iQIYI (IQ) Competitors

Madison Square Garden Sports (NYSE:MSGS) and iQIYI (NASDAQ:IQ) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation and profitability.

Is MSGS or IQ more profitable?

Madison Square Garden Sports has a net margin of 5.33% compared to iQIYI's net margin of 2.62%. iQIYI's return on equity of 7.62% beat Madison Square Garden Sports' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Madison Square Garden Sports	5.33%	-20.50%	4.13%
iQIYI	2.62%	7.62%	2.17%

Which has more volatility & risk, MSGS or IQ?

Madison Square Garden Sports has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iQIYI has a beta of -0.18, indicating that its stock price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MSGS or IQ?

iQIYI received 399 more outperform votes than Madison Square Garden Sports when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.26% of users gave iQIYI an outperform vote while only 44.44% of users gave Madison Square Garden Sports an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Madison Square Garden Sports	Outperform Votes 16 44.44%	Underperform Votes 20 55.56%
iQIYI	Outperform Votes 415 68.26%	Underperform Votes 193 31.74%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MSGS or IQ?

iQIYI has higher revenue and earnings than Madison Square Garden Sports. iQIYI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Madison Square Garden Sports, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Madison Square Garden Sports	$1.06B	4.23	$58.77M	$0.21	892.29
iQIYI	$28.48B	0.06	$271.20M	$0.04	43.25

Does the media prefer MSGS or IQ?

In the previous week, Madison Square Garden Sports had 1 more articles in the media than iQIYI. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Madison Square Garden Sports and 4 mentions for iQIYI. Madison Square Garden Sports' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat iQIYI's score of 0.43 indicating that Madison Square Garden Sports is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Madison Square Garden Sports	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
iQIYI	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MSGS or IQ?

68.9% of Madison Square Garden Sports shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of iQIYI shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.0% of Madison Square Garden Sports shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.8% of iQIYI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend MSGS or IQ?

Madison Square Garden Sports presently has a consensus target price of $252.60, suggesting a potential upside of 34.81%. iQIYI has a consensus target price of $2.91, suggesting a potential upside of 68.21%. Given iQIYI's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe iQIYI is more favorable than Madison Square Garden Sports.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Madison Square Garden Sports	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
iQIYI	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Madison Square Garden Sports beats iQIYI on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.