John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Competitors

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) and McGraw Hill (NYSE:MH) are both mid-cap printing and publishing companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WLY or MH?

John Wiley & Sons has higher revenue and earnings than McGraw Hill.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Wiley & Sons	$1.68B	1.27	$84.16M	$1.53	26.00
McGraw Hill	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor WLY or MH?

In the previous week, John Wiley & Sons had 1 more articles in the media than McGraw Hill. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for John Wiley & Sons and 3 mentions for McGraw Hill. John Wiley & Sons' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat McGraw Hill's score of 0.38 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
McGraw Hill	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is WLY or MH more profitable?

John Wiley & Sons has a net margin of 5.02% compared to McGraw Hill's net margin of 0.00%. John Wiley & Sons' return on equity of 27.42% beat McGraw Hill's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Wiley & Sons	5.02%	27.42%	7.55%
McGraw Hill	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate WLY or MH?

McGraw Hill has a consensus price target of $20.88, suggesting a potential upside of 40.34%. Given McGraw Hill's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe McGraw Hill 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
McGraw Hill	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WLY or MH?

73.9% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are held 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.

Summary

John Wiley & Sons beats McGraw Hill on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.