more outperform votes than WEBTOON Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.41% of users gave Gannett an outperform vote while only 58.82% of users gave WEBTOON Entertainment an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGannettOutperform Votes25361.41% Underperform Votes15938.59% WEBTOON EntertainmentOutperform Votes1058.82% Underperform Votes741.18% Do analysts rate GCI or WBTN? Gannett currently has a consensus price target of $5.55, suggesting a potential upside of 91.71%. WEBTOON Entertainment has a consensus price target of $17.17, suggesting a potential upside of 107.08%. Given WEBTOON Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe WEBTOON Entertainment is more favorable than Gannett.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gannett 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50WEBTOON Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Do institutionals & insiders believe in GCI or WBTN? 76.7% of Gannett shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Gannett shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is GCI or WBTN more profitable? WEBTOON Entertainment has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Gannett's net margin of -1.05%. Gannett's return on equity of 11.40% beat WEBTOON Entertainment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gannett-1.05% 11.40% 1.21% WEBTOON Entertainment N/A N/A N/A SummaryGannett beats WEBTOON Entertainment on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$426.63M$5.90B$7.02B$18.52BDividend YieldN/A0.98%2.69%4.22%P/E Ratio-5.3622.4529.7531.15Price / Sales0.172.01154.9725.69Price / Cash3.7617.1131.6117.53Price / Book2.783.394.564.29Net Income-$27.79M$120.46M$195.82M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.86%0.42%-0.27%-0.79%1 Month Performance-6.46%-7.16%-6.20%-6.88%1 Year Performance17.92%8.34%4.18%1.74% Gannett Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GCIGannett3.3438 of 5 stars$2.90+1.9%$5.55+91.7%+24.8%$426.63M$2.51B-5.3614,200Positive NewsWBTNWEBTOON Entertainment2.9237 of 5 stars$7.46+6.3%$17.33+132.4%N/A$961.33M$1.35B16.221,854Gap DownLEELee EnterprisesN/A$8.77-8.0%N/A-32.3%$54.30M$600.26M-1.204,360Positive NewsGap DownDALNDallasNews1.0411 of 5 stars$4.04-1.0%N/A+9.1%$21.62M$125.39M-3.61660Positive NewsGap UpSOBRSOBR Safe0.9797 of 5 stars$4.89-0.8%N/A+39.3%$4.51M$183,859.00-0.099Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeVSMEVS MEDIA0.3822 of 5 stars$0.88+1.6%N/A-71.1%$2.52M$8.49M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownNWSNews0.8094 of 5 stars$27.41-1.0%N/A+22.1%$15.55B$10.25B37.5525,500PSOPearson2.8023 of 5 stars$14.90-3.0%$18.00+20.8%+27.8%$9.93B$3.55B15.8521,400Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeWLYBJohn Wiley & Sons1.2712 of 5 stars$41.22-7.0%N/A+10.0%$2.22B$1.70B-45.309,500Gap UpWLYJohn Wiley & Sons1.5385 of 5 stars$40.67-3.2%N/A+15.8%$2.19B$1.70B-44.699,500Positive NewsDJCODaily Journal1.0382 of 5 stars$368.60-3.0%N/A+13.8%$507.56M$71.64M6.65320Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WBTN Alternatives LEE Alternatives DALN Alternatives SOBR Alternatives VSME Alternatives NWS Alternatives PSO Alternatives WLYB Alternatives WLY Alternatives DJCO 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto Market is About to Change LivesI've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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