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WMG vs. DKNG, TKO, EDR, PLNT, LTH, MSGS, SGHC, FUN, BATRA, and RSI

Should you be buying Warner Music Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Warner Music Group include DraftKings (DKNG), TKO Group (TKO), Endeavor Group (EDR), Planet Fitness (PLNT), Life Time Group (LTH), Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS), Super Group (SGHC), Cedar Fair (FUN), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), and Rush Street Interactive (RSI). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry.

Warner Music Group vs.

Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) and DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment.

Warner Music Group has higher revenue and earnings than DraftKings. DraftKings is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Warner Music Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Warner Music Group$6.34B2.46$435M$0.9830.66
DraftKings$4.77B6.16-$507.29M-$1.06-31.38

Warner Music Group has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DraftKings has a beta of 2.16, meaning that its stock price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500.

DraftKings received 281 more outperform votes than Warner Music Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.21% of users gave DraftKings an outperform vote while only 40.88% of users gave Warner Music Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Warner Music GroupOutperform Votes
56
40.88%
Underperform Votes
81
59.12%
DraftKingsOutperform Votes
337
66.21%
Underperform Votes
172
33.79%

96.9% of Warner Music Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.7% of DraftKings shares are held by institutional investors. 72.2% of Warner Music Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 51.2% of DraftKings shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Warner Music Group currently has a consensus target price of $35.47, suggesting a potential upside of 18.04%. DraftKings has a consensus target price of $54.48, suggesting a potential upside of 63.81%. Given DraftKings' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DraftKings is more favorable than Warner Music Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Warner Music Group
2 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.41
DraftKings
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
26 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90

In the previous week, DraftKings had 7 more articles in the media than Warner Music Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for DraftKings and 15 mentions for Warner Music Group. DraftKings' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Warner Music Group's score of 0.58 indicating that DraftKings is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Warner Music Group
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
DraftKings
12 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
6 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Warner Music Group has a net margin of 8.07% compared to DraftKings' net margin of -10.64%. Warner Music Group's return on equity of 79.01% beat DraftKings' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Warner Music Group8.07% 79.01% 5.71%
DraftKings -10.64%-48.13%-12.24%

Summary

Warner Music Group and DraftKings tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WMG vs. The Competition

MetricWarner Music GroupAmusement & recreation services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$15.64B$4.36B$7.49B$7.93B
Dividend Yield2.41%1.54%3.39%4.22%
P/E Ratio30.6612.7916.3918.54
Price / Sales2.462.837.54103.30
Price / Cash24.1829.6016.4234.62
Price / Book22.437.424.414.25
Net Income$435M$31.96M$260.40M$248.18M
7 Day Performance0.74%0.72%0.31%1.03%
1 Month Performance-3.50%1.34%-2.88%2.70%
1 Year Performance-9.54%-2.29%-4.55%4.05%

Warner Music Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WMG
Warner Music Group
3.8188 of 5 stars
$30.05
-1.3%
$35.47
+18.0%
-10.1%$15.64B$6.34B30.666,200Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
DKNG
DraftKings
4.5383 of 5 stars
$32.44
-3.5%
$55.27
+70.4%
-20.5%$28.64B$4.77B-30.604,200Positive News
TKO
TKO Group
2.2281 of 5 stars
$143.25
-4.0%
$159.36
+11.2%
+70.6%$24.52B$2.80B-341.071,250Upcoming Earnings
EDR
Endeavor Group
N/A$30.05
+4.2%
N/A+13.8%$20.62B$7.11B-14.6611,000Upcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
PLNT
Planet Fitness
4.3428 of 5 stars
$93.01
-0.9%
$101.72
+9.4%
+61.7%$7.88B$1.18B50.012,800Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
LTH
Life Time Group
4.1017 of 5 stars
$29.05
-7.2%
$35.62
+22.6%
+138.3%$6.21B$2.62B42.1030,000Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
MSGS
Madison Square Garden Sports
3.9492 of 5 stars
$185.32
-3.3%
$250.00
+34.9%
+3.9%$4.45B$1.07B78.19890Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Positive News
SGHC
Super Group
3.667 of 5 stars
$7.47
-2.2%
$10.60
+41.9%
+151.2%$3.76B$1.70B124.524,000Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
FUN
Cedar Fair
3.6871 of 5 stars
$32.93
-1.4%
$50.87
+54.5%
-8.2%$3.30B$2.71B-51.453,350Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
BATRA
Atlanta Braves
2.3749 of 5 stars
$42.56
flat
$60.00
+41.0%
+5.8%$2.63B$662.75M-58.301,240Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
RSI
Rush Street Interactive
3.6621 of 5 stars
$11.37
-3.3%
$15.50
+36.3%
+79.6%$2.59B$924.08M-568.50470Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:WMG) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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