News (NWSA) Competitors $28.33 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/20/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NWSA vs. LYV, CNK, RDI, DIS, NWS, NYT, DJCO, GCI, LEE, and DALNShould you be buying News stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of News include Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), Cinemark (CNK), Reading International (RDI), Walt Disney (DIS), News (NWS), New York Times (NYT), Daily Journal (DJCO), Gannett (GCI), Lee Enterprises (LEE), and DallasNews (DALN). News vs. Live Nation Entertainment Cinemark Reading International Walt Disney News New York Times Daily Journal Gannett Lee Enterprises DallasNews Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) and News (NASDAQ:NWSA) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LYV or NWSA? News received 7 more outperform votes than Live Nation Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.48% of users gave Live Nation Entertainment an outperform vote while only 73.51% of users gave News an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLive Nation EntertainmentOutperform Votes67376.48% Underperform Votes20723.52% NewsOutperform Votes68073.51% Underperform Votes24526.49% Do analysts prefer LYV or NWSA? Live Nation Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $162.07, indicating a potential upside of 10.75%. News has a consensus price target of $39.20, indicating a potential upside of 38.37%. Given News' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe News 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) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94News 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.14 Does the media refer more to LYV or NWSA? In the previous week, Live Nation Entertainment had 28 more articles in the media than News. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Live Nation Entertainment and 8 mentions for News. Live Nation Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat News' score of -0.25 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 15 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive News 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LYV or NWSA? 74.5% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of News shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of News shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, LYV or NWSA? Live Nation Entertainment has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, News has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, LYV or NWSA? 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 RatioLive Nation Entertainment$22.74B1.49$315.84M$2.9349.94News$10.27B1.56$266M$0.8632.94 Is LYV or NWSA more profitable? News has a net margin of 4.22% compared to Live Nation Entertainment's net margin of 3.90%. Live Nation Entertainment's return on equity of 139.09% beat News' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Live Nation Entertainment3.90% 139.09% 4.50% News 4.22%5.31%2.89% SummaryLive Nation Entertainment beats News on 12 of the 19 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 {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 NWSA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNewsNewspapers IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$16.04B$6.40B$8.03B$8.48BDividend Yield0.71%0.87%3.24%4.11%P/E Ratio38.8124.4515.3920.05Price / Sales1.562.177.95117.08Price / Cash14.4417.1116.3734.62Price / Book1.783.744.814.61Net Income$266M$120.46M$259.18M$248.19M7 Day Performance0.21%0.37%0.11%2.97%1 Month Performance11.76%4.86%11.91%16.58%1 Year Performance7.76%3.16%-2.80%8.16% News Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWSANews3.8486 of 5 stars$28.33flat$39.20+38.4%+7.2%$16.04B$10.27B38.8125,500Analyst RevisionLYVLive Nation Entertainment4.4664 of 5 stars$140.95+3.2%$162.07+15.0%+47.1%$32.67B$22.74B51.8212,800Trending NewsInsider TradeCNKCinemark4.079 of 5 stars$30.37-2.8%$32.80+8.0%+78.5%$3.49B$3.01B14.9618,100Dividend CutRDIReading International1.93 of 5 stars$1.35+1.5%$2.40+77.8%-18.1%$30.08M$210.53M-0.722,020Earnings ReportDISWalt Disney4.7748 of 5 stars$110.51+4.3%$123.54+11.8%+9.1%$199.79B$94.04B36.00220,000Trending NewsNWSNews0.3377 of 5 stars$32.95+1.2%N/A+20.4%$18.70B$8.92B45.1425,500Analyst RevisionNYTNew York Times3.2834 of 5 stars$54.21+1.1%$56.00+3.3%+12.9%$8.85B$2.63B30.465,800Trending NewsDJCODaily Journal0.4751 of 5 stars$404.00+2.8%N/A+6.6%$556.31M$71.64M7.28320News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportGap UpGCIGannett3.6584 of 5 stars$3.73+0.4%$5.55+49.0%+4.5%$545.47M$2.45B-6.9014,200Positive NewsLEELee EnterprisesN/A$7.45+1.1%N/A-43.4%$46.12M$600.26M-1.024,360Gap DownDALNDallasNewsN/A$4.34-0.5%N/A+15.5%$23.23M$123.41M-3.87660Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Live Nation Entertainment Competitors Cinemark Competitors Reading International Competitors Walt Disney Competitors News Competitors New York Times Competitors Daily Journal Competitors Gannett Competitors Lee Enterprises Competitors DallasNews 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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