Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Competitors $143.91 -0.55 (-0.38%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$146.10 +2.19 (+1.52%) As of 07/11/2025 06:48 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LYV vs. CZR, OSW, HLT, NWSA, CNK, RDI, DIS, TKO, NWS, and WMGShould you be buying Live Nation Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Live Nation Entertainment include Caesars Entertainment (CZR), OneSpaWorld (OSW), Hilton Worldwide (HLT), News (NWSA), Cinemark (CNK), Reading International (RDI), Walt Disney (DIS), TKO Group (TKO), News (NWS), and Warner Music Group (WMG). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector. Live Nation Entertainment vs. Its Competitors Caesars Entertainment OneSpaWorld Hilton Worldwide News Cinemark Reading International Walt Disney TKO Group News Warner Music Group Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) and Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend CZR or LYV? Caesars Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $43.20, suggesting a potential upside of 43.86%. Live Nation Entertainment has a consensus price target of $165.24, suggesting a potential upside of 14.82%. Given Caesars Entertainment's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Caesars Entertainment is more favorable than Live Nation Entertainment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Caesars Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87Live Nation Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CZR or LYV? Live Nation Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Caesars Entertainment. Caesars Entertainment 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 RatioCaesars Entertainment$11.25B0.56-$278M-$1.09-27.55Live Nation Entertainment$23.16B1.44$896.29M$2.9349.12 Is CZR or LYV more profitable? Live Nation Entertainment has a net margin of 4.28% compared to Caesars Entertainment's net margin of -2.08%. Live Nation Entertainment's return on equity of 125.77% beat Caesars Entertainment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Caesars Entertainment-2.08% -2.60% -0.35% Live Nation Entertainment 4.28%125.77%4.77% Which has more risk and volatility, CZR or LYV? Caesars Entertainment has a beta of 2.29, indicating that its stock price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Live Nation Entertainment has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CZR or LYV? 91.8% of Caesars Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Caesars Entertainment 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to CZR or LYV? In the previous week, Caesars Entertainment had 9 more articles in the media than Live Nation Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Caesars Entertainment and 9 mentions for Live Nation Entertainment. Caesars Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Live Nation Entertainment's score of 0.69 indicating that Caesars Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Caesars Entertainment 7 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Live Nation Entertainment 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryLive Nation Entertainment beats Caesars Entertainment on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Live Nation Entertainment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LYV 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 LYV 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 LYV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLive Nation EntertainmentMOVIE/TV PRD&DIST IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$33.48B$11.34B$8.34B$20.73BDividend YieldN/A2.08%3.12%3.71%P/E Ratio49.1232.1621.3327.84Price / Sales1.443.343.3342.30Price / Cash21.6220.2016.9422.63Price / Book40.889.564.654.57Net Income$896.29M$198.04M$214.95M$989.30M7 Day Performance-3.59%-0.47%36.33%0.20%1 Month Performance1.93%2.14%45.42%3.95%1 Year Performance46.92%52.02%16.02%10.27% Live Nation Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LYVLive Nation Entertainment4.368 of 5 stars$143.91-0.4%$165.24+14.8%+50.1%$33.48B$23.16B49.1232,200CZRCaesars Entertainment3.9052 of 5 stars$29.42-1.0%$42.50+44.5%-22.9%$6.12B$11.25B-26.9922,000Analyst ForecastOSWOneSpaWorld4.389 of 5 stars$21.26-0.6%$21.250.0%+34.3%$2.18B$903.42M33.225,191Positive NewsHLTHilton Worldwide4.1436 of 5 stars$270.75-1.0%$249.06-8.0%+28.0%$64.36B$11.17B42.71181,000Positive NewsNWSANews4.3958 of 5 stars$29.37-1.2%$39.20+33.5%+6.1%$16.63B$10.09B34.1523,900Positive NewsCNKCinemark4.8676 of 5 stars$29.86-2.8%$33.20+11.2%+38.2%$3.43B$3.05B19.6418,800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRDIReading International1.6211 of 5 stars$1.24-1.6%$2.40+93.5%-6.9%$27.88M$210.53M-1.192,005DISWalt Disney4.6629 of 5 stars$123.17-0.7%$125.83+2.2%+24.0%$221.43B$91.36B25.19233,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastTKOTKO Group2.3467 of 5 stars$176.29-0.5%$168.08-4.7%+56.4%$34.89B$2.80B89.491,300Analyst DowngradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionNWSNews0.6818 of 5 stars$33.92-1.4%N/A+19.7%$19.20B$10.09B39.4425,500Positive NewsWMGWarner Music Group3.7029 of 5 stars$29.42+0.1%$33.68+14.5%-1.2%$15.34B$6.33B33.825,800News CoverageAnalyst ForecastOptions Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CZR Alternatives OSW Alternatives HLT Alternatives NWSA Alternatives CNK Alternatives RDI Alternatives DIS Alternatives TKO Alternatives NWS Alternatives WMG Alternatives 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:LYV) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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