Walt Disney (DIS) Competitors

$89.97

+0.76 (+0.85%)

(As of 07/26/2024 ET)

DIS vs. LYV, NWSA, CNK, RDI, DKNG, MTN, MSGS, IGT, PRKS, and SIX

Should 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), International Game Technology (IGT), United Parks & Resorts (PRKS), and Six Flags Entertainment (SIX). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.

Walt Disney vs.

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) and Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings.

: 74.5% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Walt Disney shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Walt Disney shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
: Live Nation Entertainment has a net margin of 2.22% compared to Live Nation Entertainment's net margin of 1.90%. Walt Disney's return on equity of 90.67% beat Live Nation Entertainment's return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Live Nation Entertainment 2.22% 90.67% 2.66%
Walt Disney 1.90% 8.37% 4.33%
: Walt Disney received 1328 more outperform votes than Live Nation Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.51% of users gave Live Nation Entertainment an outperform vote while only 71.20% of users gave Walt Disney an outperform vote.
Company Underperform Outperform
Live Nation Entertainment Outperform Votes
632
75.51%
Underperform Votes
205
24.49%
Walt Disney Outperform Votes
1960
71.20%
Underperform Votes
793
28.80%
: Live Nation Entertainment has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walt Disney has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.
: Live Nation Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $115.58, suggesting a potential upside of 23.43%. Walt Disney has a consensus target price of $128.54, suggesting a potential upside of 42.87%. Given Live Nation Entertainment's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Walt Disney 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)
1 Hold rating(s)

13 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.93
Walt Disney
0 Sell rating(s)

2 Hold rating(s)

23 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92
: Walt Disney has higher revenue and earnings than Live Nation Entertainment. Live Nation Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Walt Disney, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Live Nation Entertainment $22.75B 0.95 $315.84M $1.05 89.18
Walt Disney $88.90B 1.85 $2.35B $0.92 97.79
: In the previous week, Walt Disney had 43 more articles in the media than Live Nation Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for Walt Disney and 17 mentions for Live Nation Entertainment. Walt Disney's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Live Nation Entertainment's score of 0.34 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
10 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Walt Disney
21 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
23 Neutral mention(s)
6 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Live Nation Entertainment	2.22%	90.67%	2.66%
Walt Disney	1.90%	8.37%	4.33%

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Live Nation Entertainment	Outperform Votes 632 75.51%	Underperform Votes 205 24.49%
Walt Disney	Outperform Votes 1960 71.20%	Underperform Votes 793 28.80%

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Live Nation Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Walt Disney	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Live Nation Entertainment	$22.75B	0.95	$315.84M	$1.05	89.18
Walt Disney	$88.90B	1.85	$2.35B	$0.92	97.79

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Live Nation Entertainment	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Walt Disney	21 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	23 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Walt Disney beats Live Nation Entertainment on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.

Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

DIS vs. The Competition

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Metric	Walt Disney	amusement & recreation services Industry	Discretionary Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$164.02B	$9.74B	$6.85B	$18.49B
Dividend Yield	1.00%	3.05%	2.87%	3.51%
P/E Ratio	97.79	32.08	16.51	25.43
Price / Sales	1.85	5.79	5.87	15.35
Price / Cash	13.01	36.78	33.98	19.61
Price / Book	1.54	5.91	5.62	5.08
Net Income	$2.35B	$116.95M	$193.11M	$977.27M
7 Day Performance	-6.03%	5.47%	1.72%	1.57%
1 Month Performance	-11.93%	6.26%	9.75%	5.69%
1 Year Performance	5.43%	-4.44%	5.58%	9.05%

Walt Disney Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
LYV Live Nation Entertainment	4.4397 of 5 stars 4.44 / 5 stars	$95.61 +0.6%	$115.58 +20.9%	-4.4%	$21.97B	$22.75B	91.06	31,700	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Revision
NWSA News	3.3968 of 5 stars 3.40 / 5 stars	$28.10 +1.3%	$29.50 +5.0%	+43.2%	$16.01B	$9.94B	78.06	25,000	News Coverage
CNK Cinemark	3.6036 of 5 stars 3.60 / 5 stars	$22.25 +2.5%	$22.90 +2.9%	+38.1%	$2.72B	$3.07B	15.34	17,500	Upcoming Earnings
RDI Reading International	2.2293 of 5 stars 2.23 / 5 stars	$1.38 -2.8%	$2.40 +73.4%	-48.1%	$31.05M	$222.74M	-0.94	2,025	Gap Down
DKNG DraftKings	4.2724 of 5 stars 4.27 / 5 stars	$37.78 +2.6%	$49.67 +31.5%	+15.2%	$32.84B	$3.67B	-32.02	4,400	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Forecast Short Interest ↓
MTN Vail Resorts	4.6739 of 5 stars 4.67 / 5 stars	$181.15 +0.2%	$221.50 +22.3%	-21.8%	$6.81B	$2.89B	24.65	7,200	News Coverage
MSGS Madison Square Garden Sports	3.1043 of 5 stars 3.10 / 5 stars	$198.35 +0.5%	N/A	+4.0%	$4.75B	$887.45M	202.40	558	News Coverage
IGT International Game Technology	3.9826 of 5 stars 3.98 / 5 stars	$20.64 -2.5%	$28.00 +35.7%	-29.2%	$4.11B	$4.32B	19.66	11,016	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Forecast Options Volume News Coverage Gap Up
PRKS United Parks & Resorts	1.8597 of 5 stars 1.86 / 5 stars	$55.67 -4.0%	$65.50 +17.7%	N/A	$3.48B	$1.73B	14.97	16,500	Positive News High Trading Volume
SIX Six Flags Entertainment	3.6277 of 5 stars 3.63 / 5 stars	$32.00 -3.4%	$27.42 -14.3%	+37.3%	$2.70B	$1.43B	100.00	1,350	Analyst Forecast News Coverage High Trading Volume