New York Times (NYT) Competitors

New York Times (NYSE:NYT) and Morningstar (NASDAQ:MORN) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer NYT or MORN?

In the previous week, New York Times had 135 more articles in the media than Morningstar. MarketBeat recorded 155 mentions for New York Times and 20 mentions for Morningstar. Morningstar's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat New York Times' score of 0.04 indicating that Morningstar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
New York Times	18 Very Positive mention(s)	27 Positive mention(s)	69 Neutral mention(s)	27 Negative mention(s)	14 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Morningstar	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NYT or MORN more profitable?

Morningstar has a net margin of 14.69% compared to New York Times' net margin of 11.04%. Morningstar's return on equity of 23.28% beat New York Times' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
New York Times	11.04%	17.75%	11.81%
Morningstar	14.69%	23.28%	9.66%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NYT or MORN?

95.4% of New York Times shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.0% of Morningstar shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of New York Times shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.9% of Morningstar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend NYT or MORN?

New York Times currently has a consensus price target of $54.83, indicating a potential upside of 5.45%. Morningstar has a consensus price target of $360.67, indicating a potential upside of 7.41%. Given Morningstar's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Morningstar is more favorable than New York Times.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
New York Times	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Morningstar	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NYT or MORN?

New York Times has higher revenue and earnings than Morningstar. New York Times is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Morningstar, 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
New York Times	$2.43B	3.51	$232.39M	$1.69	30.77
Morningstar	$2.04B	7.06	$141.10M	$7.57	44.36

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NYT or MORN?

New York Times received 49 more outperform votes than Morningstar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.24% of users gave New York Times an outperform vote while only 57.45% of users gave Morningstar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
New York Times	Outperform Votes 346 61.24%	Underperform Votes 219 38.76%
Morningstar	Outperform Votes 297 57.45%	Underperform Votes 220 42.55%

Which has more risk and volatility, NYT or MORN?

New York Times has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morningstar has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NYT or MORN a better dividend stock?

New York Times pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Morningstar pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. New York Times pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morningstar pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Morningstar has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Summary

Morningstar beats New York Times on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.