News (NWSA) Competitors $29.51 +0.42 (+1.44%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.52 +0.00 (+0.02%) As of 05:03 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NWSA vs. NWS, AMP, LYV, CNK, RDI, DIS, TKO, WMG, IMAX, and CURIShould you be buying News stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of News include News (NWS), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), Cinemark (CNK), Reading International (RDI), Walt Disney (DIS), TKO Group (TKO), Warner Music Group (WMG), IMAX (IMAX), and CuriosityStream (CURI). News vs. Its Competitors News Ameriprise Financial Live Nation Entertainment Cinemark Reading International Walt Disney TKO Group Warner Music Group IMAX CuriosityStream News (NASDAQ:NWS) and News (NASDAQ:NWSA) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility & risk, NWS or NWSA? News has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, News has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is NWS or NWSA a better dividend stock? News pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. News pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. News pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. News pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the media favor NWS or NWSA? In the previous week, News had 4 more articles in the media than News. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for News and 11 mentions for News. News' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat News' score of 0.57 indicating that News is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment News 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive News 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NWS or NWSA? News is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than News, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNews$10.09B1.89$266M$0.8639.07News$10.09B1.66$266M$0.8634.31 Is NWS or NWSA more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets News5.18% 5.64% 3.09% News 5.18%5.64%3.09% Do analysts prefer NWS or NWSA? News has a consensus target price of $39.20, indicating a potential upside of 32.84%. Given News' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe News is more favorable than News.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score News 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00News 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.14 Do insiders & institutionals believe in NWS or NWSA? 14.6% of News shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of News shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of News shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of News shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryNews beats News on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 NWSA 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 ExcelMetricNewsMOVIE/TV PRD&DIST IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$16.47B$11.06B$8.03B$9.35BDividend Yield0.69%2.13%3.29%4.15%P/E Ratio34.3129.9119.2924.40Price / Sales1.663.324.42107.72Price / Cash14.5619.7514.1427.20Price / Book1.869.674.795.77Net Income$266M$198.04M$218.70M$264.99M7 Day Performance0.48%-2.54%-2.84%-2.13%1 Month Performance0.92%-1.27%41.43%7.06%1 Year Performance12.21%58.82%22.84%20.80% News Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWSANews4.4592 of 5 stars$29.51+1.4%$39.20+32.8%+10.6%$16.47B$10.09B34.3123,900News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsNWSNews0.6692 of 5 stars$33.72+0.1%N/A+22.5%$19.09B$10.27B39.2125,500News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAMPAmeriprise Financial4.5469 of 5 stars$518.10-0.6%$533.86+3.0%+24.6%$49.33B$17.26B16.1213,600Positive NewsLYVLive Nation Entertainment3.8755 of 5 stars$153.06flat$165.82+8.3%+60.3%$35.47B$23.16B52.2432,200Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCNKCinemark4.9097 of 5 stars$28.23-2.8%$34.00+20.4%+3.9%$3.25B$3.05B18.5718,800Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeRDIReading International0.9705 of 5 stars$1.34-0.3%N/A-2.2%$30.12M$210.53M-1.292,005News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpDISWalt Disney4.5292 of 5 stars$120.36-0.9%$128.13+6.5%+30.1%$216.38B$91.36B24.61233,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTKOTKO Group2.5525 of 5 stars$170.91+0.5%$171.33+0.2%+53.6%$33.82B$2.80B86.761,300Upcoming EarningsWMGWarner Music Group4.161 of 5 stars$31.04-0.4%$33.72+8.6%+1.3%$16.18B$6.43B35.685,800Upcoming EarningsIMAXIMAX3.802 of 5 stars$26.93+0.3%$32.80+21.8%+18.2%$1.45B$352.21M44.89780CURICuriosityStream1.6642 of 5 stars$4.67-2.1%$5.40+15.6%+343.4%$269.13M$51.13M-33.3690Upcoming EarningsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies News Competitors Ameriprise Financial Competitors Live Nation Entertainment Competitors Cinemark Competitors Reading International Competitors Walt Disney Competitors TKO Group Competitors Warner Music Group Competitors IMAX Competitors CuriosityStream 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 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredForget Nvidia, This “Ghost Town” Company Holds the Key to the AI BoomCold War Discovery Could Unlock $100 Trillion in Wealth Jeff recently traveled to an American ghost town to...Brownstone Research | SponsoredOut with the old (A.I.) - In with the new (E.I.)One expert predicts that E.I. could see over 200,000% growth... 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