DIS vs. LYV, NWSA, CNK, RDI, DKNG, MTN, MSGS, IGT, PRKS, and FUN
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 Cedar Fair (FUN). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) and Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) 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 earnings, valuation, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
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.
Live Nation Entertainment has a net margin of 2.22% compared to Walt Disney's net margin of 1.90%. Live Nation Entertainment's return on equity of 90.67% beat Walt Disney's return on equity.
Walt Disney has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Live Nation Entertainment has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Walt Disney received 1327 more outperform votes than Live Nation Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.45% of users gave Live Nation Entertainment an outperform vote while only 71.16% of users gave Walt Disney an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Walt Disney had 32 more articles in the media than Live Nation Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for Walt Disney and 28 mentions for Live Nation Entertainment. Live Nation Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Walt Disney's score of 0.38 indicating that Live Nation Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Walt Disney currently has a consensus price target of $126.29, indicating a potential upside of 21.54%. Live Nation Entertainment has a consensus price target of $115.58, indicating a potential upside of 23.30%. Given Live Nation Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Live Nation Entertainment is more favorable than Walt Disney.
65.7% of Walt Disney shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Walt Disney shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Walt Disney and Live Nation Entertainment tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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