Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) Competitors $189.25 -0.24 (-0.13%) As of 01:35 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, FUN, RSI, MANU, BATRA, PRKS, and BATRKShould you be buying Madison Square Garden Sports stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Madison Square Garden Sports include Warner Music Group (WMG), Planet Fitness (PLNT), Life Time Group (LTH), Super Group (SGHC), Cedar Fair (FUN), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), Manchester United (MANU), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), United Parks & Resorts (PRKS), and Atlanta Braves (BATRK). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry. Madison Square Garden Sports vs. Its Competitors Warner Music Group Planet Fitness Life Time Group Super Group Cedar Fair Rush Street Interactive Manchester United Atlanta Braves United Parks & Resorts Atlanta Braves Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) and Madison Square Garden Sports (NYSE:MSGS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Is WMG or MSGS more profitable? Warner Music Group has a net margin of 8.07% compared to Madison Square Garden Sports' net margin of 5.33%. Warner Music Group's return on equity of 79.01% beat Madison Square Garden Sports' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Warner Music Group8.07% 79.01% 5.71% Madison Square Garden Sports 5.33%-20.50%4.13% Does the media refer more to WMG or MSGS? In the previous week, Madison Square Garden Sports had 2 more articles in the media than Warner Music Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Madison Square Garden Sports and 3 mentions for Warner Music Group. Warner Music Group's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Madison Square Garden Sports' score of 0.68 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 1 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 Sports 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer WMG or MSGS? Warner Music Group presently has a consensus target price of $33.95, suggesting a potential upside of 27.41%. Madison Square Garden Sports has a consensus target price of $252.60, suggesting a potential upside of 33.47%. Given Madison Square Garden Sports' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Madison Square Garden Sports 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 Sports 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WMG or MSGS? Warner Music Group received 45 more outperform votes than Madison Square Garden Sports when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 44.44% of users gave Madison Square Garden Sports an outperform vote while only 42.07% of users gave Warner Music Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWarner Music GroupOutperform Votes6142.07% Underperform Votes8457.93% Madison Square Garden SportsOutperform Votes1644.44% Underperform Votes2055.56% Which has better earnings and valuation, WMG or MSGS? Warner Music Group has higher revenue and earnings than Madison Square Garden Sports. Warner Music Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Madison Square Garden Sports, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWarner Music Group$6.33B2.19$435M$0.8730.63Madison Square Garden Sports$1.06B4.28$58.77M$0.21901.19 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WMG or MSGS? 96.9% of Warner Music Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Madison Square Garden Sports shares are owned by institutional investors. 72.2% of Warner Music Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of Madison Square Garden Sports shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, WMG or MSGS? Warner Music Group has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Madison Square Garden Sports has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryWarner Music Group beats Madison Square Garden Sports on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Madison Square Garden Sports 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 Garden Sportsamusement & recreation services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.55B$12.05B$7.95B$19.79BDividend YieldN/A3.50%3.19%3.82%P/E Ratio79.8832.2015.0335.35Price / Sales4.286.603.6843.77Price / Cash79.4651.7116.3717.51Price / Book-16.6313.804.814.82Net Income$58.77M$260.84M$257.95M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.00%-1.19%2.37%0.38%1 Month Performance-3.89%-7.43%3.30%1.79%1 Year Performance3.53%2.58%0.18%10.03% Madison Square Garden Sports Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MSGSMadison Square Garden Sports3.2324 of 5 stars$189.25-0.1%$252.60+33.5%+1.1%$4.55B$1.06B79.88890WMGWarner Music Group4.5445 of 5 stars$26.21-0.6%$33.95+29.5%-13.4%$13.66B$6.33B26.756,200PLNTPlanet Fitness3.8902 of 5 stars$102.60-2.8%$105.11+2.4%+43.3%$8.64B$1.21B55.162,800Analyst ForecastLTHLife Time Group3.7834 of 5 stars$28.03-3.4%$35.92+28.2%+56.2%$6.15B$2.73B40.6230,000Insider TradeHigh Trading VolumeSGHCSuper Group4.0967 of 5 stars$9.24+0.2%$11.50+24.5%+173.5%$4.65B$1.87B153.944,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFUNCedar Fair3.942 of 5 stars$31.82-4.3%$49.20+54.6%-32.0%$3.22B$2.81B-49.713,350RSIRush Street Interactive2.1028 of 5 stars$13.55+1.3%$15.63+15.3%+51.3%$3.10B$969.06M-677.50470Insider TradeMANUManchester United0.83 of 5 stars$17.02+3.7%$20.75+21.9%+0.6%$2.88B$620.67M-16.681,040Earnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeBATRAAtlanta Braves1.6535 of 5 stars$44.13+1.0%$60.00+36.0%+7.8%$2.73B$672.88M-60.451,240News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPRKSUnited Parks & Resorts3.3249 of 5 stars$42.81-0.1%$58.38+36.4%-18.7%$2.35B$1.71B10.732,800Gap DownBATRKAtlanta Braves3.0984 of 5 stars$41.39+1.3%$53.00+28.1%+7.7%$2.12B$672.88M-56.701,240Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Warner Music Group Alternatives Planet Fitness Alternatives Life Time Group Alternatives Super Group Alternatives Cedar Fair Alternatives Rush Street Interactive Alternatives Manchester United 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 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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