News (NWSA) Competitors $28.92 +0.07 (+0.24%) (As of 11:07 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends 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 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 analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and earnings. Is LYV or NWSA 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 Live Nation Entertainment2.11% 77.62% 2.48% News 3.49%4.76%2.58% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LYV or NWSA? News received 14 more outperform votes than Live Nation Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.99% of users gave Live Nation Entertainment an outperform vote while only 73.51% of users gave News an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLive Nation EntertainmentOutperform Votes65275.99% Underperform Votes20624.01% NewsOutperform Votes66673.51% Underperform Votes24026.49% Which has stronger 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$22.75B1.29$315.84M$0.94135.09News$10.09B1.63$266M$0.6246.53 Does the media favor LYV or NWSA? In the previous week, Live Nation Entertainment had 32 more articles in the media than News. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Live Nation Entertainment and 14 mentions for News. Live Nation Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat News' score of 0.78 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 24 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive News 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate LYV or NWSA? Live Nation Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $135.71, indicating a potential upside of 6.88%. News has a consensus target price of $38.67, indicating a potential upside of 34.03%. 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94News 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, LYV or NWSA? Live Nation Entertainment has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, News has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLive Nation Entertainment beats News on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$16.40B$6.44B$8.20B$8.94BDividend Yield0.68%0.75%2.70%4.03%P/E Ratio46.5329.5317.0816.24Price / Sales1.632.777.7392.29Price / Cash14.6839.6234.1236.42Price / Book1.794.313.715.98Net Income$266M$106.52M$261.76M$225.08M7 Day Performance-0.35%0.73%-0.53%0.37%1 Month Performance11.26%10.50%0.91%5.73%1 Year Performance41.08%75.45%20.87%31.75% News Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWSANews4.616 of 5 stars$28.92+0.2%$38.67+33.7%+41.1%$16.44B$10.09B46.6523,900Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓LYVLive Nation Entertainment4.4636 of 5 stars$126.98-2.1%N/A+44.9%$29.25B$22.75B135.0931,700Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeCNKCinemark3.2984 of 5 stars$31.79-2.9%N/A+120.0%$3.89B$3.07B20.5117,500Insider SellingRDIReading International2.6817 of 5 stars$1.40-1.4%N/A-20.5%$31.40M$222.74M-0.792,025News CoverageGap DownDISWalt Disney4.8246 of 5 stars$102.67+1.7%N/A+14.8%$186.20B$90.03B39.49225,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpNWSNews0.6941 of 5 stars$31.69-1.6%N/A+48.8%$18.02B$10.09B51.1123,900Gap DownNYTNew York Times3.7488 of 5 stars$54.48-1.3%N/A+25.4%$8.95B$2.43B32.245,900DJCODaily Journal1.3992 of 5 stars$570.40-2.6%N/A+94.6%$787.15M$67.71M17.50350Positive NewsGCIGannett2.1421 of 5 stars$5.20-4.9%N/A+182.6%$766.54M$2.56B-6.4210,000Gap DownLEELee EnterprisesN/A$17.03+1.6%N/A+94.0%$105.42M$691.14M-5.703,342DALNDallasNews0.442 of 5 stars$5.57+3.9%N/A+41.7%$29.80M$139.70M-4.97660News CoverageHigh 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 Daily Journal Competitors Gannett 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 11/14/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. 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