Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Competitors $149.37 -2.95 (-1.94%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$149.40 +0.03 (+0.02%) As of 07:12 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends LYV vs. NWSA, CNK, RDI, DIS, TKO, EDR, WMG, FUN, BATRA, and MANUShould you be buying Live Nation Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Live Nation Entertainment include News (NWSA), Cinemark (CNK), Reading International (RDI), Walt Disney (DIS), TKO Group (TKO), Endeavor Group (EDR), Warner Music Group (WMG), Cedar Fair (FUN), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), and Manchester United (MANU). Live Nation Entertainment vs. News Cinemark Reading International Walt Disney TKO Group Endeavor Group Warner Music Group Cedar Fair Atlanta Braves Manchester United News (NASDAQ:NWSA) and Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and valuation. Is NWSA or LYV more profitable? News has a net margin of 4.22% 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 News4.22% 5.31% 2.89% Live Nation Entertainment 2.11%77.62%2.48% Which has better valuation and earnings, 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$10.09B1.61$266M$0.7339.08Live Nation Entertainment$23.32B1.49$315.84M$0.94158.91 Which has more volatility & risk, NWSA or LYV? News has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Live Nation Entertainment has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NWSA or LYV? News received 10 more outperform votes than Live Nation Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.29% of users gave Live Nation Entertainment an outperform vote while only 73.56% of users gave News an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNewsOutperform Votes67673.56% Underperform Votes24326.44% Live Nation EntertainmentOutperform Votes66676.29% Underperform Votes20723.71% Do analysts prefer NWSA or LYV? News presently has a consensus price target of $39.25, indicating a potential upside of 37.57%. Live Nation Entertainment has a consensus price target of $154.27, indicating a potential upside of 3.28%. Given News' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17Live Nation Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94 Does the media refer more to NWSA or LYV? In the previous week, Live Nation Entertainment had 45 more articles in the media than News. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Live Nation Entertainment and 5 mentions for News. Live Nation Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat News' score of 0.37 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Live Nation Entertainment 23 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in NWSA or LYV? 67.0% of News shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 13.6% of News shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryLive Nation Entertainment beats News on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Live Nation Entertainment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LYV 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 NYSE 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 LYV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLive Nation EntertainmentAmusement & recreation services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$34.71B$4.71B$8.38B$20.02BDividend YieldN/A1.59%2.78%3.65%P/E Ratio158.9122.1914.7534.88Price / Sales1.4979.966.9815.60Price / Cash29.9829.8831.2220.85Price / Book58.588.375.254.92Net Income$315.84M$31.96M$259.02M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.88%-3.44%-2.94%-1.05%1 Month Performance7.55%-0.94%-0.73%-1.39%1 Year Performance63.79%0.03%7.16%13.93% Live Nation Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LYVLive Nation Entertainment3.8491 of 5 stars$149.37-1.9%$154.27+3.3%+65.4%$34.71B$23.32B158.9131,700Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeNWSANews4.5232 of 5 stars$30.21+2.4%$39.25+29.9%+9.9%$17.18B$10.09B41.3823,900CNKCinemark4.7056 of 5 stars$32.59+0.2%$32.80+0.7%+68.7%$3.99B$3.07B21.0217,500Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageRDIReading International2.5689 of 5 stars$1.54+0.7%$2.40+55.8%-23.1%$34.54M$222.74M-0.822,025Gap UpDISWalt Disney4.8672 of 5 stars$110.31+0.7%$125.85+14.1%+1.0%$199.42B$91.36B35.93233,000Positive NewsTKOTKO Group1.6638 of 5 stars$175.60+0.6%$148.08-15.7%+90.7%$29.99B$1.68B-418.091,250EDREndeavor Group3.0862 of 5 stars$35.18-0.9%$27.86-20.8%+28.7%$24.07B$5.96B-17.1610,000Dividend AnnouncementOptions VolumeWMGWarner Music Group3.4996 of 5 stars$36.30+3.4%$35.81-1.3%-0.2%$18.80B$6.43B37.045,800Dividend AnnouncementInsider TradeGap UpFUNCedar Fair3.9034 of 5 stars$43.25+0.8%$56.54+30.7%+14.6%$4.34B$1.82B-67.5753,050Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeNews CoverageBATRAAtlanta Braves1.6092 of 5 stars$43.81-0.2%$54.00+23.3%+2.9%$2.71B$640.67M-60.011,240Upcoming EarningsMANUManchester United2.5657 of 5 stars$15.69-0.4%$20.75+32.2%-16.6%$2.66B$833.39M-23.771,140Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NWSA Alternatives CNK Alternatives RDI Alternatives DIS Alternatives TKO Alternatives EDR Alternatives WMG Alternatives FUN Alternatives BATRA Alternatives MANU Alternatives 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 (NYSE:LYV) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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