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Entertainment Stocks To Consider - November 15th

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Key Points

  • MarketBeat’s screener named Verizon, Walt Disney, Take-Two Interactive, Live Nation and Spotify as entertainment stocks to watch, based on their high recent dollar trading volume.
  • In Friday trading, Disney, Take-Two and Spotify shares rose, while Verizon and Live Nation fell. Spotify had the largest quoted gain, climbing $13.28 to $611.79.
  • The companies span telecom and entertainment services, film and streaming, video games, live events and audio streaming—businesses whose performance can be influenced by audience demand, releases and consumer spending.
  • Five stocks we like better than Verizon Communications.

Verizon Communications, Walt Disney, Take-Two Interactive Software, Live Nation Entertainment, and Spotify Technology are the five Entertainment stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Entertainment stocks are shares of companies that create, distribute, or provide entertainment, such as film studios, streaming services, game publishers, and live-event operators. Their performance can depend on hit releases, audience demand, subscription growth, and shifts in consumer spending. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Entertainment stocks within the last several days.

Verizon Communications (VZ)

Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business).

NYSE:VZ traded down $0.19 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $46.36. The company had a trading volume of 19,859,829 shares, compared to its average volume of 26,035,368. Verizon Communications has a 52-week low of $38.68 and a 52-week high of $51.68. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $46.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $47.07. The company has a market capitalization of $192.13 billion, a PE ratio of 11.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.28. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33.

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Walt Disney (DIS)

The Walt Disney Company operates as an entertainment company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Entertainment, Sports, and Experiences. The company produces and distributes film and television video streaming content under the ABC Television Network, Disney, Freeform, FX, Fox, National Geographic, and Star brand television channels, as well as ABC television stations and A+E television networks; and produces original content under the ABC Signature, Disney Branded Television, FX Productions, Lucasfilm, Marvel, National Geographic Studios, Pixar, Searchlight Pictures, Twentieth Century Studios, 20th Television, and Walt Disney Pictures banners.

NYSE DIS traded up $0.81 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $119.04. 7,716,277 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,793,202. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $109.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $103.86. Walt Disney has a 1 year low of $92.18 and a 1 year high of $120.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The company has a market cap of $205.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.44.

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Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO)

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. develops, publishes, and markets interactive entertainment solutions for consumers worldwide. It develops and publishes action/adventure products under the Grand Theft Auto, LA Noire, Max Payne, Midnight Club, and Red Dead Redemption names, as well as other franchises.

TTWO stock traded up $0.87 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $227.82. 3,014,046 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,260,186. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $207.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $218.63. Take-Two Interactive Software has a 12 month low of $183.86 and a 12 month high of $265.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -176.60, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.93.

Read Our Latest Research Report on TTWO

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV)

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. operates as a live entertainment company worldwide. It operates through Concerts, Ticketing, and Sponsorship & Advertising segments. The Concerts segment promotes live music events in its owned or operated venues, and in rented third-party venues. This segment operates and manages music venues; produces music festivals; creates and streams associated content; and offers management and other services to artists.

NYSE:LYV traded down $1.82 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $178.32. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,529,123 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,634,714. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1,048.94 and a beta of 1.15. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $172.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $168.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.64, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 0.95. Live Nation Entertainment has a 1 year low of $125.34 and a 1 year high of $189.24.

Read Our Latest Research Report on LYV

Spotify Technology (SPOT)

Spotify Technology S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides audio streaming subscription services worldwide. It operates through two segments, Premium and Ad-Supported. The Premium segment offers unlimited online and offline streaming access to its catalog of music and podcasts without commercial breaks to its subscribers.

Shares of NYSE SPOT traded up $13.28 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $611.79. The company had a trading volume of 968,237 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,931,504. Spotify Technology has a one year low of $405.00 and a one year high of $654.68. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $542.95 and its 200-day moving average price is $502.95. The stock has a market cap of $125.96 billion, a PE ratio of 40.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.49.

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