Madison Square Garden (MSGS) Competitors $207.90 -0.30 (-0.14%) Closing price 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$207.75 -0.15 (-0.07%) As of 04:20 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, MANU, FUN, BATRA, PRKS, and BATRKShould 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), Manchester United (MANU), Six Flags Entertainment (FUN), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), United Parks & Resorts (PRKS), and Atlanta Braves (BATRK). 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 Manchester United Six Flags Entertainment Atlanta Braves United Parks & Resorts Atlanta Braves Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) and Madison Square Garden (NYSE:MSGS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and valuation. Do analysts recommend WMG or MSGS? Warner Music Group currently has a consensus price target of $34.05, indicating a potential upside of 15.86%. Madison Square Garden has a consensus price target of $252.60, indicating a potential upside of 21.50%. Given Madison Square Garden's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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 Warner Music Group 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47Madison Square Garden 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Which has more risk & volatility, WMG or MSGS? Warner Music Group has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Madison Square Garden has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is WMG or MSGS 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 Warner Music Group7.14% 64.64% 4.93% Madison Square Garden 0.45%-1.76%0.34% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WMG or MSGS? 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 RatioWarner Music Group$6.43B2.38$435M$0.8733.78Madison Square Garden$1.03B4.86$58.77M$0.21990.00 Does the media refer more to WMG or MSGS? In the previous week, Warner Music Group had 19 more articles in the media than Madison Square Garden. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Warner Music Group and 2 mentions for Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Warner Music Group's score of 0.17 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Madison Square Garden 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Madison Square Garden shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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$5.00B$8.93B$8.25B$20.55BDividend YieldN/A2.13%3.18%3.75%P/E Ratio990.0548.2020.9928.05Price / Sales4.862.183.3146.08Price / Cash80.5213.8417.3722.31Price / Book-18.703.744.624.59Net Income$58.77M$328.98M$212.83M$985.44M7 Day Performance0.68%7.79%3.81%2.91%1 Month Performance9.65%7.94%10.72%5.47%1 Year Performance7.34%3.59%10.60%14.61% Madison Square Garden Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MSGSMadison Square Garden2.9311 of 5 stars$207.90-0.1%$252.60+21.5%+6.8%$5.00B$1.03B990.05890WMGWarner Music Group4.1385 of 5 stars$26.84+1.4%$33.95+26.5%-4.8%$13.99B$6.43B30.855,800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPLNTPlanet Fitness4.3351 of 5 stars$108.86+1.5%$105.76-2.8%+45.2%$9.16B$1.21B51.353,806Positive NewsLTHLife Time Group3.0093 of 5 stars$29.53+4.1%$35.92+21.6%+55.8%$6.48B$2.62B30.7643,800Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSGHCSuper Group (SGHC)3.1285 of 5 stars$9.73+0.5%$11.83+21.6%+237.0%$4.90B$1.84B36.043,300RSIRush Street Interactive2.0925 of 5 stars$14.18+2.5%$15.44+8.9%+71.3%$3.25B$924.08M177.27470Analyst ForecastInsider TradeMANUManchester United1.2975 of 5 stars$18.96+9.1%$20.75+9.5%+7.4%$3.21B$644.54M-38.681,140High Trading VolumeFUNSix Flags Entertainment4.0022 of 5 stars$30.49+0.5%$49.20+61.4%-41.8%$3.08B$2.71B-10.9798,000BATRAAtlanta Braves0.5906 of 5 stars$49.23+0.3%$52.50+6.6%+16.4%$3.05B$662.75M-140.651,450High Trading VolumePRKSUnited Parks & Resorts1.9481 of 5 stars$45.26+2.7%$57.85+27.8%-7.3%$2.49B$1.73B12.0716,700BATRKAtlanta Braves2.1142 of 5 stars$46.50+1.1%$57.00+22.6%+14.7%$2.39B$662.75M-132.851,240Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume 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 Manchester United Alternatives Six Flags Entertainment Alternatives Atlanta Braves Alternatives United Parks & Resorts Alternatives Atlanta Braves 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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