Publishing Stocks — Fair Value & Margin of Safety

Equity Rank covers 6 Publishing companies; 4 have a published model fair value, and 3 of those (75%) trade below the model estimate. The median model fair value sits 3.2% above the current price, under these model assumptions. Data as of 2026-10-22.

Source: Equity Rank — Publishing stocks. Model fair value is a multi-method blend (DCF, Graham Number, earnings power, sector multiples and more), recomputed after each U.S. market close.

Publishing stocks furthest below the model estimate

Among companies valued by at least five methods. A wide gap can also mean the models are missing something.

  1. SCHL — Scholastic Corporation: model fair value $50.05 vs. price $39.01, a model fair value differential of 28.3% above the current price (as of 2026-10-22)
  2. WLY — John Wiley & Sons: model fair value $57.05 vs. price $54.05, a model fair value differential of 5.5% above the current price (as of 2026-10-22)
  3. WLYB — John Wiley & Sons B: model fair value $54.53 vs. price $54.08, a model fair value differential of 0.8% above the current price (as of 2026-10-22)

All 6 Publishing companies

TickerCompanyPriceModel fair valueGap
NYTNew York Times Company$69.42$46.99-32.3%
PSOPearson PLC ADR$18.40Not published—
WLYBJohn Wiley & Sons B$54.08$54.53+0.8%
WLYJohn Wiley & Sons$54.05$57.05+5.5%
TDAYUSA TODAY Co., Inc.$7.04Not published—
SCHLScholastic Corporation$39.01$50.05+28.3%

Largest companies first. Gap = model fair value differential versus the current price; positive means the price sits below the model estimate. “Not published” means the models lacked reliable data.

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