Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. vs Marqeta Inc — how do they compare? Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. trades at $183.14 (market cap $42.71B), while Marqeta Inc trades at $15.52 (market cap $1.62B). The key difference: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. is far larger — about 26.4× Marqeta Inc's market cap, and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. is trading nearer its 52-week high, Marqeta Inc nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LYV | MQ | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $42.71B | $1.62B |
Sector | Industrials | Technology |
52-Week High | $186.59 | $26.00 |
52-Week Low | $125.61 | $15.04 |
Enterprise Value | $44.92B | $935.36M |
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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.
Read more on LYV →Headquartered in Oakland, California, and founded in 2010, Marqeta provides its clients with a card-issuing platform that offers the infrastructure and tools necessary to offer digital, physical, and tokenized payment options without the need for a traditional bank. The company's open APIs are designed to allow third parties like DoorDash, Klarna, and Block to rapidly develop and deploy innovative card-based products and payment services without the need to develop the underlying technology. The company generates revenue primarily through processing and ATM fees for cards issued on its platform.
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