John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Competitors

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

Is WLYB 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 recommend WLYB or MH?

McGraw Hill has a consensus target price of $20.88, suggesting a potential upside of 35.25%. Given McGraw Hill's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WLYB or MH?

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

Does the media prefer WLYB or MH?

In the previous week, McGraw Hill had 16 more articles in the media than John Wiley & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for McGraw Hill and 0 mentions for John Wiley & Sons. John Wiley & Sons' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat McGraw Hill's score of 0.42 indicating that John Wiley & Sons is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Wiley & Sons	Positive
McGraw Hill	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, WLYB 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	1.29	$84.16M	$1.53	26.52
McGraw Hill	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

John Wiley & Sons beats McGraw Hill on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.