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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary
Warner Music Group beats TKO Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:WMG) was last updated on 2/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff