According to
Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best publishing stocks to buy right now are:
1. John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY)
The Component Grade breakdown for John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.
John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -7 points lower than the publishing industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates WLY as a "A".
WLY passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. John Wiley & Sons has seen its stock return 12.71% over the past year, overperforming other publishing stocks by 17 percentage points.
2. New York Times Co (NYSE:NYT)
The Component Grade breakdown for New York Times Co (NYSE:NYT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.
New York Times Co (NYSE:NYT) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 18 points higher than the publishing industry average of 30.
NYT passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. New York Times Co has seen its stock return 10.53% over the past year, overperforming other publishing stocks by 15 percentage points.
New York Times Co has an average 1 year
price target of $54.50, a downside of -2% from New York Times Co's current stock price of $55.61.
New York Times Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering New York Times Co, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Scholastic (NASDAQ:SCHL)
Scholastic (NASDAQ:SCHL) is the #3 top publishing stock out of 8 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Scholastic (NASDAQ:SCHL) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.
Scholastic (NASDAQ:SCHL) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 16 points higher than the publishing industry average of 30.
SCHL passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Scholastic has seen its stock lose -39.51% over the past year, underperforming other publishing stocks by -35 percentage points.