News (NWSA) Competitors $28.04 -0.34 (-1.18%) As of 02:43 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NWSA vs. NWS, LYV, CNK, RDI, DIS, TKO, WMG, IMAX, CURI, and HLTShould you be buying News stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of News include News (NWS), Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), Cinemark (CNK), Reading International (RDI), Walt Disney (DIS), TKO Group (TKO), Warner Music Group (WMG), IMAX (IMAX), CuriosityStream (CURI), and Hilton Worldwide (HLT). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector. News vs. Its Competitors News Live Nation Entertainment Cinemark Reading International Walt Disney TKO Group Warner Music Group IMAX CuriosityStream Hilton Worldwide News (NASDAQ:NWS) and News (NASDAQ:NWSA) 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 risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and profitability. Which has more risk & volatility, NWS or NWSA? News has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, News has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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$8.45B2.11$1.18B$2.0815.18News$8.45B1.87$1.18B$2.0813.48 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 9.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. News pays out 9.6% 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. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NWS or NWSA? 14.6% of News shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of News shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of News shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of News shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor NWS or NWSA? In the previous week, News had 19 more articles in the media than News. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for News and 2 mentions for News. News' average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat News' score of 0.49 indicating that News is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment News 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive News 7 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is NWS or NWSA more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets News13.21% 5.66% 3.19% News 13.21%5.66%3.19% Do analysts prefer NWS or NWSA? News has a consensus target price of $38.62, suggesting a potential upside of 37.70%. Given News' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe News is more favorable than News.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score News 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67News 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryNews beats News on 6 of the 10 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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$15.84B$12.04B$8.41B$10.62BDividend Yield0.70%2.08%3.00%4.70%P/E Ratio13.4830.6918.4727.13Price / Sales1.873.756.84206.21Price / Cash16.5622.5114.8731.12Price / Book1.6910.374.926.68Net Income$1.18B$364.22M$256.85M$275.95M7 Day Performance-9.62%-3.38%-0.23%3.24%1 Month Performance-4.74%2.92%2.03%10.67%1 Year Performance7.29%39.65%45.55%33.82% News Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWSANews4.4585 of 5 stars$28.05-1.2%$38.62+37.7%+8.6%$15.84B$8.45B13.4822,300NWSNews2.0246 of 5 stars$34.46+2.5%N/A+16.6%$19.47B$8.45B16.5725,500LYVLive Nation Entertainment4.2852 of 5 stars$164.67+1.8%$171.21+4.0%+40.7%$38.61B$23.16B71.2832,200Positive NewsCNKCinemark4.9734 of 5 stars$27.61-3.5%$34.91+26.4%+5.7%$3.18B$3.05B15.0918,800RDIReading InternationalN/A$1.46-5.2%N/A-3.2%$33.17M$210.53M-1.972,005Positive NewsDISWalt Disney4.8385 of 5 stars$114.78+1.2%$131.18+14.3%+18.2%$206.37B$91.36B17.99233,000Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionTKOTKO Group2.4871 of 5 stars$205.23+3.1%$199.71-2.7%+55.2%$40.70B$2.80B84.801,300Analyst ForecastWMGWarner Music Group3.4602 of 5 stars$33.79+1.5%$34.65+2.5%+8.7%$17.61B$6.43B59.285,800Positive NewsIMAXIMAX3.439 of 5 stars$32.43-0.5%$33.70+3.9%+72.9%$1.74B$352.21M54.04780CURICuriosityStream3.6079 of 5 stars$5.41+1.1%$6.33+17.1%+171.4%$313.40M$51.13M-60.1090HLTHilton Worldwide4.3665 of 5 stars$262.78+0.4%$265.88+1.2%+10.4%$61.80B$11.17B40.37181,000Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies News Competitors Live Nation Entertainment Competitors Cinemark Competitors Reading International Competitors Walt Disney Competitors TKO Group Competitors Warner Music Group Competitors IMAX Competitors CuriosityStream Competitors Hilton Worldwide 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 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next wave of AI fortunes may come from NVIDIA’s secret supplier.Bloomberg says AI is a $50 trillion revolution. 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