John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Competitors

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB) and John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WLYB or WLY?

0.5% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.7% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to WLYB or WLY?

In the previous week, John Wiley & Sons and John Wiley & Sons both had 2 articles in the media. John Wiley & Sons' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat John Wiley & Sons' score of 1.29 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
John Wiley & Sons	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WLYB or WLY a better dividend stock?

John Wiley & Sons pays an annual dividend of $1.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. John Wiley & Sons pays an annual dividend of $1.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. John Wiley & Sons pays out -154.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. John Wiley & Sons pays out -154.9% 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. John Wiley & Sons has increased its dividend for 26 consecutive years and John Wiley & Sons has increased its dividend for 26 consecutive years.

Is WLYB or WLY more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Wiley & Sons	-2.82%	24.14%	6.67%
John Wiley & Sons	-2.82%	24.14%	6.67%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, WLYB or WLY?

John Wiley & Sons 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Wiley & Sons	$1.76B	1.36	-$200.32M	-$0.91	-48.69
John Wiley & Sons	$1.76B	1.36	-$200.32M	-$0.91	-48.73

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WLYB or WLY?

John Wiley & Sons received 1 more outperform votes than John Wiley & Sons when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 20.00% of users gave John Wiley & Sons an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave John Wiley & Sons an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
John Wiley & Sons	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 3 100.00%
John Wiley & Sons	Outperform Votes 1 20.00%	Underperform Votes 4 80.00%

Which has more risk and volatility, WLYB or WLY?

John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

John Wiley & Sons beats John Wiley & Sons on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.