News (NWSA) Competitors $27.96 +0.20 (+0.72%) Closing price 06/10/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.04 +0.07 (+0.27%) As of 06/10/2025 05:05 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. 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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and community ranking. Which has preferable 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$22.74B1.45$315.84M$2.9348.61News$10.27B1.54$266M$0.8632.47 Does the media favor LYV or NWSA? In the previous week, Live Nation Entertainment had 14 more articles in the media than News. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Live Nation Entertainment and 1 mentions for News. Live Nation Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat News' score of 0.00 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 9 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive News 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate LYV or NWSA? Live Nation Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $163.76, indicating a potential upside of 14.99%. News has a consensus target price of $39.20, indicating a potential upside of 40.37%. Given News' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 0 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00News 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.14 Does the MarketBeat Community favor LYV or NWSA? News received 5 more outperform votes than Live Nation Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.56% of users gave Live Nation Entertainment an outperform vote while only 73.46% of users gave News an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLive Nation EntertainmentOutperform Votes67676.56% Underperform Votes20723.44% NewsOutperform Votes68173.46% Underperform Votes24626.54% 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% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LYV or NWSA? 74.5% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of News shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of News shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, LYV or NWSA? Live Nation Entertainment has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, News has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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$15.82B$6.31B$8.00B$8.66BDividend Yield0.72%0.88%3.19%4.19%P/E Ratio38.2924.2015.3620.20Price / Sales1.542.173.82164.38Price / Cash14.4417.1116.3734.64Price / Book1.763.694.834.73Net Income$266M$120.46M$257.27M$248.00M7 Day Performance-0.05%-1.13%1.56%4.53%1 Month Performance-0.48%-1.22%6.74%10.88%1 Year Performance2.63%-0.76%22.92%15.20% News Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWSANews3.5267 of 5 stars$27.96+0.7%$39.20+40.2%+2.8%$15.83B$10.27B38.3025,500LYVLive Nation Entertainment4.5908 of 5 stars$138.39+0.9%$162.07+17.1%+60.1%$32.07B$22.74B50.8812,800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCNKCinemark3.5848 of 5 stars$33.12-1.9%$33.20+0.2%+87.4%$3.81B$3.01B16.3218,100RDIReading International1.7438 of 5 stars$1.40+1.5%$2.40+72.0%-2.7%$31.35M$205.64M-0.742,020Positive NewsGap DownDISWalt Disney4.1996 of 5 stars$112.87-0.2%$123.54+9.5%+15.6%$202.91B$94.04B36.77220,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeNWSNews0.4126 of 5 stars$32.48-0.7%N/A+15.1%$18.39B$10.27B44.4925,500NYTNew York Times3.1926 of 5 stars$57.02-0.2%$56.40-1.1%+9.1%$9.30B$2.63B32.035,800Trending NewsDJCODaily Journal1.069 of 5 stars$413.12-2.0%N/A+16.2%$568.87M$73.25M7.45320News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGCIGannett3.7494 of 5 stars$3.45-2.5%$5.55+60.9%-17.5%$505.20M$2.45B-6.3914,200LEELee Enterprises0.3653 of 5 stars$6.60+7.3%N/A-46.9%$41.05M$591.09M-0.914,360DALNDallasNews0.2055 of 5 stars$4.32+0.2%N/A+12.0%$23.12M$123.41M-3.86660 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 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?While everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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