Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV – Get Free Report) and CuriosityStream (NASDAQ:CURI – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Live Nation Entertainment and CuriosityStream’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% |
| CuriosityStream | 0.03% | 0.06% | 0.03% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Live Nation Entertainment and CuriosityStream”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Live Nation Entertainment | $25.20 billion | 1.66 | -$54.83 million | ($1.13) | -157.10 |
| CuriosityStream | $71.66 million | 2.07 | -$6.43 million | $0.01 | 250.50 |
CuriosityStream has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Live Nation Entertainment. Live Nation Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CuriosityStream, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
74.5% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.8% of CuriosityStream shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.1% of CuriosityStream shares are owned by 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.
Risk and Volatility
Live Nation Entertainment has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CuriosityStream has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Live Nation Entertainment and CuriosityStream, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Live Nation Entertainment | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2.68 |
| CuriosityStream | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.75 |
Live Nation Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $197.95, suggesting a potential upside of 11.51%. CuriosityStream has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 99.60%. Given CuriosityStream’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CuriosityStream is more favorable than Live Nation Entertainment.
Summary
CuriosityStream beats Live Nation Entertainment on 9 of the 15 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 CuriosityStream
CuriosityStream Inc. operates as a factual content streaming service and media company. The company provides premium video and audio programming services in various categories of factual entertainment, including science, history, society, nature, lifestyle, and technology through direct subscription video on-demand (SVoD) platforms accessible by internet connected devices, or indirectly via distribution partners who deliver CuriosityStream content via distributor's platform or system, as well as through bundled content licenses for SVoD and linear offerings, talks and courses, and partner bulk sales. It offers streaming content through devices, including televisions, set-top boxes, computers, streaming media players, game consoles, and mobile devices. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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