WMG vs. DKNG, TKO, PLNT, LTH, SGHC, MSGS, RSI, BATRA, MANU, and FUN
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), Planet Fitness (PLNT), Life Time Group (LTH), Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC), Madison Square Garden (MSGS), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), Manchester United (MANU), and Six Flags Entertainment (FUN). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry.
Warner Music Group vs. Its Competitors
DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) and Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.
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.
Warner Music Group has a net margin of 7.14% compared to DraftKings' net margin of -7.97%. Warner Music Group's return on equity of 64.64% beat DraftKings' return on equity.
37.7% of DraftKings shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of Warner Music Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.2% of DraftKings shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 72.2% of Warner Music Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
DraftKings presently has a consensus price target of $54.38, indicating a potential upside of 21.22%. Warner Music Group has a consensus price target of $33.72, indicating a potential upside of 8.26%. Given DraftKings' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe DraftKings is more favorable than Warner Music Group.
DraftKings has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Warner Music Group has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, DraftKings had 15 more articles in the media than Warner Music Group. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for DraftKings and 12 mentions for Warner Music Group. DraftKings' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Warner Music Group's score of 0.26 indicating that DraftKings is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Warner Music Group beats DraftKings on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:WMG) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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