News (NWSA) Competitors $29.24 -0.37 (-1.25%) Closing price 07/3/2025 02:34 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.24 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:07 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NWSA vs. LYV, CNK, RDI, DIS, TKO, NWS, WMG, IMAX, CURI, and HLTShould 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), TKO Group (TKO), News (NWS), Warner Music Group (WMG), IMAX (IMAX), CuriosityStream (CURI), and Hilton Worldwide (HLT). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector. News vs. Its Competitors Live Nation Entertainment Cinemark Reading International Walt Disney TKO Group News Warner Music Group IMAX CuriosityStream Hilton Worldwide Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) and News (NASDAQ:NWSA) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility & risk, LYV or NWSA? Live Nation Entertainment has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, News has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer LYV or NWSA? Live Nation Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $165.24, suggesting a potential upside of 10.70%. News has a consensus price target of $39.20, suggesting a potential upside of 34.06%. Given News' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe News is more favorable than Live Nation Entertainment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Live Nation Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00News 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.14 Is LYV or NWSA more profitable? News has a net margin of 5.18% compared to Live Nation Entertainment's net margin of 4.28%. Live Nation Entertainment's return on equity of 125.77% beat News' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Live Nation Entertainment4.28% 125.77% 4.77% News 5.18%5.64%3.09% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LYV or NWSA? 74.5% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of News shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of News shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, LYV or NWSA? 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 RatioLive Nation Entertainment$23.16B1.49$896.29M$2.9350.95News$10.09B1.64$266M$0.8634.00 Does the media refer more to LYV or NWSA? In the previous week, Live Nation Entertainment had 18 more articles in the media than News. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Live Nation Entertainment and 16 mentions for News. News' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Live Nation Entertainment's score of 0.82 indicating that News is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Live Nation Entertainment 17 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive News 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryLive Nation Entertainment beats News on 10 of the 17 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 NWSA 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 ExcelMetricNewsMOVIE/TV PRD&DIST IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$16.76B$11.49B$8.26B$8.95BDividend Yield0.68%2.04%3.19%4.09%P/E Ratio34.0032.6720.9920.24Price / Sales1.643.443.30125.07Price / Cash14.8220.5617.3757.47Price / Book1.859.764.625.67Net Income$266M$198.04M$212.83M$248.47M7 Day Performance-0.65%-0.24%3.41%3.29%1 Month Performance4.99%0.01%10.70%5.18%1 Year Performance5.71%60.42%10.53%21.35% News Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWSANews4.1086 of 5 stars$29.24-1.2%$39.20+34.1%+5.7%$16.76B$10.09B34.0023,900LYVLive Nation Entertainment4.5809 of 5 stars$150.88+1.4%$165.24+9.5%+57.4%$34.97B$23.16B51.5032,200Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionCNKCinemark4.2511 of 5 stars$31.07-2.6%$33.20+6.9%+44.1%$3.57B$3.05B20.4418,800Analyst ForecastRDIReading International2.1168 of 5 stars$1.38+1.5%$2.40+73.9%-9.3%$31.02M$210.53M-1.332,005Gap UpDISWalt Disney4.5624 of 5 stars$117.76+0.1%$123.96+5.3%+25.8%$211.70B$94.04B24.08233,000Trending NewsTKOTKO Group2.308 of 5 stars$175.62+0.4%$168.08-4.3%+57.0%$34.76B$2.80B89.151,300Positive NewsNWSNews0.8512 of 5 stars$33.18+1.8%N/A+20.6%$18.78B$10.09B38.5825,500WMGWarner Music Group4.0437 of 5 stars$26.84+1.4%$33.95+26.5%-4.0%$13.99B$6.43B30.855,800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastIMAXIMAX3.8585 of 5 stars$27.84-2.1%$31.70+13.9%+64.3%$1.50B$359.75M59.24780Trending NewsCURICuriosityStream2.2865 of 5 stars$5.35+8.7%$5.40+0.9%+317.4%$308.32M$51.13M-38.2190High Trading VolumeHLTHilton Worldwide4.2854 of 5 stars$252.30+1.4%$249.06-1.3%+26.4%$59.97B$11.30B39.79181,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Live Nation Entertainment Competitors Cinemark Competitors Reading International Competitors Walt Disney Competitors TKO Group Competitors News Competitors Warner Music Group Competitors IMAX Competitors CuriosityStream Competitors Hilton Worldwide Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NWSA) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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