John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLYB – Get Free Report) and Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.5% of John Wiley & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.2% of Nexxen International 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for John Wiley & Sons and Nexxen International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| John Wiley & Sons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Nexxen International | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3.00 |
Risk and Volatility
John Wiley & Sons has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nexxen International has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares John Wiley & Sons and Nexxen International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| John Wiley & Sons | $1.68 billion | 1.43 | $221.62 million | $3.78 | 12.47 |
| Nexxen International | $364.78 million | 1.39 | $25.04 million | $0.22 | 40.36 |
John Wiley & Sons has higher revenue and earnings than Nexxen International. John Wiley & Sons is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nexxen International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares John Wiley & Sons and Nexxen International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| John Wiley & Sons | 11.90% | 27.99% | 8.16% |
| Nexxen International | 3.41% | 7.03% | 4.38% |
Summary
John Wiley & Sons beats Nexxen International on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. engages in the provision of research and learning materials. It operates through the following segments: Research, Learning, and Held for Sale or Sold. The Research segment consists of research publishing and research solutions. The Learning segment includes academic and professional reporting lines and consists of publishing and related knowledge solutions. The Held for Sale or Sold segment offers businesses held-for-sale including Wiley Edge and CrossKnowledge, University Services and Tuition Manager, and Test Prep and Advancement Courses. The company was founded by Charles Wiley in 1807 and is headquartered in Hoboken, NJ.
About Nexxen International
Tremor International Ltd provides end-to-end software platform that enables advertisers to reach relevant audiences and publishers. The company's demand side platform (DSP) offers full-service and self-managed marketplace access to advertisers and agencies to execute their digital marketing campaigns in real time across various ad formats. Its sell supply side platform (SSP) provides access to data and a comprehensive product suite to drive inventory management and revenue optimization. The company also offers data management platform solution, which integrates DSP and SSP solutions enabling advertisers and publishers to use data from various sources in order to optimize results of their advertising campaigns. It serves ad buyers, advertisers, brands, agencies, and digital publishers in Israel, the United States, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company was formerly known as Taptica International Ltd. and changed its name to Tremor International Ltd in September 2015. Tremor International Ltd was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
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