Madison Square Garden (MSGS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (NYSE:MSGS) is a professional sports and entertainment company based in New York. Its principal assets are the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League.

The company also owns and operates related sports properties, including the NBA G League’s Westchester Knicks, the American Hockey League’s Hartford Wolf Pack and the NBA 2K League’s Knicks Gaming. Its business activities include team operations, ticket sales, sponsorships, licensing, merchandise and other commercial rights associated with its sports franchises.

Madison Square Garden Sports primarily serves fans and commercial partners in the New York metropolitan area while its teams compete in national leagues with audiences throughout the United States and internationally. The company was formed in 2015 when the former Madison Square Garden Company separated its sports and entertainment businesses. James L. Dolan serves as executive chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $400.01 to $408.68
• 50-Day Range: $382.74 to $415.99
• 52-Week Range: $207.90 to $438.93
• Volume: 164,896 shs
• Average Volume: 253,469 shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,338.06
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $471.20
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Madison Square Garden Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Madison Square Garden scored higher than 42% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 158th out of 234 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Madison Square Garden has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Madison Square Garden has a consensus price target of $471.20, representing about 17.5% upside from its current price of $400.87.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Madison Square Garden has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Madison Square Garden are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($1.13) to ($3.23) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Madison Square Garden is 1,336.29, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Madison Square Garden is 1,336.29, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 17.84.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.63% of the float of Madison Square Garden has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Madison Square Garden has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.43.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Madison Square Garden has recently increased by 2.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Madison Square Garden does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Madison Square Garden does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Sentiment

Madison Square Garden has a news sentiment score of 0.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Madison Square Garden this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for MSGS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Madison Square Garden to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Madison Square Garden insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

19.07% of the stock of Madison Square Garden is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

68.94% of the stock of Madison Square Garden is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2026
• Today: 10/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Entertainment
• Sub-Industry: Movies & Entertainment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MSGS
• CIK: 1636519
• Web: www.msgsports.com
• Phone: (212) 465-4111
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,017
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Madison Square Garden: $471.20
• High Price Target: $584.00
• Low Price Target: $360.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.30
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,342.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $7.76 million
• Net Margins: 0.67%
• Pretax Margin: 1.56%
• Return on Equity: -3.47%
• Return on Assets: 0.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.50
• Quick Ratio: 0.50

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.15 billion
• Price / Sales: 8.38
• Cash Flow: $0.54 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 747.50
• Book Value: ($10.94) per share
• Price / Book: -36.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 24,080,000
• Free Float: 19,488,000
• Market Cap: $9.67 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.62