Head to head
John Wiley & Sons-B vs Pearson
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: WLYB · PSO
WLYB
John Wiley & Sons-B
52.53+1.82%
1-year price shape — +45% over the period
Quant Rating B · 80/100
vs
PSO
Pearson
18.24+2.13%
1-year price shape — +27% over the period
Quant Rating C · 69/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
John Wiley & Sons-B edges it on the scoreable measures. John Wiley & Sons-B has the highest Quant Rating (80); John Wiley & Sons-B has done best over the past year (+45%); John Wiley & Sons-B trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| WLYB | PSO | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Publishing | -- |
| Last price | 52.53 | 18.24 |
| Change today | +1.82% | +2.13% |
| 1-year return | +45.5% | +27.5% |
| Market cap | $2.66B | $10.96B |
| 52-week range | 28.49 – 55.10 | 11.72 – 18.35 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 14.16 | 27.47 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 41st | 73rd |
| P/B | 3.34 | 2.47 |
| Dividend yield | 2.71% | 1.88% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 4.16 | 0.67 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $210.85M | $404.52M |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.67B | $4.82B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -2.6% | +10.3% |
| Gross margin | 74.6% | 52.0% |
| Operating margin | 17.6% | 16.9% |
| Net margin | 11.9% | 8.8% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $207.72M | -- |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 102.6% | 93.1% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 41 buy / 7 sell | 0 buy / 2 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Analyst consensus | -- | 100% hold (1) |
| Analyst price target | -- | $17 (-5%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | B (80) | C (69) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 4,500 | 17,062 |
| Founded | 1807 | 1844 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.