Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) Competitors $67.06 +1.91 (+2.92%) Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$66.25 -0.81 (-1.20%) As of 10/24/2025 07:01 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SPHR vs. PLNT, SGHC, LTH, MSGS, RSI, MANU, PRKS, BATRA, STRZ, and GENIShould you be buying Sphere Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sphere Entertainment include Planet Fitness (PLNT), Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC), Life Time Group (LTH), Madison Square Garden (MSGS), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), Manchester United (MANU), United Parks & Resorts (PRKS), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), Starz Entertainment (STRZ), and Genius Sports (GENI). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry. Sphere Entertainment vs. Its Competitors Planet Fitness Super Group (SGHC) Life Time Group Madison Square Garden Rush Street Interactive Manchester United United Parks & Resorts Atlanta Braves Starz Entertainment Genius Sports Planet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT) and Sphere Entertainment (NYSE:SPHR) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings. Do analysts recommend PLNT or SPHR? Planet Fitness currently has a consensus target price of $112.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.25%. Sphere Entertainment has a consensus target price of $55.13, indicating a potential downside of 17.79%. Given Planet Fitness' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Planet Fitness is more favorable than Sphere Entertainment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Planet Fitness 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94Sphere Entertainment 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PLNT or SPHR? Planet Fitness has higher revenue and earnings than Sphere Entertainment. Sphere Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Planet Fitness, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPlanet Fitness$1.18B7.02$172.04M$2.2543.76Sphere Entertainment$1.03B2.34-$200.65M-$5.32-12.60 Which has more volatility & risk, PLNT or SPHR? Planet Fitness has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sphere Entertainment has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to PLNT or SPHR? In the previous week, Sphere Entertainment had 4 more articles in the media than Planet Fitness. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Sphere Entertainment and 10 mentions for Planet Fitness. Sphere Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Planet Fitness' score of 0.90 indicating that Sphere Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Planet Fitness 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sphere Entertainment 6 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in PLNT or SPHR? 95.5% of Planet Fitness shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Sphere Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Planet Fitness shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.1% of Sphere Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is PLNT or SPHR more profitable? Planet Fitness has a net margin of 15.11% compared to Sphere Entertainment's net margin of -14.68%. Sphere Entertainment's return on equity of -19.27% beat Planet Fitness' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Planet Fitness15.11% -110.18% 7.69% Sphere Entertainment -14.68%-19.27%-9.85% SummaryPlanet Fitness beats Sphere Entertainment on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sphere Entertainment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPHR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 SPHR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSphere EntertainmentMEDIA CONGLOM IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.41B$16.51B$8.36B$22.10BDividend YieldN/A2.88%3.03%3.55%P/E Ratio-12.6034.2219.9633.37Price / Sales2.343.186.4883.20Price / Cash8.7517.5816.4224.64Price / Book0.962.024.954.66Net Income-$200.65M$446.53M$257.16M$1.02B7 Day Performance14.32%2.76%2.08%2.22%1 Month Performance13.77%-2.51%-2.25%1.79%1 Year Performance51.26%14.17%39.90%14.02% Sphere Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPHRSphere Entertainment2.2605 of 5 stars$67.06+2.9%$55.13-17.8%+51.3%$2.41B$1.03B-12.603,100News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpPLNTPlanet Fitness4.4154 of 5 stars$95.33+1.2%$112.50+18.0%+20.4%$7.94B$1.18B42.373,806Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSGHCSuper Group (SGHC)3.8464 of 5 stars$12.51-2.5%$15.40+23.1%+187.2%$6.46B$1.84B48.123,300LTHLife Time Group3.4599 of 5 stars$25.72+0.1%$36.79+43.0%+10.3%$5.65B$2.62B25.2243,800News CoverageAnalyst ForecastMSGSMadison Square Garden2.8235 of 5 stars$222.79+1.8%$258.83+16.2%+3.8%$5.26B$1.04B-242.171,007News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeRSIRush Street Interactive2.1609 of 5 stars$18.80+8.7%$19.78+5.2%+86.3%$3.95B$924.08M94.02470Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMANUManchester United1.4779 of 5 stars$18.70+4.3%$23.00+23.0%+14.0%$3.09B$862.42M-74.781,140Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumePRKSUnited Parks & Resorts2.4757 of 5 stars$52.27+0.1%$56.40+7.9%-6.5%$2.87B$1.73B13.9816,700BATRAAtlanta Braves1.6907 of 5 stars$42.72-0.4%$52.50+22.9%-0.1%$2.69B$662.75M-122.061,450Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSTRZStarz Entertainment4.3635 of 5 stars$11.05-0.6%$22.00+99.1%N/A$2.67BN/A0.001,450GENIGenius Sports2.9849 of 5 stars$11.79-1.2%$14.22+20.7%+68.9%$2.57B$510.89M-38.022,400Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Planet Fitness Alternatives Super Group (SGHC) Alternatives Life Time Group Alternatives Madison Square Garden Alternatives Rush Street Interactive Alternatives Manchester United Alternatives United Parks & Resorts Alternatives Atlanta Braves Alternatives Starz Entertainment 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:SPHR) was last updated on 10/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyMissed Bitcoin when it was $100? 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