Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) Competitors $41.00 -0.77 (-1.84%) (As of 04:37 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SPHR vs. LTH, BATRA, MANU, RSI, FUN, BATRK, IQ, GENI, BOWL, and SGHCShould you be buying Sphere Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sphere Entertainment include Life Time Group (LTH), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), Manchester United (MANU), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), Cedar Fair (FUN), Atlanta Braves (BATRK), iQIYI (IQ), Genius Sports (GENI), Bowlero (BOWL), and Super Group (SGHC). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry. Sphere Entertainment vs. Life Time Group Atlanta Braves Manchester United Rush Street Interactive Cedar Fair Atlanta Braves iQIYI Genius Sports Bowlero Super Group Life Time Group (NYSE:LTH) and Sphere Entertainment (NYSE:SPHR) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Is LTH or SPHR more profitable? Life Time Group has a net margin of 4.54% compared to Sphere Entertainment's net margin of -19.54%. Life Time Group's return on equity of 5.36% beat Sphere Entertainment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Life Time Group4.54% 5.36% 1.74% Sphere Entertainment -19.54%-9.02%-4.63% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LTH or SPHR? Life Time Group received 12 more outperform votes than Sphere Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 29.85% of users gave Life Time Group an outperform vote while only 29.63% of users gave Sphere Entertainment an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLife Time GroupOutperform Votes2029.85% Underperform Votes4770.15% Sphere EntertainmentOutperform Votes829.63% Underperform Votes1970.37% Do insiders & institutionals believe in LTH or SPHR? 79.4% of Life Time Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Sphere Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.5% of Life Time Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.5% of Sphere Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend LTH or SPHR? Life Time Group currently has a consensus price target of $25.56, indicating a potential upside of 3.16%. Sphere Entertainment has a consensus price target of $45.83, indicating a potential upside of 9.75%. Given Sphere Entertainment's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sphere Entertainment is more favorable than Life Time Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Life Time Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Sphere Entertainment 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Does the media prefer LTH or SPHR? In the previous week, Sphere Entertainment had 1 more articles in the media than Life Time Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Sphere Entertainment and 7 mentions for Life Time Group. Sphere Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Life Time Group's score of 0.52 indicating that Sphere Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Life Time Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sphere Entertainment 3 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, LTH or SPHR? Life Time Group has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sphere Entertainment has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, LTH or SPHR? Life Time Group has higher revenue and earnings than Sphere Entertainment. Sphere Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Life Time Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLife Time Group$2.41B2.04$76.06M$0.3668.69Sphere Entertainment$1.03B1.43-$200.65M$10.893.81 SummaryLife Time Group beats Sphere Entertainment on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchBill Gates’ Next Big Thing: “Exegesis AI”In February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. I picked Nvidia as one of my favorite stocks. Shares have jumped by more than 20,000% since then.I believe we are about to do it again with this new AI project called Stargate 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 SPHR 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 are MarkeBeat Followers?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$1.46B$3.57B$7.11B$18.96BDividend YieldN/A1.46%2.95%3.55%P/E Ratio3.8114.2216.1426.30Price / Sales1.4317.0628.1715.89Price / Cash26.6026.6234.5019.83Price / Book0.616.245.045.08Net Income-$200.65M$22.39M$198.98M$980.00M7 Day Performance4.23%2.29%2.60%3.53%1 Month Performance-15.81%5.14%5.81%3.18%1 Year Performance10.60%-1.93%2.63%17.23% Sphere Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LTHLife Time Group3.8046 of 5 stars3.80 / 5 stars$24.81+5.0%$25.56+3.0%+62.8%$4.93B$2.41B68.9237,000BATRAAtlanta Braves2.1401 of 5 stars2.14 / 5 stars$43.05-0.5%$54.00+25.4%+11.1%$2.66B$659.53M-21.531,240Short Interest ↓Positive NewsMANUManchester United1.0707 of 5 stars1.07 / 5 stars$15.77+0.8%$18.50+17.3%-13.5%$2.60B$686.88M-25.441,112Gap DownRSIRush Street Interactive2.5492 of 5 stars2.55 / 5 stars$10.00+4.7%$11.17+11.7%+91.4%$2.25B$801.55M-58.82470High Trading VolumeFUNCedar Fair4.3382 of 5 stars4.34 / 5 stars$40.23+3.3%$58.82+46.2%+3.5%$2.06B$1.82B16.5653,050Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBATRKAtlanta Braves3.4805 of 5 stars3.48 / 5 stars$40.15-0.6%$53.00+32.0%+14.0%$2.03B$659.53M-20.081,240Positive NewsIQiQIYI3.6321 of 5 stars3.63 / 5 stars$1.99flat$3.45+73.4%-58.5%$1.91B$31.09B7.114,788GENIGenius Sports2.2368 of 5 stars2.24 / 5 stars$7.69+2.1%$9.45+22.9%+32.6%$1.76B$444.07M-19.722,300Short Interest ↑BOWLBowlero4.5896 of 5 stars4.59 / 5 stars$11.77+9.0%$16.57+40.8%+13.2%$1.75B$1.15B22.2111,374Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionSGHCSuper Group3.9243 of 5 stars3.92 / 5 stars$3.50flat$5.50+57.1%+0.9%$1.74B$1.55B29.173,700Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies: Life Time Group Alternatives Atlanta Braves Alternatives Manchester United Alternatives Rush Street Interactive Alternatives Cedar Fair Alternatives Atlanta Braves Alternatives iQIYI Alternatives Genius Sports Alternatives Bowlero Alternatives Super Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:SPHR) was last updated on 9/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersProtect Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredBig News: How the Upcoming Rate Cut and Elon Musk’s AI Could Transform Your InvestmentsThe Federal Reserve is almost certainly about to cut interest rates, and history tells us that stocks often ra...InvestorPlace | Sponsored⭕ [URGENT] Buy Alert just triggeredMy absolute favorite stock just hit a critical "buy now" trigger price.Behind the Markets | SponsoredElon Musk’s chilling warning for humanityThe 'invasion' I've discovered has nothing to do with the border crisis. 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