Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) Competitors $36.90 +0.56 (+1.55%) As of 12:17 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SPHR vs. MSGS, SGHC, FUN, BATRA, RSI, PRKS, MANU, GENI, BATRK, and LGF.AShould you be buying Sphere Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sphere Entertainment include Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS), Super Group (SGHC), Cedar Fair (FUN), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), United Parks & Resorts (PRKS), Manchester United (MANU), Genius Sports (GENI), Atlanta Braves (BATRK), and LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/ (LGF.A). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry. Sphere Entertainment vs. Madison Square Garden Sports Super Group Cedar Fair Atlanta Braves Rush Street Interactive United Parks & Resorts Manchester United Genius Sports Atlanta Braves LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/ Madison Square Garden Sports (NYSE:MSGS) and Sphere Entertainment (NYSE:SPHR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is MSGS or SPHR more profitable? Madison Square Garden Sports has a net margin of 5.33% compared to Sphere Entertainment's net margin of -32.76%. Sphere Entertainment's return on equity of -16.48% beat Madison Square Garden Sports' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Madison Square Garden Sports5.33% -20.50% 4.13% Sphere Entertainment -32.76%-16.48%-8.30% Which has more risk and volatility, MSGS or SPHR? Madison Square Garden Sports has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sphere Entertainment has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MSGS or SPHR? 68.9% of Madison Square Garden Sports shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Sphere Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.0% of Madison Square Garden Sports shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.1% of Sphere Entertainment shares are owned 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. Does the media prefer MSGS or SPHR? In the previous week, Madison Square Garden Sports had 7 more articles in the media than Sphere Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Madison Square Garden Sports and 12 mentions for Sphere Entertainment. Sphere Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Madison Square Garden Sports' score of 0.93 indicating that Sphere Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Madison Square Garden Sports 10 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sphere Entertainment 5 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate MSGS or SPHR? Madison Square Garden Sports presently has a consensus price target of $252.60, indicating a potential upside of 31.86%. Sphere Entertainment has a consensus price target of $45.78, indicating a potential upside of 26.06%. Given Madison Square Garden Sports' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Madison Square Garden Sports is more favorable than Sphere Entertainment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Madison Square Garden Sports 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Sphere Entertainment 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MSGS or SPHR? Madison Square Garden Sports has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sphere Entertainment. Sphere Entertainment 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 RatioMadison Square Garden Sports$1.06B4.33$58.77M$0.21912.21Sphere Entertainment$1.13B1.15-$200.65M-$10.02-3.62 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MSGS or SPHR? Madison Square Garden Sports and Sphere Entertainment both received 16 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 44.44% of users gave Madison Square Garden Sports an outperform vote while only 38.10% of users gave Sphere Entertainment an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMadison Square Garden SportsOutperform Votes1644.44% Underperform Votes2055.56% Sphere EntertainmentOutperform Votes1638.10% Underperform Votes2661.90% SummaryMadison Square Garden Sports beats Sphere Entertainment on 10 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 SPHR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSphere EntertainmentAmusement & recreation services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.30B$4.41B$7.91B$19.41BDividend YieldN/A1.58%3.24%3.83%P/E Ratio-3.4612.9815.0934.23Price / Sales1.152.977.7734.85Price / Cash30.1829.6016.3717.51Price / Book0.537.714.734.69Net Income-$200.65M$31.96M$257.85M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.32%1.43%-1.06%-1.74%1 Month Performance46.93%13.46%7.59%7.46%1 Year Performance-2.75%11.00%-3.47%3.96% Sphere Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPHRSphere Entertainment3.7437 of 5 stars$36.90+1.5%$45.78+24.1%-4.4%$1.32B$1.13B-3.5010,900News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastMSGSMadison Square Garden Sports4.246 of 5 stars$195.13+1.7%$252.60+29.5%+2.8%$4.69B$1.06B82.33890SGHCSuper Group4.2927 of 5 stars$8.56+3.3%$11.20+30.9%+116.8%$4.31B$1.70B142.624,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeFUNCedar Fair3.9223 of 5 stars$38.21+6.4%$49.20+28.8%-22.7%$3.86B$2.71B-59.703,350News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeBATRAAtlanta Braves1.8739 of 5 stars$44.15+1.5%$60.00+35.9%+4.3%$2.73B$662.75M-60.481,240Positive NewsGap UpRSIRush Street Interactive3.8955 of 5 stars$11.97+2.0%$15.63+30.5%+33.2%$2.73B$969.06M-598.45470Gap UpPRKSUnited Parks & Resorts3.7998 of 5 stars$49.29+4.5%$57.85+17.3%-14.0%$2.71B$1.73B12.352,800Positive NewsMANUManchester United1.6344 of 5 stars$14.60+2.1%$20.75+42.2%-14.0%$2.47B$620.67M-14.311,040Trending NewsGENIGenius Sports3.1671 of 5 stars$10.32-0.5%$12.19+18.2%+77.8%$2.22B$535.17M-32.242,300BATRKAtlanta Braves3.0788 of 5 stars$40.96+1.1%$53.00+29.4%+3.2%$2.10B$662.75M-56.111,240Positive NewsLGF.ALIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/N/A$8.60+2.8%N/AN/A$2.07B$3.87B-6.931,450 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Madison Square Garden Sports Alternatives Super Group Alternatives Cedar Fair Alternatives Atlanta Braves Alternatives Rush Street Interactive Alternatives United Parks & Resorts Alternatives Manchester United Alternatives Genius Sports Alternatives Atlanta Braves Alternatives LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/ 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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