News (NWSA) Competitors $27.43 -0.07 (-0.25%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends NWSA vs. LYV, CNK, RDI, DIS, NWS, NYT, GCI, DJCO, LEE, and DALNShould you be buying News stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of News include Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), Cinemark (CNK), Reading International (RDI), Walt Disney (DIS), News (NWS), New York Times (NYT), Gannett (GCI), Daily Journal (DJCO), Lee Enterprises (LEE), and DallasNews (DALN). News vs. Live Nation Entertainment Cinemark Reading International Walt Disney News New York Times Gannett Daily Journal Lee Enterprises DallasNews News (NASDAQ:NWSA) and Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is NWSA or LYV more profitable? News has a net margin of 3.49% compared to Live Nation Entertainment's net margin of 2.11%. Live Nation Entertainment's return on equity of 77.62% beat News' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets News3.49% 4.76% 2.58% Live Nation Entertainment 2.11%77.62%2.48% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NWSA or LYV? News received 11 more outperform votes than Live Nation Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.12% of users gave Live Nation Entertainment an outperform vote while only 73.49% of users gave News an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNewsOutperform Votes67173.49% Underperform Votes24226.51% Live Nation EntertainmentOutperform Votes66076.12% Underperform Votes20723.88% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NWSA or LYV? 67.0% of News shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 13.6% of News shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, NWSA or LYV? News has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Live Nation Entertainment has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend NWSA or LYV? News presently has a consensus price target of $38.50, indicating a potential upside of 40.36%. Live Nation Entertainment has a consensus price target of $145.40, indicating a potential upside of 7.14%. Given News' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe News is more favorable than Live Nation Entertainment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score News 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Live Nation Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94 Which has higher valuation & earnings, NWSA or LYV? Live Nation Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than News. News is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Live Nation Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNews$10.16B1.53$266M$0.6244.24Live Nation Entertainment$22.75B1.39$315.84M$0.94144.37 Does the media favor NWSA or LYV? In the previous week, Live Nation Entertainment had 18 more articles in the media than News. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Live Nation Entertainment and 6 mentions for News. Live Nation Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat News' score of -0.07 indicating that Live Nation Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment News 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Live Nation Entertainment 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryLive Nation Entertainment beats News on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get News News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NWSA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NWSA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNewsNewspapers IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$15.60B$6.13B$8.49B$9.15BDividend Yield0.73%0.81%2.89%4.03%P/E Ratio44.2426.5514.5117.36Price / Sales1.532.466.6778.03Price / Cash13.5019.8630.6835.97Price / Book1.734.275.964.79Net Income$266M$111.68M$274.28M$225.00M7 Day Performance-0.04%-2.87%2.17%2.62%1 Month Performance-1.54%-4.73%1.99%3.81%1 Year Performance14.15%40.27%10.31%20.10% News Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWSANews4.0713 of 5 stars$27.43-0.3%$38.50+40.4%+14.1%$15.60B$10.16B44.2423,900Analyst DowngradeLYVLive Nation Entertainment4.1767 of 5 stars$130.05+1.2%$145.40+11.8%+48.8%$30.22B$23.32B138.3531,700News CoveragePositive NewsCNKCinemark3.5563 of 5 stars$29.56-2.0%$32.80+11.0%+101.0%$3.62B$2.87B19.0717,500Positive NewsRDIReading International2.8038 of 5 stars$1.37-2.1%$2.40+75.2%-25.4%$30.72M$197.27M-0.732,025Positive NewsGap DownDISWalt Disney4.9173 of 5 stars$107.79-0.8%$125.54+16.5%+15.1%$195.20B$91.36B39.77233,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsNWSNews0.853 of 5 stars$30.24+1.2%N/A+21.6%$17.20B$10.16B48.7725,500NYTNew York Times3.6991 of 5 stars$50.85+0.1%$54.83+7.8%+8.1%$8.34B$2.54B30.095,800GCIGannett3.0065 of 5 stars$4.96-0.4%$5.55+11.9%+119.6%$731.16M$2.56B-6.1210,000Gap UpDJCODaily Journal1.1495 of 5 stars$515.00-0.7%N/A+47.5%$710.70M$67.71M15.80320Positive NewsGap DownLEELee EnterprisesN/A$14.10+0.5%N/A+19.8%$87.28M$611.38M-3.233,342DALNDallasNews0.1071 of 5 stars$6.94-2.3%N/A+51.2%$37.14M$128.29M-6.20660Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Live Nation Entertainment Competitors Cinemark Competitors Reading International Competitors Walt Disney Competitors News Competitors New York Times Competitors Gannett Competitors Daily Journal Competitors Lee Enterprises Competitors DallasNews Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NWSA) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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