Baxter International Inc vs Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. — how do they compare? Baxter International Inc trades at $27.61 (market cap $14.27B), while Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. trades at $183.14 (market cap $42.71B). The key difference: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. is far larger — about 3× Baxter International Inc's market cap, and Baxter International Inc pays a 0.14% dividend while Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BAX | LYV | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $14.27B | $42.71B |
Sector | Health | Industrials |
52-Week High | $28.35 | $186.59 |
52-Week Low | $15.80 | $125.61 |
Enterprise Value | $21.79B | $44.92B |
Dividend Yield | 0.14% | — |
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Baxter offers a variety of medical instruments and supplies to caregivers. It enhanced its portfolio of hospital-focused offerings by acquiring Hillrom in late 2021. Legacy Baxter offers tools to help patients with acute and chronic kidney failure. It also sells a variety of injectable therapies for use in care settings, such as IV pumps, and administrative sets.
Read more on BAX →Live Nation is the largest live entertainment firm in the world with over 570 million fans served in 44 countries in 2018 by the company's concert and ticketing platforms. Via either owning, operating, or holding exclusive booking rights, Live Nation controls over 235 venues including the House of Blues, the Hollywood Palladium, and Spark Arena in New Zealand. Live Nation also owns one of the largest ticketing services, Ticketmaster, which sold over 480 million tickets for over 12,000 clients in 2018. The firm's artist management agencies have over 400 clients. This large live entertainment footprint helped Live Nation become one of the largest advertising and sponsorship platforms aimed at music fans. Liberty Media owns 33% of Live Nation, held under its SiriusXM tracking stock.
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