Warner Music Group (WMG) Competitors $32.25 +0.08 (+0.25%) (As of 11:51 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WMG vs. LYV, TKO, EDR, FUN, MANU, BATRA, BOWL, SPHR, ACEL, and RSVRShould you be buying Warner Music Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Warner Music Group include Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), TKO Group (TKO), Endeavor Group (EDR), Cedar Fair (FUN), Manchester United (MANU), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), Bowlero (BOWL), Sphere Entertainment (SPHR), Accel Entertainment (ACEL), and Reservoir Media (RSVR). These companies are all part of the "amusement & recreation services" industry. Warner Music Group vs. Live Nation Entertainment TKO Group Endeavor Group Cedar Fair Manchester United Atlanta Braves Bowlero Sphere Entertainment Accel Entertainment Reservoir Media Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) and Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and earnings. Do analysts prefer LYV or WMG? Live Nation Entertainment currently has a consensus target price of $141.53, suggesting a potential upside of 4.25%. Warner Music Group has a consensus target price of $35.67, suggesting a potential upside of 10.83%. Given Warner Music Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Warner Music Group 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) 16 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94Warner Music Group 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Which has more risk & volatility, LYV or WMG? Live Nation Entertainment has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Warner Music Group has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor LYV or WMG? In the previous week, Live Nation Entertainment had 3 more articles in the media than Warner Music Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Live Nation Entertainment and 11 mentions for Warner Music Group. Live Nation Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Warner Music Group's 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 9 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Warner Music Group 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LYV or WMG? Live Nation Entertainment received 607 more outperform votes than Warner Music Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.01% of users gave Live Nation Entertainment an outperform vote while only 38.58% of users gave Warner Music Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLive Nation EntertainmentOutperform Votes65676.01% Underperform Votes20723.99% Warner Music GroupOutperform Votes4938.58% Underperform Votes7861.42% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LYV or WMG? 74.5% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of Warner Music Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 73.4% of Warner Music Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LYV or WMG? Warner Music Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Live Nation Entertainment. Warner Music Group 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$22.75B1.39$315.84M$0.94144.43Warner Music Group$6.43B2.59$435M$0.8338.77 Is LYV or WMG more profitable? Warner Music Group has a net margin of 6.77% compared to Live Nation Entertainment's net margin of 2.11%. Live Nation Entertainment's return on equity of 77.62% beat Warner Music Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Live Nation Entertainment2.11% 77.62% 2.48% Warner Music Group 6.77%69.29%4.87% SummaryLive Nation Entertainment beats Warner Music Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressThe indicator behind Nvidia’s rally has a new prospectEvery now and again we find an investment idea so incredible we can’t help but share. 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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 WMG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWarner Music GroupAmusement & recreation services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$16.67B$4.90B$8.48B$8.97BDividend Yield2.21%1.69%2.68%4.04%P/E Ratio38.7710.9614.5413.39Price / Sales2.5973.198.6686.49Price / Cash22.1029.1915.4135.09Price / Book24.758.095.514.96Net Income$435M$37.46M$266.33M$224.10M7 Day Performance-0.68%3.16%1.30%2.01%1 Month Performance-0.09%5.53%3.03%9.79%1 Year Performance-6.97%15.41%16.54%29.97% Warner Music Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMGWarner Music Group4.7926 of 5 stars$32.25+0.2%$35.67+10.6%-7.0%$16.71B$6.43B38.865,800LYVLive Nation Entertainment4.1648 of 5 stars$138.25flat$141.53+2.4%+63.5%$32.12B$23.32B147.2031,700Positive NewsTKOTKO Group2.3988 of 5 stars$135.54-1.8%$132.43-2.3%+72.6%$23.15B$1.68B-325.501,250EDREndeavor Group1.5088 of 5 stars$30.47+0.3%$27.86-8.6%+25.6%$20.85B$7.48B-14.8110,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageFUNCedar Fair3.2187 of 5 stars$48.35+4.7%$55.85+15.5%+23.0%$4.85B$1.82B-76.0853,050Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑MANUManchester United0.3465 of 5 stars$17.13+0.9%$18.50+8.0%-10.6%$2.90B$647.72M-25.731,140BATRAAtlanta Braves2.6272 of 5 stars$42.41+0.8%$54.00+27.3%+4.1%$2.62B$640.67M-57.661,240Short Interest ↑Positive NewsBOWLBowlero2.8032 of 5 stars$12.63+2.6%$15.88+25.7%+15.0%$1.86B$1.19B-20.7911,374News CoverageSPHRSphere Entertainment1.9006 of 5 stars$40.71-1.1%$50.43+23.9%+19.0%$1.44B$1.03M-3.923,100Positive NewsACELAccel Entertainment3.863 of 5 stars$11.78+1.9%$16.00+35.8%+15.1%$970.00M$1.21B22.961,330Short Interest ↓News CoverageRSVRReservoir Media3.6547 of 5 stars$9.61+1.8%$12.50+30.1%+59.3%$626.79M$149.61M-482.0080Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LYV Competitors TKO Competitors EDR Competitors FUN Competitors MANU Competitors BATRA Competitors BOWL Competitors SPHR Competitors ACEL Competitors RSVR 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:WMG) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredYour bank is lying to you.You might think you have your money in a high-yield savings account, but do you really? 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