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Best Publishing Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top publishing stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best publishing stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Publishing
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Publishing is Zen Rated C and is the 70th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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LEE
LEE ENTERPRISES INC
$6.020.17%-8.51%-14.85%-23.60%-26.94%40.33%-36.90%-70.63%-77.70%$11.88$3.3449.33%80.24%0.6742,3003.93%
NYT
NEW YORK TIMES CO
$67.12-4.06%-3.85%4.88%-11.03%-14.20%17.63%59.77%33.02%521.48%$87.10$57.5322.94%16.68%0.666,339,000252.36%
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JOHN WILEY & SONS INC
$50.81-0.61%-3.42%4.68%-4.31%26.46%35.60%65.18%-5.29%2.03%$57.45$28.3811.56%79.03%0.70373,000-9.69%
PSO
PEARSON PLC
$17.13-1.04%-2.89%5.48%2.21%15.04%24.76%45.17%103.44%89.49%$18.43$12.027.05%42.51%0.46767,000-45.33%
TDAY
USA TODAY CO INC
$5.72-3.38%-12.67%-23.01%-36.37%-15.88%8.54%191.84%-7.89%-23.43%$9.21$4.3337.89%32.10%1.303,031,00026.03%
SCHL
SCHOLASTIC CORP
$38.08-1.22%-2.71%1.79%-9.51%-2.16%33.61%-3.45%-0.68%0.08%$48.07$26.3820.78%44.35%0.55291,000-5.83%
TNMG
TNL MEDIAGENE
$3.56-14.22%17.49%-19.09%24.48%-51.03%-93.15%-99.79%N/AN/A$92.88$2.4896.17%43.55%0.69218,000-81.32%
EDUC
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP
$1.03-0.96%0.98%-20.77%-25.36%-29.45%-31.33%7.29%-89.48%-77.49%$1.65$0.9937.58%4.25%0.327,200-40.98%
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Publishing Stocks FAQ

What are the best publishing stocks to buy right now in Nov 2026?

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. Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE)


Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) is the #1 top publishing stock out of 8 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: D.

Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ:LEE) has a Due Diligence Score of 7, which is -21 points lower than the publishing industry average of 28.

LEE passed 2 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Lee Enterprises has seen its stock return 40.33% over the past year, overperforming other publishing stocks by 46 percentage points.

2. New York Times Co (NYSE:NYT)


New York Times Co (NYSE:NYT) is the #2 top publishing stock out of 8 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for New York Times Co (NYSE:NYT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

New York Times Co (NYSE:NYT) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 24 points higher than the publishing industry average of 28.

NYT passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. New York Times Co has seen its stock return 17.63% over the past year, overperforming other publishing stocks by 23 percentage points.

New York Times Co has an average 1 year price target of $77.40, an upside of 15.32% from New York Times Co's current stock price of $67.12.

New York Times Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering New York Times Co, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY)


John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) is the #3 top publishing stock out of 8 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) is: Value: C, Growth: F, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 17 points higher than the publishing industry average of 28.

WLY passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. John Wiley & Sons has seen its stock return 35.6% over the past year, overperforming other publishing stocks by 41 percentage points.

What are the publishing stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 4 publishing stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 publishing stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY)


John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) has an annual dividend yield of 2.8%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the publishing industry average of 2.13%. John Wiley & Sons's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. John Wiley & Sons's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

John Wiley & Sons's dividend payout ratio of 37.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Scholastic (NASDAQ:SCHL)


Scholastic (NASDAQ:SCHL) has an annual dividend yield of 2.36%, which is the same as the publishing industry average of 2.13%. Scholastic's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Scholastic's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Scholastic's dividend payout ratio of 55.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Pearson (NYSE:PSO)


Pearson (NYSE:PSO) has an annual dividend yield of 2.04%, which is the same as the publishing industry average of 2.13%. Pearson's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten times in the last 10 years. Pearson's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Pearson's dividend payout ratio of 48.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are publishing stocks down?

Publishing stocks were down -2.37% in the last day, and down -3.52% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why publishing stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued publishing stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued publishing stocks right now are:

1. Pearson (NYSE:PSO)


Pearson (NYSE:PSO) is the most undervalued publishing stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Pearson has a valuation score of 29, which is 4 points higher than the publishing industry average of 25. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pearson's stock has gained 24.76% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the publishing industry by 30 percentage points.

2. John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY)


John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) is the second most undervalued publishing stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

John Wiley & Sons has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the publishing industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

John Wiley & Sons's stock has gained 35.6% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the publishing industry by 41 percentage points.

3. Scholastic (NASDAQ:SCHL)


Scholastic (NASDAQ:SCHL) is the third most undervalued publishing stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Scholastic has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the publishing industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Scholastic's stock has gained 33.61% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the publishing industry by 39 percentage points.

Are publishing stocks a good buy now?

50% of publishing stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect publishing stocks to rise by 9.76% over the next year.

0% of publishing stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of publishing stocks are rated B (Buy), 85.71% are rated C (Hold), 14.29% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the publishing industry?

The average P/E ratio of the publishing industry is 23.53x.
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