Industry description
The industry includes companies that publish and market books and magazines/periodicals. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Meredith Corporation and Scholastic Corporation are some of the biggest companies in this industry. Like many other industries, publishing companies have branched out into online/digital publications (while retaining their original print business), to capture the burgeoning market in electronic media. Business could be cyclical in certain cases, since weak consumer sentiment during an economic downturn might depress sales of some magazines and books.
Market Cap
The average market capitalization across the Publishing: Books/Magazines Industry is 3.28B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 113.09K to 13.62B. IFPJF holds the highest valuation in this group at 13.62B. The lowest valued company is DIGI at 113.09K.
High and low price notable news
The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Publishing: Books/Magazines Industry was -4%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was -4%, and the average quarterly price growth was 11%. DALN experienced the highest price growth at 23%, while XLMDF experienced the biggest fall at -30%.
Volume
The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Publishing: Books/Magazines Industry was 186%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was 159% and the average quarterly volume growth was 32%
Fundamental Analysis Ratings
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
Valuation Rating: 44
P/E Growth Rating: 54
Price Growth Rating: 52
SMR Rating: 77
Profit Risk Rating: 80
Seasonality Score: 49 (-100 ... +100)