Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Competitors

$93.64

+1.42 (+1.54%)

(As of 07/26/2024 ET)

LYV vs. NWSA, CNK, RDI, DIS, EDR, TKO, WMG, BATRA, MANU, and BOWL

Should you be buying Live Nation Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Live Nation Entertainment include News (NWSA), Cinemark (CNK), Reading International (RDI), Walt Disney (DIS), Endeavor Group (EDR), TKO Group (TKO), Warner Music Group (WMG), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), Manchester United (MANU), and Bowlero (BOWL).

Live Nation Entertainment vs.

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

: News received 31 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 73.58% of users gave News an outperform vote.
Company Underperform Outperform
News Outperform Votes
663
73.58%
Underperform Votes
238
26.42%
Live Nation Entertainment Outperform Votes
632
75.51%
Underperform Votes
205
24.49%
: 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.
Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
News $9.88B 1.59 $149M $0.36 76.36
Live Nation Entertainment $22.75B 0.95 $315.84M $1.05 89.18
: News has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Live Nation Entertainment has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.
: News currently has a consensus target price of $29.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.31%. Live Nation Entertainment has a consensus target price of $115.58, suggesting a potential upside of 23.43%. Given News' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Live Nation Entertainment is more favorable than News.
Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
News
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)

4 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Live Nation Entertainment
0 Sell rating(s)

1 Hold rating(s)

13 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.93
: 67.0% of News shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.6% of News shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Live Nation Entertainment 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.
: Live Nation Entertainment has a net margin of 2.22% compared to Live Nation Entertainment's net margin of 2.09%. News' return on equity of 90.67% beat Live Nation Entertainment's return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
News 2.09% 4.28% 2.29%
Live Nation Entertainment 2.22% 90.67% 2.66%
: In the previous week, Live Nation Entertainment had 9 more articles in the media than News. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Live Nation Entertainment and 8 mentions for News. Live Nation Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat News' score of 0.69 indicating that News is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
News
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
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

Company	Underperform	Outperform
News	Outperform Votes 663 73.58%	Underperform Votes 238 26.42%
Live Nation Entertainment	Outperform Votes 632 75.51%	Underperform Votes 205 24.49%

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
News	$9.88B	1.59	$149M	$0.36	76.36
Live Nation Entertainment	$22.75B	0.95	$315.84M	$1.05	89.18

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
News	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Live Nation Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
News	2.09%	4.28%	2.29%
Live Nation Entertainment	2.22%	90.67%	2.66%

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
News	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Summary

Live Nation Entertainment beats News on 13 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 LYV 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.

LYV vs. The Competition

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Metric	Live Nation Entertainment	Amusement & recreation services Industry	Discretionary Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$21.51B	$3.86B	$6.85B	$18.49B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.23%	2.87%	3.51%
P/E Ratio	89.18	14.53	16.51	25.43
Price / Sales	0.95	3.24	5.87	15.35
Price / Cash	18.08	25.27	33.98	19.61
Price / Book	36.72	9.25	5.62	5.08
Net Income	$315.84M	$81.46M	$193.11M	$977.27M
7 Day Performance	-1.54%	1.21%	1.72%	1.57%
1 Month Performance	3.11%	3.08%	9.75%	5.69%
1 Year Performance	-3.43%	-14.40%	5.58%	9.05%

Live Nation Entertainment 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)
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	3.3333 of 5 stars 3.33 / 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
DIS Walt Disney	4.9676 of 5 stars 4.97 / 5 stars	$90.95 -3.4%	$126.44 +39.0%	+4.8%	$165.81B	$88.90B	98.86	225,000	Short Interest ↑ News Coverage
EDR Endeavor Group	1.0196 of 5 stars 1.02 / 5 stars	$27.38 +0.3%	$28.75 +5.0%	+15.2%	$18.97B	$5.96B	49.78	10,000	Analyst Forecast News Coverage
TKO TKO Group	2.1396 of 5 stars 2.14 / 5 stars	$105.57 -0.1%	$116.64 +10.5%	N/A	$17.98B	$1.68B	-104.52	1,250	Insider Selling Analyst Revision
WMG Warner Music Group	4.2404 of 5 stars 4.24 / 5 stars	$32.02 -0.2%	$38.12 +19.0%	-5.8%	$16.58B	$6.04B	32.02	5,900	News Coverage Gap Up
BATRA Atlanta Braves	1.6522 of 5 stars 1.65 / 5 stars	$45.70 +1.2%	$54.00 +18.2%	+3.7%	$2.83B	$646.78M	-22.85	1,240	News Coverage
MANU Manchester United	0.3861 of 5 stars 0.39 / 5 stars	$16.85 -1.1%	$16.00 -5.0%	-23.5%	$2.78B	$780.89M	-27.17	1,112	Analyst Forecast News Coverage
BOWL Bowlero	4.5212 of 5 stars 4.52 / 5 stars	$13.16 +1.2%	$16.57 +25.9%	+11.5%	$1.96B	$1.06B	24.83	10,083	News Coverage