Campbell Soup Co. vs Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. — how do they compare? Campbell Soup Co. trades at $22.79 (market cap $6.78B), while Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. trades at $183.14 (market cap $42.71B). The key difference: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. is far larger — about 6.3× Campbell Soup Co.'s market cap, and Campbell Soup Co. pays a 6.87% dividend while Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CPB | LYV | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $6.78B | $42.71B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Industrials |
52-Week High | $34.03 | $186.59 |
52-Week Low | $20.00 | $125.61 |
Enterprise Value | $13.38B | $44.92B |
Dividend Yield | 6.87% | — |
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With a history that dates back around 150 years, Campbell Soup is now a leading manufacturer and marketer of branded convenience food products, most notably soup. The firm's product assortment includes well-known brands like Campbell's, Pace, Prego, Swanson, V8, and Pepperidge Farm. Following the sale of its international snacking operations, which wrapped in calendar 2019, the firm derives nearly all of its sales from its home turf. Campbell has made a handful of acquisitions to reshape its product mix the past few years, including the tie-up with Snyder's-Lance (completed in March 2018), which enhances its exposure to the faster-growing on-trend snack food aisle, complementing its Pepperidge Farm lineup.
Read more on CPB →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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