Bowlero (BOWL) Competitors

Bowlero (NYSE:BOWL) and Madison Square Garden Sports (NYSE:MSGS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is BOWL or MSGS more profitable?

Madison Square Garden Sports has a net margin of 5.33% compared to Bowlero's net margin of -6.63%. Madison Square Garden Sports' return on equity of -20.50% beat Bowlero's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bowlero	-6.63%	-31.58%	1.31%
Madison Square Garden Sports	5.33%	-20.50%	4.13%

Which has more volatility & risk, BOWL or MSGS?

Bowlero has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Madison Square Garden Sports has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BOWL or MSGS?

In the previous week, Madison Square Garden Sports had 21 more articles in the media than Bowlero. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Madison Square Garden Sports and 2 mentions for Bowlero. Bowlero's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Madison Square Garden Sports' score of 0.74 indicating that Bowlero is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bowlero	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Madison Square Garden Sports	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, BOWL or MSGS?

Madison Square Garden Sports has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bowlero. Bowlero 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
Bowlero	$1.19B	1.10	-$83.58M	-$0.61	-14.57
Madison Square Garden Sports	$1.06B	4.31	$58.77M	$0.21	907.88

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BOWL or MSGS?

Bowlero received 18 more outperform votes than Madison Square Garden Sports when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.91% of users gave Bowlero an outperform vote while only 44.44% of users gave Madison Square Garden Sports an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bowlero	Outperform Votes 34 73.91%	Underperform Votes 12 26.09%
Madison Square Garden Sports	Outperform Votes 16 44.44%	Underperform Votes 20 55.56%

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

68.1% of Bowlero shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Madison Square Garden Sports shares are held by institutional investors. 79.9% of Bowlero shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of Madison Square Garden Sports shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate BOWL or MSGS?

Bowlero presently has a consensus price target of $15.60, indicating a potential upside of 75.48%. Madison Square Garden Sports has a consensus price target of $252.60, indicating a potential upside of 32.49%. Given Bowlero's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bowlero is more favorable than Madison Square Garden Sports.

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

Summary

Madison Square Garden Sports beats Bowlero on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.