Warner Music Group (WMG) Competitors

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

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

Warner Music Group vs.

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

Warner Music Group has higher revenue and earnings than TKO Group. TKO Group 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
TKO Group$1.68B17.78$208.18M-$0.42-415.34
Warner Music Group$6.43B2.90$435M$0.9836.69

Warner Music Group received 17 more outperform votes than TKO Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 79.59% of users gave TKO Group an outperform vote while only 41.48% of users gave Warner Music Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
TKO GroupOutperform Votes
39
79.59%
Underperform Votes
10
20.41%
Warner Music GroupOutperform Votes
56
41.48%
Underperform Votes
79
58.52%

Warner Music Group has a net margin of 8.07% compared to TKO Group's net margin of -1.26%. Warner Music Group's return on equity of 79.01% beat TKO Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
TKO Group-1.26% 3.39% 2.32%
Warner Music Group 8.07%79.01%5.71%

TKO Group has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Warner Music Group has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

89.8% of TKO Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of Warner Music Group shares are held by institutional investors. 53.8% of TKO Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 72.2% of Warner Music Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, TKO Group had 19 more articles in the media than Warner Music Group. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for TKO Group and 11 mentions for Warner Music Group. TKO Group's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Warner Music Group's score of 0.42 indicating that TKO Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
TKO Group
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Warner Music Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

TKO Group presently has a consensus target price of $148.08, indicating a potential downside of 15.11%. Warner Music Group has a consensus target price of $35.81, indicating a potential downside of 0.39%. Given Warner Music Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Warner Music Group is more favorable than TKO Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
TKO Group
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.79
Warner Music Group
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Warner Music Group beats TKO Group on 12 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$18.67B$4.95B$8.90B$9.20B
Dividend Yield2.27%1.64%2.82%3.99%
P/E Ratio36.7823.0315.4019.48
Price / Sales2.9081.487.1279.05
Price / Cash21.5829.4528.7138.90
Price / Book26.638.505.845.10
Net Income$435M$31.96M$273.33M$222.54M
7 Day Performance6.72%1.22%2.32%2.86%
1 Month Performance18.89%4.32%3.43%2.19%
1 Year Performance1.16%2.49%11.25%17.41%

Warner Music Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WMG
Warner Music Group
4.0766 of 5 stars
$35.90
-1.1%
$35.81
-0.2%
+2.1%$18.60B$6.43B36.635,800Dividend Announcement
Gap Up
TKO
TKO Group
1.9283 of 5 stars
$173.39
+4.2%
$148.08
-14.6%
+105.1%$29.61B$1.68B-412.821,250
EDR
Endeavor Group
3.5061 of 5 stars
$33.57
+3.2%
$27.86
-17.0%
+45.5%$22.97B$5.96B-16.3810,000Dividend Announcement
Short Interest ↓
DKNG
DraftKings
3.4466 of 5 stars
$42.85
+1.3%
$50.92
+18.9%
+20.0%$20.89B$3.67B-48.694,400Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
PLNT
Planet Fitness
4.3029 of 5 stars
$106.34
-1.5%
$97.69
-8.1%
+52.1%$9.00B$1.07B57.173,411Analyst Revision
Positive News
LTH
Life Time Group
3.2008 of 5 stars
$31.18
-1.0%
$31.77
+1.9%
+149.0%$6.45B$2.22B45.1837,000
MSGS
Madison Square Garden Sports
2.5206 of 5 stars
$208.37
+1.4%
$240.00
+15.2%
+11.8%$4.99B$1.03B87.92890
FUN
Cedar Fair
3.335 of 5 stars
$43.53
-1.1%
$56.21
+29.1%
+1.8%$4.36B$1.80B-68.0153,050Short Interest ↓
SGHC
Super Group
3.5499 of 5 stars
$8.25
-1.0%
$10.00
+21.3%
+149.7%$4.11B$1.55B137.443,700Upcoming Earnings
RSI
Rush Street Interactive
2.4386 of 5 stars
$14.43
+2.4%
$14.00
-3.0%
+181.0%$3.26B$691.16M-721.65470
PRKS
United Parks & Resorts
3.1785 of 5 stars
$52.13
-1.5%
$62.60
+20.1%
+11.6%$2.87B$1.73B13.0716,500Positive News

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