Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. vs Ross Stores, Inc. — how do they compare? Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. trades at $183.14 (market cap $42.71B), while Ross Stores, Inc. trades at $251.3 (market cap $80.78B). The key difference: Ross Stores, Inc. is the larger of the two by market cap, and Ross Stores, Inc. pays a 0.71% dividend while Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LYV | ROST | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $42.71B | $80.78B |
Sector | Industrials | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $186.59 | $255.23 |
52-Week Low | $125.61 | $144.67 |
Enterprise Value | $44.92B | $81.37B |
Dividend Yield | — | 0.71% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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 →Ross Stores is a leading American off-price apparel and home fashion retailer, operating over 1,920 stores (at the end of fiscal 2021) across the Ross Dress for Less and dd's Discounts banners. Ross offers a variety of name-brand products and targets undercutting conventional retailers' regular prices by 20%-70%. The company uses an opportunistic, flexible merchandising approach
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