Walt Disney (DIS) Competitors $119.41 +0.68 (+0.57%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$119.26 -0.15 (-0.13%) As of 07:59 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DIS vs. LYV, NWSA, CNK, RDI, DKNG, MTN, SGHC, MSGS, RSI, and IGTShould you be buying Walt Disney stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Walt Disney include Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), News (NWSA), Cinemark (CNK), Reading International (RDI), DraftKings (DKNG), Vail Resorts (MTN), Super Group (SGHC), Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), and International Game Technology (IGT). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector. Walt Disney vs. Its Competitors Live Nation Entertainment News Cinemark Reading International DraftKings Vail Resorts Super Group Madison Square Garden Sports Rush Street Interactive International Game Technology Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) and Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DIS or LYV? 65.7% of Walt Disney shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Walt Disney shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is DIS or LYV more profitable? Walt Disney has a net margin of 6.07% compared to Live Nation Entertainment's net margin of 3.90%. Live Nation Entertainment's return on equity of 139.09% beat Walt Disney's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Walt Disney6.07% 9.95% 5.33% Live Nation Entertainment 3.90%139.09%4.50% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DIS or LYV? Walt Disney received 1331 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 71.40% of users gave Walt Disney an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWalt DisneyOutperform Votes200771.40% Underperform Votes80428.60% Live Nation EntertainmentOutperform Votes67676.56% Underperform Votes20723.44% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DIS or LYV? Walt Disney has higher revenue and earnings than Live Nation Entertainment. Walt Disney 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 RatioWalt Disney$94.04B2.28$4.97B$4.8924.42Live Nation Entertainment$22.74B1.46$315.84M$2.9349.04 Does the media prefer DIS or LYV? In the previous week, Walt Disney had 74 more articles in the media than Live Nation Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 92 mentions for Walt Disney and 18 mentions for Live Nation Entertainment. Live Nation Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Walt Disney's score of 0.86 indicating that Live Nation Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Walt Disney 50 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 19 Neutral mention(s) 12 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Live Nation Entertainment 8 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend DIS or LYV? Walt Disney currently has a consensus target price of $123.96, suggesting a potential upside of 3.81%. Live Nation Entertainment has a consensus target price of $164.35, suggesting a potential upside of 14.38%. Given Live Nation Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Live Nation Entertainment is more favorable than Walt Disney.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Walt Disney 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84Live Nation Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility and risk, DIS or LYV? Walt Disney has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Live Nation Entertainment has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryWalt Disney beats Live Nation Entertainment on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Walt Disney News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DIS 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 DIS 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 NYSE 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 DIS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWalt Disneyamusement & recreation services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$214.67B$12.16B$8.01B$19.80BDividend Yield0.89%3.53%3.19%3.84%P/E Ratio38.9032.5215.2535.67Price / Sales2.287.123.7946.74Price / Cash11.3351.7116.3717.52Price / Book2.0213.974.864.84Net Income$4.97B$260.84M$257.86M$1.02B7 Day Performance5.17%2.17%1.10%1.90%1 Month Performance12.73%-4.06%6.52%5.49%1 Year Performance18.37%3.53%1.46%10.62% Walt Disney Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DISWalt Disney4.458 of 5 stars$119.41+0.6%$123.96+3.8%+15.6%$214.67B$94.04B38.90220,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeLYVLive Nation Entertainment4.3398 of 5 stars$143.21-0.7%$163.50+14.2%+60.1%$33.19B$22.74B52.6512,800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastNWSANews4.2159 of 5 stars$27.84+0.1%$39.20+40.8%+2.8%$15.76B$10.27B38.1325,500CNKCinemark3.7913 of 5 stars$31.52-1.9%$33.20+5.3%+87.4%$3.62B$3.01B15.5218,100RDIReading International3.235 of 5 stars$1.42+1.1%$2.40+69.6%-2.7%$31.80M$205.64M-0.752,020DKNGDraftKings4.2314 of 5 stars$36.21+1.1%$54.41+50.3%-1.3%$32.21B$5.00B-34.174,200MTNVail Resorts4.3092 of 5 stars$155.22+3.2%$188.80+21.6%-13.3%$5.80B$2.96B25.7945,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑SGHCSuper Group4.4607 of 5 stars$9.21-0.1%$11.50+24.9%+171.5%$4.64B$1.87B153.614,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMSGSMadison Square Garden Sports3.2107 of 5 stars$190.32-0.5%$252.60+32.7%+2.9%$4.57B$1.06B80.24890RSIRush Street Interactive2.0947 of 5 stars$13.52+1.0%$15.63+15.6%+54.2%$3.09B$969.06M-675.75470Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeIGTInternational Game Technology3.872 of 5 stars$14.72+0.9%$23.25+58.0%-28.3%$2.97B$2.43B24.5410,800 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Live Nation Entertainment Competitors News Competitors Cinemark Competitors Reading International Competitors DraftKings Competitors Vail Resorts Competitors Super Group Competitors Madison Square Garden Sports Competitors Rush Street Interactive Competitors International Game Technology 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 (NYSE:DIS) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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