News (NWSA) Competitors $26.38 +0.10 (+0.38%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.38 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04/15/2025 07:39 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, NWS, NYT, DJCO, GCI, 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), Daily Journal (DJCO), Gannett (GCI), Lee Enterprises (LEE), and DallasNews (DALN). News vs. Live Nation Entertainment Cinemark Reading International Walt Disney News New York Times Daily Journal Gannett Lee Enterprises DallasNews News (NASDAQ:NWSA) and Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to NWSA or LYV? In the previous week, Live Nation Entertainment had 9 more articles in the media than News. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Live Nation Entertainment and 8 mentions for News. Live Nation Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat News' score of 0.49 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Live Nation Entertainment 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is NWSA or LYV more profitable? News has a net margin of 4.22% compared to Live Nation Entertainment's net margin of 3.90%. Live Nation Entertainment's return on equity of 139.09% beat News' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets News4.22% 5.31% 2.89% Live Nation Entertainment 3.90%139.09%4.50% Which has more risk and volatility, NWSA or LYV? News has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Live Nation Entertainment has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NWSA or LYV? 67.0% of News shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.6% of News shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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$10.25B1.46$266M$0.7336.14Live Nation Entertainment$23.16B1.30$315.84M$2.7247.38 Does the MarketBeat Community favor NWSA or LYV? News received 7 more outperform votes than Live Nation Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.40% of users gave Live Nation Entertainment an outperform vote while only 73.51% of users gave News an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNewsOutperform Votes67773.51% Underperform Votes24426.49% Live Nation EntertainmentOutperform Votes67076.40% Underperform Votes20723.60% Do analysts prefer NWSA or LYV? News presently has a consensus target price of $38.80, indicating a potential upside of 47.08%. Live Nation Entertainment has a consensus target price of $160.33, indicating a potential upside of 24.40%. Given News' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.14Live Nation Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94 SummaryLive Nation Entertainment beats News on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$14.97B$5.90B$7.05B$7.57BDividend Yield0.76%0.98%3.49%4.32%P/E Ratio36.1422.4515.8017.82Price / Sales1.462.017.4894.61Price / Cash14.4417.1116.4234.64Price / Book1.663.394.124.00Net Income$266M$120.46M$259.47M$247.23M7 Day Performance0.76%0.42%-0.78%1.45%1 Month Performance-2.22%-7.16%-6.82%-6.24%1 Year Performance9.46%8.34%-6.10%0.60% News Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWSANews4.0884 of 5 stars$26.38+0.4%$38.80+47.1%+8.6%$14.97B$10.25B36.1425,500Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓LYVLive Nation Entertainment4.2495 of 5 stars$119.05-1.5%$160.33+34.7%+29.2%$27.79B$23.16B43.7712,800Positive NewsCNKCinemark4.5771 of 5 stars$25.66+4.4%$32.70+27.5%+59.2%$3.03B$3.05B12.6417,500High Trading VolumeRDIReading International2.9157 of 5 stars$1.25-1.6%$2.40+92.0%-31.6%$28.03M$210.53M-0.662,020High Trading VolumeDISWalt Disney4.8191 of 5 stars$83.23-0.4%$125.33+50.6%-24.7%$150.46B$92.50B27.11220,000Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeNWSNews0.8094 of 5 stars$27.41-1.0%N/A+22.1%$15.55B$10.25B37.5525,500NYTNew York Times3.9144 of 5 stars$45.83-3.4%$56.00+22.2%+15.5%$7.48B$2.59B25.755,800DJCODaily Journal1.0382 of 5 stars$368.60-3.0%N/A+13.8%$507.56M$71.64M6.65320Positive NewsGCIGannett3.3438 of 5 stars$2.72-4.4%$5.55+104.4%+24.8%$400.11M$2.51B-5.0314,200Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeLEELee EnterprisesN/A$8.77-8.0%N/A-32.3%$54.30M$600.26M-1.204,360Positive NewsGap DownDALNDallasNews1.0411 of 5 stars$4.04-1.0%N/A+9.1%$21.62M$125.39M-3.61660Positive NewsGap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Live Nation Entertainment Competitors Cinemark Competitors Reading International Competitors Walt Disney Competitors News Competitors New York Times Competitors Daily Journal Competitors Gannett Competitors Lee Enterprises Competitors DallasNews 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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