WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) versus Its Peers Head to Head Contrast

WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) is one of 255 public companies in the “INTERNET SOFTWARE” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare WEBTOON Entertainment to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares WEBTOON Entertainment and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
WEBTOON Entertainment	$1.35 billion	-$143.90 million	-6.04
WEBTOON Entertainment Competitors	$2.12 billion	$335.71 million	-0.11

WEBTOON Entertainment’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than WEBTOON Entertainment. WEBTOON Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares WEBTOON Entertainment and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WEBTOON Entertainment	-12.77%	1.23%	0.96%
WEBTOON Entertainment Competitors	-235.90%	-56.28%	-7.36%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for WEBTOON Entertainment and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WEBTOON Entertainment	0	2	5	0	2.71
WEBTOON Entertainment Competitors	1521	10056	19388	456	2.60

WEBTOON Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $14.36, indicating a potential upside of 65.20%. As a group, “INTERNET SOFTWARE” companies have a potential upside of 11.71%. Given WEBTOON Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe WEBTOON Entertainment is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

60.1% of shares of all “INTERNET SOFTWARE” companies are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of WEBTOON Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of shares of all “INTERNET SOFTWARE” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

About WEBTOON Entertainment

WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. operates a storytelling platform worldwide. The company’s platform allows a community of creators and users to discover, create, and share new content. Its platform offers stories primarily in two ways, including web-comics, a graphical comic-like medium; and web-novels, which are text-based stories. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of NAVER Corporation.