Head-To-Head Contrast: Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) & Empire Post Media (OTCMKTS:EMPM)

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) and Empire Post Media (OTCMKTS:EMPM) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

74.5% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Live Nation Entertainment and Empire Post Media”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Live Nation Entertainment	$23.16 billion	1.52	$896.29 million	$2.93	51.92
Empire Post Media	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Live Nation Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Empire Post Media.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Live Nation Entertainment and Empire Post Media, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Live Nation Entertainment	0	0	17	0	3.00
Empire Post Media	0	0	0	0	0.00

Live Nation Entertainment currently has a consensus target price of $165.82, suggesting a potential upside of 9.00%. Given Live Nation Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Live Nation Entertainment is more favorable than Empire Post Media.

Profitability

This table compares Live Nation Entertainment and Empire Post Media’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Live Nation Entertainment	4.28%	125.77%	4.77%
Empire Post Media	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Live Nation Entertainment beats Empire Post Media on 9 of the 9 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 Empire Post Media

Empire Post Media, Inc. is an entertainment company pursuing opportunities in the television field, based on bringing cost-effective production methodology and 3D technology to established television genres. The Firm focuses on three key areas in the television industry: post-production services; 2D to 3D conversion; and the creation, development, production and marketing of 2D/3D television programming. The company was founded by Peter Dunn on October 13, 2009 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.