Madison Square Garden (MSGS) Competitors

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)	2.80
Warner 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Madison Square Garden	$1.03B	4.72	$58.77M	$0.21	962.40
Warner Music Group	$6.43B	2.53	$435M	$0.87	35.80

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 Garden	0.45%	-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.

Summary

Warner Music Group beats Madison Square Garden on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.