Madison Square Garden (MSGS) Competitors $215.48 +1.86 (+0.87%) Closing price 09/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$215.36 -0.12 (-0.06%) As of 09/22/2025 07:26 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, SGHC, LTH, RSI, STRZ, BATRA, PRKS, MANU, 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), Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC), Life Time Group (LTH), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), Starz Entertainment (STRZ), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), United Parks & Resorts (PRKS), Manchester United (MANU), and Genius Sports (GENI). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry. Madison Square Garden vs. Its Competitors Warner Music Group Planet Fitness Super Group (SGHC) Life Time Group Rush Street Interactive Starz Entertainment Atlanta Braves United Parks & Resorts Manchester United Genius Sports Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) and Madison Square Garden (NYSE:MSGS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has more volatility and risk, WMG or MSGS? Warner Music Group has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Madison Square Garden has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher 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$6.43B2.69$435M$0.5758.18Madison Square Garden$1.04B4.98-$22.44M-$0.92-234.22 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% Does the media prefer WMG or MSGS? In the previous week, Warner Music Group had 2 more articles in the media than Madison Square Garden. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Warner Music Group and 2 mentions for Madison Square Garden. Warner Music Group's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Madison Square Garden's score of 1.01 indicating that Warner Music Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Warner Music Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Madison Square Garden 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WMG or MSGS? 96.9% of Warner Music Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Madison Square Garden shares are held by institutional investors. 72.2% of Warner Music Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.1% of Madison Square Garden shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer WMG or MSGS? Warner Music Group presently has a consensus target price of $34.65, suggesting a potential upside of 4.48%. Madison Square Garden has a consensus target price of $258.83, suggesting a potential upside of 20.12%. 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 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 SummaryWarner Music Group beats Madison Square Garden on 14 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. 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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$5.13B$8.83B$8.43B$21.65BDividend YieldN/A2.22%3.00%3.50%P/E Ratio-234.2218.5418.6430.23Price / Sales4.988.066.0658.72Price / CashN/A11.2414.9518.30Price / Book-18.393.745.054.66Net Income-$22.44M$324.95M$256.42M$1.00B7 Day Performance0.22%-0.94%12.36%1.11%1 Month Performance8.43%-1.62%12.61%2.95%1 Year Performance4.55%-1.33%58.64%15.18% Madison Square Garden Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MSGSMadison Square Garden3.2613 of 5 stars$215.48+0.9%$258.83+20.1%+4.1%$5.13B$1.04B-234.221,007Positive NewsWMGWarner Music Group3.4627 of 5 stars$33.52-0.3%$34.65+3.4%+8.9%$17.52B$6.43B58.815,800Positive NewsPLNTPlanet Fitness3.9516 of 5 stars$100.37-1.4%$108.64+8.2%+20.9%$8.57B$1.18B44.613,806Positive NewsSGHCSuper Group (SGHC)4.2651 of 5 stars$12.72+0.6%$14.22+11.8%+256.8%$6.36B$1.84B48.923,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastLTHLife Time Group3.2082 of 5 stars$28.23-1.2%$35.92+27.2%+13.4%$6.29B$2.62B27.6843,800RSIRush Street Interactive2.1816 of 5 stars$21.12-0.2%$18.33-13.2%+117.3%$4.83B$924.08M105.60470STRZStarz Entertainment3.9329 of 5 stars$14.95+7.4%$22.00+47.2%N/A$3.35B$1.34B0.001,450BATRAAtlanta Braves1.3086 of 5 stars$45.26-0.8%$52.50+16.0%+5.2%$2.86B$662.75M-129.311,450PRKSUnited Parks & Resorts2.9991 of 5 stars$51.47+1.6%$57.73+12.2%-2.0%$2.79B$1.73B13.7616,700Positive NewsMANUManchester United1.5684 of 5 stars$16.10-1.9%$23.00+42.9%-4.8%$2.78B$833.39M-32.861,140Earnings ReportGENIGenius Sports2.8282 of 5 stars$12.45-0.3%$14.22+14.3%+63.5%$2.69B$510.89M-40.152,400 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Warner Music Group Alternatives Planet Fitness Alternatives Super Group (SGHC) Alternatives Life Time Group Alternatives Rush Street Interactive Alternatives Starz Entertainment Alternatives Atlanta Braves Alternatives United Parks & Resorts Alternatives Manchester United 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 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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