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WBTN Stock Chart & Stats
$9.00
$0.33(3.67%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
$9.00
$0.33(3.67%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$7.85 - $22.47
Previous CloseN/A
Volume200.31K
Average Volume (3M)399.51K
Market Cap
$1.17B
Enterprise Value$1.04K
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$583.14M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$22.63M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta1.58
Next Earnings
Nov 05, 2026EPS Estimate
-0.07Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-2.63
Shares Outstanding135,711,070
10 Day Avg. Volume426,872
30 Day Avg. Volume399,512
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.04
Price to Book (P/B)1.45
Price to Sales (P/S)1.23
P/FCF Ratio-253.36
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda>-0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$11.00Price Target Upside22.22% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering4
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.18
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.41B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Strong Liquidity And Low LeverageA large cash balance and minimal leverage give the company durable financial flexibility to fund product investments, IP deals, and operating losses without near-term refinancing risk. This supports multi-quarter execution of growth initiatives even if cash burn persists.
Diversified Monetization Across Ads, Paid Content, And IPMultiple revenue engines—advertising, paid content, and IP adaptations—reduce dependence on any single channel and improve structural resilience. Growing ad and IP revenues point to higher-margin mix that can sustain long-term gross margin improvement as scale and cross-border distribution deepen.
Strategic IP & Game Investments To Capture Adaptation UpsideDirect investments in game studios and a dedicated adaptation fund create a durable pipeline to monetize proprietary IP across media. Owning upstream rights and partnering on adaptations enhances long-run revenue capture and creates optionality across high-value formats (games, TV, film).
Bears Say
Sharp TTM Revenue ContractionA severe trailing-twelve-month revenue drop indicates top-line instability that undermines planning and scale economics. Persistent revenue volatility makes sustainable margin expansion and predictable cash conversion difficult over the medium term without clear, sustained reacceleration.
Inconsistent And Weakening Free Cash FlowIntermittent and now-negative free cash flow limits the firm's ability to self-fund growth and adaptation investments long term. Weak cash conversion versus accounting losses raises the risk that the company must slow investments or draw on cash reserves if revenue reacceleration stalls.
Margin Pressure And Widening Losses From Higher Marketing SpendElevated marketing to drive growth has compressed adjusted EBITDA and widened GAAP losses, increasing burn. If marketing fails to sustainably convert into higher paying users—notably where Japan and rest-of-world monetization lag—profitability may remain pressured for multiple quarters.
WEBTOON Entertainment Inc News
WBTN FAQ
What was WEBTOON Entertainment Inc’s price range in the past 12 months?
WEBTOON Entertainment Inc lowest stock price was $7.85 and its highest was $22.47 in the past 12 months.
What is WEBTOON Entertainment Inc’s market cap?
WEBTOON Entertainment Inc’s market cap is $1.17B.
When is WEBTOON Entertainment Inc’s upcoming earnings report date?
WEBTOON Entertainment Inc’s upcoming earnings report date is Nov 05, 2026 which is in 83 days.
How were WEBTOON Entertainment Inc’s earnings last quarter?
WEBTOON Entertainment Inc released its earnings results on Aug 10, 2026. The company reported -$0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of -$0.072 by -$0.038.
Is WEBTOON Entertainment Inc overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts WEBTOON Entertainment Inc’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does WEBTOON Entertainment Inc pay dividends?
WEBTOON Entertainment Inc does not currently pay dividends.
What is WEBTOON Entertainment Inc’s EPS estimate?
WEBTOON Entertainment Inc’s EPS estimate is -0.07.
How many shares outstanding does WEBTOON Entertainment Inc have?
WEBTOON Entertainment Inc has 135,711,070 shares outstanding.
What happened to WEBTOON Entertainment Inc’s price movement after its last earnings report?
WEBTOON Entertainment Inc reported an EPS of -$0.11 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of -$0.072. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -6.825%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of WEBTOON Entertainment Inc?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in WBTN
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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WEBTOON Entertainment Inc Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Moderate Buy
Average Price Target:
$11.00 (22.22% Upside)
$11.00 (22.22% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
WBTN Sentiment 60%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 22.1K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 80%
Bearish news 20%
Bearish news 20%
Technicals
SMA
Negative
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
41.02%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
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Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
-20.86%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
WEBTOON Entertainment Inc
WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. manages a global digital platform dedicated to narratives. This platform cultivates an active community, empowering both content creators and readers to find, develop, and distribute original stories. Its primary offerings come in two distinct forms: web-comics, which are a visual, comic-style medium, and web-novels, which are entirely text-based prose. Established in 2014, the company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and operates as a subsidiary of NAVER Corporation.
WBTN Earnings Call
Q2 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call conveyed a generally constructive strategic narrative: strong operational performance in Korea, robust advertising and rest-of-world revenue growth, meaningful product and AI initiatives, and decisive investments to capture more IP upside (Allied Games and $100M adaptation fund). Offsetting these positives were near-term profitability pressures (larger net loss, lower adjusted EBITDA and margins) driven by elevated marketing spend and mixed user/monetization trends in Japan and certain app metrics. Management provided near-term guidance that implies modest sequential growth with an explicit objective to return to double-digit revenue growth by year-end. Overall, the company appears to be investing now to strengthen long-term growth and monetization while accepting short-term margin impact.View all WBTN earnings summariesWBTN Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$11.00
▲(22.22% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
0.95% Insiders
12.70% Mutual Funds
0.05% Other Institutional Investors
84.91% Public Companies and
Individual Investors