News (NWSA) Competitors $26.57 -0.07 (-0.26%) Closing price 10/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.24 +0.67 (+2.51%) As of 05:24 AM 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, 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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders believe in NWS or NWSA? 14.6% of News shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of News shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of News shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of News shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer NWS or NWSA? News has a consensus price target of $38.62, suggesting a potential upside of 45.34%. Given News' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe News is more favorable than News.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score News 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00News 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility and risk, NWS or NWSA? News has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, News has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% 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 0.7%. News pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. 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. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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$8.45B2.00$1.18B$2.0814.38News$8.45B1.78$1.18B$2.0812.77 Does the media refer more to NWS or NWSA? In the previous week, News had 6 more articles in the media than News. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for News and 7 mentions for News. News' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat News' score of 0.94 indicating that News is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment News 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive News 7 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% SummaryNews beats News on 7 of the 9 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. 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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$15.05B$11.60B$8.40B$10.45BDividend Yield0.75%2.22%3.12%4.77%P/E Ratio12.7729.7918.2027.36Price / Sales1.783.676.38137.65Price / Cash15.5421.3416.2861.86Price / Book1.6010.165.016.81Net Income$1.18B$364.22M$256.64M$276.80M7 Day Performance0.42%0.00%-0.30%0.42%1 Month Performance-10.63%-4.66%-3.03%7.86%1 Year Performance0.76%24.87%34.18%41.24% News Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWSANews4.4521 of 5 stars$26.57-0.3%$38.62+45.3%+0.4%$15.05B$8.45B12.7722,300NWSNews1.5672 of 5 stars$31.81-0.9%N/A+7.2%$17.97B$8.45B15.2925,500Positive NewsLYVLive Nation Entertainment4.1738 of 5 stars$156.02-0.2%$171.42+9.9%+34.7%$36.58B$23.16B67.5432,200Positive NewsCNKCinemark4.9543 of 5 stars$26.96-4.5%$34.91+29.5%-5.7%$3.10B$3.22B14.7318,800Analyst RevisionRDIReading International0.798 of 5 stars$1.58+6.0%N/A-9.2%$35.89M$219.21M-2.142,005Gap UpDISWalt Disney4.8457 of 5 stars$112.83+0.3%$131.18+16.3%+18.5%$202.86B$91.36B17.68233,000Trending NewsTKOTKO Group2.7687 of 5 stars$197.92+0.3%$206.07+4.1%+52.5%$39.25B$2.97B81.791,300Analyst ForecastWMGWarner Music Group3.8006 of 5 stars$33.65-0.6%$34.82+3.5%+3.9%$17.54B$6.43B59.045,800Analyst UpgradeIMAXIMAX3.7437 of 5 stars$33.38-0.9%$33.70+1.0%+52.4%$1.80B$352.21M55.63780Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCURICuriosityStream3.7495 of 5 stars$5.19+1.2%$6.33+22.0%+110.6%$300.66M$51.13M-57.6690Positive NewsGap UpHLTHilton Worldwide4.2832 of 5 stars$260.04+0.6%$265.69+2.2%+11.9%$61.16B$11.17B39.94181,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst 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 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOptions Pro Reveals His #1 Retirement Income TradeIf you can be at your computer between 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. on most weekdays, I’ll show you a simple trading ...Base Camp Trading | SponsoredURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredElon’s Out 🚫. 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