News (NWSA) Competitors $28.53 -0.32 (-1.11%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.53 0.00 (0.00%) As of 02/21/2025 06:23 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 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 Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) and News (NASDAQ:NWSA) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings. Do institutionals and insiders believe in LYV or NWSA? 74.5% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of News shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of News shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to LYV or NWSA? In the previous week, Live Nation Entertainment had 47 more articles in the media than News. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Live Nation Entertainment and 5 mentions for News. Live Nation Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat News' score of 0.37 indicating that Live Nation Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Live Nation Entertainment 25 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive News 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is LYV or NWSA more profitable? News has a net margin of 4.22% 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 Live Nation Entertainment2.11% 77.62% 2.48% News 4.22%5.31%2.89% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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$23.32B1.49$315.84M$0.94158.91News$10.09B1.61$266M$0.7339.08 Which has more risk & volatility, LYV or NWSA? Live Nation Entertainment has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, News has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor LYV or NWSA? News received 10 more outperform votes than Live Nation Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.29% of users gave Live Nation Entertainment an outperform vote while only 73.56% of users gave News an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLive Nation EntertainmentOutperform Votes66676.29% Underperform Votes20723.71% NewsOutperform Votes67673.56% Underperform Votes24326.44% Do analysts rate LYV or NWSA? Live Nation Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $154.27, indicating a potential upside of 3.28%. News has a consensus target price of $39.25, indicating a potential upside of 37.57%. Given News' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94News 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17 SummaryLive Nation Entertainment beats News on 11 of the 19 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$16.19B$6.24B$8.38B$8.98BDividend Yield0.66%0.76%2.78%3.85%P/E Ratio39.0823.5214.7518.82Price / Sales1.612.166.8880.40Price / Cash15.2618.1731.2237.47Price / Book1.793.935.254.64Net Income$266M$120.46M$259.02M$245.69M7 Day Performance-5.56%-5.72%-2.90%-2.66%1 Month Performance2.55%-7.73%-0.46%-2.15%1 Year Performance7.62%35.24%6.18%12.90% News Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWSANews4.5245 of 5 stars$28.53-1.1%$39.25+37.6%+9.4%$16.19B$10.09B39.0823,900LYVLive Nation Entertainment3.8508 of 5 stars$147.14-0.8%$145.40-1.2%+63.8%$34.19B$22.75B156.5331,700Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpCNKCinemark4.7039 of 5 stars$31.09+0.2%$32.80+5.5%+68.5%$3.80B$3.07B20.0617,500Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageRDIReading International2.5747 of 5 stars$1.56-1.9%$2.40+53.8%-27.5%$34.99M$222.74M-0.832,025Analyst ForecastGap UpDISWalt Disney4.8694 of 5 stars$109.23-1.5%$125.85+15.2%+0.9%$197.47B$91.36B35.58233,000Positive NewsNWSNews0.4681 of 5 stars$34.06+0.4%N/A+18.6%$19.37B$10.25B46.6625,500NYTNew York Times4.2629 of 5 stars$49.25+0.8%$54.71+11.1%+10.8%$8.07B$2.59B27.675,900GCIGannett3.3641 of 5 stars$4.68+0.3%$5.55+18.7%+94.3%$689.15M$2.56B-5.7710,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageDJCODaily Journal0.6263 of 5 stars$400.53-1.1%N/A+24.4%$554.73M$69.93M7.09320Earnings ReportNews CoverageLEELee EnterprisesN/A$11.92-2.5%N/A+5.6%$73.79M$611.38M-1.643,047News CoverageDALNDallasNews0.0987 of 5 stars$6.26+1.6%N/A+61.9%$33.49M$139.70M-5.59660High Trading Volume 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 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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