Walt Disney (DIS) Competitors $110.51 +4.57 (+4.32%) Closing price 05/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$110.09 -0.42 (-0.38%) As of 05:12 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DIS vs. LYV, NWSA, CNK, RDI, DKNG, MTN, MSGS, SGHC, IGT, and RSIShould 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), Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS), Super Group (SGHC), International Game Technology (IGT), and Rush Street Interactive (RSI). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector. Walt Disney vs. Live Nation Entertainment News Cinemark Reading International DraftKings Vail Resorts Madison Square Garden Sports Super Group International Game Technology Rush Street Interactive Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) and Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation. Is LYV or DIS 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 Live Nation Entertainment3.90% 139.09% 4.50% Walt Disney 6.07%9.95%5.33% Do analysts prefer LYV or DIS? Live Nation Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $162.07, indicating a potential upside of 14.98%. Walt Disney has a consensus price target of $123.54, indicating a potential upside of 11.79%. Given Live Nation Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Live Nation Entertainment is more favorable than Walt Disney.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) 2.94Walt Disney 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84 Does the media prefer LYV or DIS? In the previous week, Walt Disney had 124 more articles in the media than Live Nation Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 146 mentions for Walt Disney and 22 mentions for Live Nation Entertainment. Live Nation Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Walt Disney's score of 0.72 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 18 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Walt Disney 71 Very Positive mention(s) 23 Positive mention(s) 32 Neutral mention(s) 10 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LYV or DIS? Walt Disney received 1332 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 71.38% of users gave Walt Disney an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLive Nation EntertainmentOutperform Votes67376.48% Underperform Votes20723.52% Walt DisneyOutperform Votes200571.38% Underperform Votes80428.62% Which has more volatility & risk, LYV or DIS? Live Nation Entertainment has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walt Disney has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, LYV or DIS? 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 RatioLive Nation Entertainment$22.74B1.44$315.84M$2.9348.11Walt Disney$94.04B2.12$4.97B$4.8922.60 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LYV or DIS? 74.5% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Walt Disney shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Walt Disney shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryWalt Disney beats Live Nation Entertainment on 11 of the 19 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 {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 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$199.79B$11.53B$7.88B$19.40BDividend Yield1.09%3.55%3.34%3.95%P/E Ratio36.0028.8915.0734.59Price / Sales2.128.668.1134.73Price / Cash11.3351.7116.3717.51Price / Book1.8713.934.754.70Net Income$4.97B$260.84M$257.27M$1.02B7 Day Performance19.86%4.74%4.32%4.31%1 Month Performance30.14%4.52%11.12%10.91%1 Year Performance4.43%9.85%-3.16%6.01% Walt Disney Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DISWalt Disney4.67 of 5 stars$110.51+4.3%$123.54+11.8%+4.5%$199.79B$94.04B36.00220,000Earnings ReportGap UpLYVLive Nation Entertainment4.3121 of 5 stars$136.89+2.3%$159.13+16.2%+45.3%$32.03B$22.74B50.3112,800Positive NewsGap UpNWSANews3.679 of 5 stars$27.83+0.9%$38.80+39.4%+13.0%$15.78B$10.25B38.1025,500Earnings ReportGap UpCNKCinemark4.1896 of 5 stars$29.21-3.6%$32.80+12.3%+76.8%$3.44B$3.05B14.3918,100RDIReading International2.6954 of 5 stars$1.33+2.7%$2.40+81.1%-23.3%$29.53M$210.53M-0.702,020Analyst ForecastGap UpDKNGDraftKings4.6355 of 5 stars$34.15-0.3%$54.48+59.5%-12.3%$30.11B$4.77B-32.184,200Analyst ForecastGap UpMTNVail Resorts4.5759 of 5 stars$141.02+0.4%$187.60+33.0%-25.1%$5.27B$2.95B23.4345,300Positive NewsGap UpMSGSMadison Square Garden Sports4.1598 of 5 stars$186.64-0.4%$237.25+27.1%+3.2%$4.48B$1.07B78.75890SGHCSuper Group3.807 of 5 stars$8.81+3.9%$10.80+22.6%+155.4%$4.44B$1.70B146.864,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpIGTInternational Game Technology3.8053 of 5 stars$16.86+1.3%$25.75+52.8%-11.0%$3.41B$2.51B28.1010,800RSIRush Street Interactive3.5358 of 5 stars$11.78+1.1%$15.63+32.6%+41.8%$2.69B$969.06M-589.15470 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Live Nation Entertainment Competitors News Competitors Cinemark Competitors Reading International Competitors DraftKings Competitors Vail Resorts Competitors Madison Square Garden Sports Competitors Super Group Competitors International Game Technology Competitors Rush Street Interactive 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 5/13/2025 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 | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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