WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. (WBTN) Stock Analysis

Q: What is the WBTN stock price target?

Take-profit $12.37 (+1.7% upside). Prior stop was $11.31.

Q: What are the risks of investing in WBTN?

Target reached (-12.6% upside); Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0); Target reached (-12.6% upside); Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0).

Q: Is WBTN overvalued or undervalued?

WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 35.1). TrendMatrix value score: 7.0/10. Overall verdict: Sell.

Q: What do analysts say about WBTN?

14 analysts cover WBTN with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $12.

Recovery setup · Catalyst-Driven edge

SellModerate ConfidenceUpdated 2026-04-30

Communication Services · Internet Content & Information

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $12.16: Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: High short interest: 25%; Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend.

$12.16+1.7% A.UpsideScore 4.7/10#24 of 27 Internet Content & Information

Stop $11.31Target $12.37(resistance)A.R:R -0.8:1

Analyst target$12.21+0.4%7 analysts

$12.37our TP

$12.16price

$12.21mean

$10

$15

Passes 5/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.

Thesis

Rewards

No bull case signals

Risks

Target reached (-12.6% upside)

Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)—

P/E (Fwd)35.1

Mkt Cap$1.7B

EV/EBITDA-37.5

Profit Mgn-25.0%

ROE-26.8%

Rev Growth-6.3%

Beta—

DividendNone

Rating analysts14

Quality Signals

Piotroski F4/9

Options Flow

P/C0.33bullish

IV144%elevated

Max Pain$8-38.3% vs spot

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Rating Breakdown

4 floor-breakers

Overall = weighted sum of the 10 dimension scores. Fundamentals (Value/Quality/Growth) carry 45%; market signals (Momentum/Sentiment/Insider/Peer) carry 40%; structure (Technical/Risk/Catalyst) carries 15%.

DimensionScoreWeightContribution

Value7.015%1.05

Quality2.415%0.36

Growth5.515%0.82

Momentum5.610%0.56

Sentiment5.310%0.53

Insider Activity5.010%0.50

Peer Rank3.510%0.35

Technical Setup1.75%0.09

Risk Profile2.65%0.13

Catalyst7.15%0.35

Overall (Σ contributions)4.74

Small float-rounding may cause last-digit differences between this sum and the displayed Overall.

Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

52w Position

0.8

Support Resistance

1.4

Bollinger

2.9

Unprofitable operations — net margin -25.0%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static

Roe

0.0

Roa

0.0

Operating Margin

0.0

Net Margin

0.0

Gross Margin

0.7

Piotroski F

4.4

Moat

5.0

Current Ratio

8.8

No competitive moatQuality concerns

Risk profile below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Days To Cover

0.0

Implied Vol

0.0

Short Interest

1.0

Volatility

1.1

Max Pain Risk

3.0

Debt Equity

3.1

Put Call

10.0

High short interest justified: 25%High IV: 144%Above max pain $8

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Quality Rank

0.6

Growth Rank

1.5

Value Rank

6.8

GatesA.R:R -0.8=NEGATIVEEARNINGS PROXIMITY 11d<=14d (soft)Momentum 5.6>=5.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARRecoverySuitability: Aggressive

RSI

61 · Neutral

↑ 20D MA↑ 50D MA↓ 200D MADEATH CROSSSupport $9.43Resistance $12.62

Price Targets

$11

$12

A.Upside+1.7%

A.R:R-0.8:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone

Suggested %0.5%

Max %1%

RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Target reached (-12.6% upside)

! Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0)

! Negative risk/reward — downside exceeds upside

Earnings

3/4 beats

Next Earnings2026-05-11 (11d)

Verdict History

reverse chrono — latest first

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Verdicts are recorded on every nightly pipeline run. Rows capture transitions (verdict flips, score deltas ≥0.3, entry/TP/SL changes). Rows with a ▶ can be expanded to see the change reason. Aggregate cohort performance is tracked in the recommendation ledger.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is WBTN stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $12.16: Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: High short interest: 25%; Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 61. Prior stop was $11.31. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.

What is the WBTN stock price target?

Take-profit target: $12.37 (+1.7% upside). Prior stop was $11.31. Stop-loss: $11.31.

What are the risks of investing in WBTN?

Target reached (-12.6% upside); Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0).

Is WBTN overvalued or undervalued?

WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 35.1). TrendMatrix value score: 7.0/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about WBTN?

14 analysts cover WBTN with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $12.

What does WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. do?WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. operates a storytelling platform in the United States, Korea, Japan, and internationally....

WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. operates a storytelling platform in the United States, Korea, Japan, and internationally. Its platform allows a community of creators and users to discover, create, and share new content. The company's platform offers stories primarily in two ways, including web-comics, a graphical comic-like medium; and web-novel platforms, optimized for reading serialized text-based content. It also provides hosting services for web-comics through web and mobile applications, and paid content, advertising and IP adaptations. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of NAVER Corporation.