Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV – Get Free Report) and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A (NASDAQ:LLYVA – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability and risk.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
74.5% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.1% of Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Live Nation Entertainment has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Live Nation Entertainment | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 2.83 |
| Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Live Nation Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $197.19, indicating a potential upside of 10.71%. Given Live Nation Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Live Nation Entertainment is more favorable than Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A.
Profitability
This table compares Live Nation Entertainment and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Live Nation Entertainment | 0.34% | 54.61% | 1.78% |
| Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Live Nation Entertainment and Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Live Nation Entertainment | $25.20 billion | 1.67 | -$54.83 million | ($1.13) | -157.63 |
| Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ($4.53) | -21.77 |
Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Live Nation Entertainment. Live Nation Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Live Nation Entertainment beats Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. operates as a live entertainment company worldwide. It operates through Concerts, Ticketing, and Sponsorship & Advertising segments. The Concerts segment promotes live music events in its owned or operated venues, and in rented third-party venues. This segment operates and manages music venues; produces music festivals; creates and streams associated content; and offers management and other services to artists. The Ticketing segment manages the ticketing operations, including the provision of ticketing software and services to clients and consumers with marketplace for tickets and event information through mobile apps, other websites, retail outlets, and its primary websites, such as livenation.com and ticketmaster.com; and provides ticket resale services. This segment sells tickets for its events and third-party clients in various live event categories. This segment offers ticketing services for arenas, stadiums, amphitheaters, music clubs, concert promoters, professional sports franchises and leagues, college sports teams, performing arts venues, museums, and theaters. The Sponsorship & Advertising segment sells international, national, and local sponsorships and placement of advertising, including signage, online, and promotional programs; rich media offering that comprises advertising related with live streaming and music-related content; and ads across its distribution network of venues, events, and websites. This segment also manages the development of strategic sponsorship programs, as well as develops, books, and produces custom events or programs for specific brands. It owns, operates, or leases entertainment venues. The company was formerly known as Live Nation, Inc. and changed its name to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. in January 2010. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.
About Liberty Media Corporation – Liberty Live Series A
Liberty Live Group operates in the media, communications, and entertainment industries primarily in North America and the United Kingdom. The company is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.
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