Madison Square Garden (MSGS) Competitors $195.67 -0.11 (-0.06%) Closing price 09/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$196.20 +0.53 (+0.27%) As of 08:35 AM 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, BATRA, MANU, PRKS, BATRK, 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), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), Manchester United (MANU), United Parks & Resorts (PRKS), Atlanta Braves (BATRK), 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 Atlanta Braves Manchester United United Parks & Resorts Atlanta Braves Genius Sports Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) and Madison Square Garden (NYSE:MSGS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WMG or MSGS? 96.9% of Warner Music Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Madison Square Garden shares are owned by institutional investors. 72.2% of Warner Music Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.1% of Madison Square Garden shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is WMG or MSGS more profitable? Warner Music Group has a net margin of 4.59% compared to Madison Square Garden's net margin of -2.16%. Warner Music Group's return on equity of 39.95% beat Madison Square Garden's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Warner Music Group4.59% 39.95% 3.16% Madison Square Garden -2.16%-1.76%-1.56% Do analysts rate WMG or MSGS? Warner Music Group presently has a consensus price target of $33.88, indicating a potential upside of 2.24%. Madison Square Garden has a consensus price target of $253.60, indicating a potential upside of 29.61%. Given Madison Square Garden's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Madison Square Garden is more favorable than Warner Music Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Warner Music Group 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53Madison Square Garden 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Does the media favor WMG or MSGS? In the previous week, Warner Music Group had 2 more articles in the media than Madison Square Garden. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Warner Music Group and 8 mentions for Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Warner Music Group's score of 1.02 indicating that Madison Square Garden is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Warner Music Group 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Madison Square Garden 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, WMG or MSGS? Warner Music Group has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Madison Square Garden has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WMG or MSGS? Warner Music Group has higher revenue and earnings than Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden 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 RatioWarner Music Group$6.47B2.67$435M$0.5758.14Madison Square Garden$1.04B4.52-$22.44M-$0.92-212.68 SummaryWarner Music Group beats Madison Square Garden on 13 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$4.75B$8.95B$8.48B$21.33BDividend YieldN/A2.08%3.00%3.49%P/E Ratio-212.6818.0918.1129.16Price / Sales4.522.845.2247.12Price / CashN/A12.0315.0318.29Price / Book-16.707.544.785.30Net Income-$22.44M$329.21M$228.48M$998.51M7 Day Performance-0.47%2.33%-0.16%-0.63%1 Month Performance-3.10%9.16%17.69%4.90%1 Year Performance-4.88%8.66%49.15%13.95% Madison Square Garden Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MSGSMadison Square Garden3.6178 of 5 stars$195.67-0.1%$253.60+29.6%-4.7%$4.75B$1.04B-212.681,007Positive NewsShort Interest ↑WMGWarner Music Group3.4274 of 5 stars$34.07+0.9%$33.88-0.6%+18.6%$17.60B$6.43B59.775,800News CoveragePositive NewsPLNTPlanet Fitness3.867 of 5 stars$104.96-2.4%$107.38+2.3%+27.5%$9.06B$1.18B46.653,806Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionLTHLife Time Group4.1811 of 5 stars$28.30-2.7%$35.92+26.9%+18.2%$6.40B$2.62B27.7543,800Positive NewsSGHCSuper Group (SGHC)4.2231 of 5 stars$11.91-2.0%$13.88+16.5%+238.2%$6.12B$1.84B44.113,300Positive NewsRSIRush Street Interactive3.709 of 5 stars$20.95-0.1%$17.89-14.6%+136.4%$4.79B$924.08M104.75470Insider TradeBATRAAtlanta Braves1.4721 of 5 stars$47.29-0.7%$52.50+11.0%+2.2%$2.99B$662.75M-135.111,450Positive NewsMANUManchester United1.9829 of 5 stars$17.25-1.5%$23.00+33.3%-6.0%$2.96B$644.54M-35.201,140News CoverageUpcoming EarningsOptions VolumePRKSUnited Parks & Resorts2.7597 of 5 stars$52.71-1.4%$56.91+8.0%+6.8%$2.94B$1.73B14.0916,700News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpBATRKAtlanta Braves3.3706 of 5 stars$44.53-1.0%$57.00+28.0%+3.5%$2.82B$662.75M-127.231,240News CoveragePositive NewsGENIGenius Sports1.9663 of 5 stars$12.95+0.5%$14.00+8.1%+82.1%$2.77B$510.89M-41.772,400Analyst ForecastGap Up 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 Atlanta Braves Alternatives Manchester United Alternatives United Parks & Resorts Alternatives Atlanta Braves 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 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat's the Best Way to Lower RMD Taxes?Turning 73 triggers a key IRS rule: you must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain r...SmartAsset | SponsoredNVIDIA's Worst Nightmare?$2 TRILLION Quantum Gold Rush While everyone fights over expensive AI stocks... 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