Madison Square Garden (MSGS) Competitors $202.10 -1.21 (-0.59%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$202.20 +0.10 (+0.05%) As of 05:22 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MSGS vs. WMG, PLNT, LTH, SGHC, RSI, FUN, BATRA, MANU, PRKS, and GENIShould you be buying Madison Square Garden stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Madison Square Garden include Warner Music Group (WMG), Planet Fitness (PLNT), Life Time Group (LTH), Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), Six Flags Entertainment (FUN), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), Manchester United (MANU), United Parks & Resorts (PRKS), and Genius Sports (GENI). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry. Madison Square Garden vs. Its Competitors Warner Music Group Planet Fitness Life Time Group Super Group (SGHC) Rush Street Interactive Six Flags Entertainment Atlanta Braves Manchester United United Parks & Resorts Genius Sports Madison Square Garden (NYSE:MSGS) and Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation. Does the media favor MSGS or WMG? In the previous week, Warner Music Group had 5 more articles in the media than Madison Square Garden. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Warner Music Group and 6 mentions for Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Warner Music Group's score of 0.29 indicating that Madison Square Garden is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Madison Square Garden 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Warner Music Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend MSGS or WMG? Madison Square Garden presently has a consensus target price of $252.60, indicating a potential upside of 24.99%. Warner Music Group has a consensus target price of $33.72, indicating a potential upside of 8.26%. Given Madison Square Garden's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Madison Square Garden is more favorable than Warner Music Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Madison Square Garden 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Warner Music Group 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MSGS or WMG? Warner Music Group has higher revenue and earnings than Madison Square Garden. Warner Music Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Madison Square Garden, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMadison Square Garden$1.03B4.72$58.77M$0.21962.40Warner Music Group$6.43B2.53$435M$0.8735.80 Do insiders & institutionals believe in MSGS or WMG? 68.9% of Madison Square Garden shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of Warner Music Group shares are held by institutional investors. 18.1% of Madison Square Garden 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is MSGS or WMG more profitable? Warner Music Group has a net margin of 7.14% compared to Madison Square Garden's net margin of 0.45%. Warner Music Group's return on equity of 64.64% beat Madison Square Garden's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Madison Square Garden0.45% -1.76% 0.34% Warner Music Group 7.14%64.64%4.93% Which has more risk & volatility, MSGS or WMG? Madison Square Garden has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Warner Music Group has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryWarner Music Group beats Madison Square Garden on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Madison Square Garden News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MSGS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MSGS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MSGS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMadison Square GardenLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.88B$9.17B$8.33B$21.12BDividend YieldN/A2.05%3.11%3.60%P/E Ratio962.4446.1921.4528.44Price / Sales4.722.464.6560.38Price / Cash78.6314.2116.6522.92Price / Book-18.173.854.864.69Net Income$58.77M$328.98M$215.28M$995.51M7 Day Performance-3.03%9.71%2.26%1.64%1 Month Performance-1.82%20.18%45.43%5.92%1 Year Performance2.01%4.69%16.83%11.50% Madison Square Garden Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MSGSMadison Square Garden2.7187 of 5 stars$202.10-0.6%$252.60+25.0%+3.6%$4.88B$1.03B962.44890Positive NewsWMGWarner Music Group2.8196 of 5 stars$31.01-0.7%$33.72+8.7%+5.2%$16.16B$6.43B35.645,800PLNTPlanet Fitness4.2338 of 5 stars$110.17-2.1%$106.63-3.2%+49.1%$9.27B$1.18B51.973,806Positive NewsLTHLife Time Group2.6607 of 5 stars$29.00-4.5%$35.92+23.9%+40.5%$6.36B$2.62B30.2043,800Positive NewsSGHCSuper Group (SGHC)4.0924 of 5 stars$11.50-1.3%$13.13+14.2%+201.7%$5.79B$1.84B42.583,300RSIRush Street Interactive1.9804 of 5 stars$14.55+0.3%$15.89+9.2%+46.5%$3.33B$924.08M181.90470Upcoming EarningsFUNSix Flags Entertainment4.6522 of 5 stars$30.91+0.5%$45.67+47.7%-33.0%$3.13B$2.71B-11.1298,000News CoverageBATRAAtlanta Braves0.9554 of 5 stars$49.64-0.2%$52.50+5.8%+10.6%$3.07B$662.75M-141.821,450MANUManchester United2.177 of 5 stars$17.65-0.1%$20.75+17.6%+4.4%$2.99B$833.39M-36.011,140PRKSUnited Parks & Resorts2.535 of 5 stars$48.58+1.3%$57.38+18.1%-3.6%$2.67B$1.71B12.9516,700GENIGenius Sports2.2208 of 5 stars$11.07-2.7%$12.63+14.2%+60.0%$2.38B$510.89M-58.242,400Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Warner Music Group Alternatives Planet Fitness Alternatives Life Time Group Alternatives Super Group (SGHC) Alternatives Rush Street Interactive Alternatives Six Flags Entertainment Alternatives Atlanta Braves Alternatives Manchester United Alternatives United Parks & Resorts Alternatives Genius Sports Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MSGS) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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