Warner Music Group (WMG) Competitors

DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) and Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DKNG or WMG?

37.7% of DraftKings shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of Warner Music Group shares are held by institutional investors. 48.9% of DraftKings shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 72.2% of Warner Music Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DKNG or WMG more profitable?

Warner Music Group has a net margin of 6.77% compared to DraftKings' net margin of -9.06%. Warner Music Group's return on equity of 69.29% beat DraftKings' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DraftKings	-9.06%	-41.23%	-10.27%
Warner Music Group	6.77%	69.29%	4.87%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DKNG or WMG?

DraftKings received 257 more outperform votes than Warner Music Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.34% of users gave DraftKings an outperform vote while only 40.60% of users gave Warner Music Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DraftKings	Outperform Votes 311 65.34%	Underperform Votes 165 34.66%
Warner Music Group	Outperform Votes 54 40.60%	Underperform Votes 79 59.40%

Does the media favor DKNG or WMG?

In the previous week, DraftKings had 6 more articles in the media than Warner Music Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for DraftKings and 12 mentions for Warner Music Group. DraftKings' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Warner Music Group's score of 0.36 indicating that DraftKings is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DraftKings	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Warner Music Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DKNG or WMG?

Warner Music Group has higher revenue and earnings than DraftKings. DraftKings is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Warner Music Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DraftKings	$3.67B	10.03	-$802.14M	-$0.88	-47.44
Warner Music Group	$6.43B	2.61	$435M	$0.83	38.98

Do analysts rate DKNG or WMG?

DraftKings currently has a consensus target price of $50.92, indicating a potential upside of 21.97%. Warner Music Group has a consensus target price of $35.31, indicating a potential upside of 9.16%. Given DraftKings' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DraftKings is more favorable than Warner Music Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DraftKings	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Warner Music Group	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Which has more risk & volatility, DKNG or WMG?

DraftKings has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Warner Music Group has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DraftKings and Warner Music Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.