News (NWSA) Competitors $27.46 +0.16 (+0.59%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern 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 Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) and News (NASDAQ:NWSA) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking. Which has more volatility & risk, LYV or NWSA? Live Nation Entertainment has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, News has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LYV or NWSA? News received 8 more outperform votes than Live Nation Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.34% of users gave Live Nation Entertainment an outperform vote while only 73.56% of users gave News an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLive Nation EntertainmentOutperform Votes66876.34% Underperform Votes20723.66% NewsOutperform Votes67673.56% Underperform Votes24326.44% Is LYV or NWSA 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 Live Nation Entertainment3.90% 139.09% 4.50% News 4.22%5.31%2.89% Does the media refer more to LYV or NWSA? In the previous week, Live Nation Entertainment had 22 more articles in the media than News. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Live Nation Entertainment and 5 mentions for News. Live Nation Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.63 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 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive News 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate LYV or NWSA? Live Nation Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $157.27, indicating a potential upside of 23.69%. News has a consensus price target of $39.25, indicating a potential upside of 42.94%. 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17 Which has better 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$23.16B1.28$315.84M$2.7246.75News$10.25B1.52$266M$0.7337.62 Do institutionals and insiders believe 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. 2.7% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of News shares are owned 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. 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$15.58B$6.03B$7.79B$8.32BDividend Yield0.74%0.82%2.96%4.02%P/E Ratio37.6222.9717.0319.25Price / Sales1.522.1010.4694.09Price / Cash14.4417.1116.4234.64Price / Book1.733.824.394.46Net Income$266M$120.46M$261.14M$247.07M7 Day Performance2.46%3.36%1.46%3.05%1 Month Performance-3.17%-4.09%-4.73%-2.85%1 Year Performance5.49%13.00%-1.19%4.63% News Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWSANews3.9925 of 5 stars$27.46+0.6%$39.25+42.9%+5.4%$15.58B$10.25B37.6225,500LYVLive Nation Entertainment4.3046 of 5 stars$127.36+3.5%$157.27+23.5%+20.2%$29.73B$23.16B46.8312,800CNKCinemark4.9577 of 5 stars$25.35-2.7%$32.70+29.0%+41.1%$3.10B$3.05B12.4917,500RDIReading International2.0228 of 5 stars$1.40flat$2.40+71.4%-23.1%$31.40M$197.27M-0.742,020Upcoming EarningsGap DownDISWalt Disney4.6588 of 5 stars$100.24+0.8%$125.64+25.3%-13.5%$181.21B$92.50B32.65220,000NWSNews0.5202 of 5 stars$30.75-0.1%N/A+14.7%$17.45B$10.25B42.1225,500NYTNew York Times3.8332 of 5 stars$48.62-0.1%$56.00+15.2%+11.3%$7.94B$2.59B27.315,800DJCODaily Journal1.1159 of 5 stars$411.96+3.8%N/A+12.9%$567.27M$71.64M7.43320Positive NewsGCIGannett3.2356 of 5 stars$3.16+3.1%$5.55+75.9%+42.1%$464.95M$2.51B-5.8414,200LEELee EnterprisesN/A$10.50+1.4%N/A-25.5%$65.01M$600.26M-1.444,360News CoverageGap UpDALNDallasNews0.3354 of 5 stars$5.50-5.8%N/A+40.7%$29.44M$125.39M-4.91660 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 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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