Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic View of MSGS Q3 Earnings

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (NYSE:MSGS - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Madison Square Garden Sports in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.93 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.96. The consensus estimate for Madison Square Garden Sports' current full-year earnings is $0.73 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Madison Square Garden Sports' Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.43) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.77 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.88) EPS.

Madison Square Garden Sports (NYSE:MSGS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.30 by ($0.25). Madison Square Garden Sports had a net margin of 5.33% and a negative return on equity of 20.50%. The company had revenue of $357.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $352.68 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.59 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Separately, Macquarie upped their price objective on shares of Madison Square Garden Sports from $235.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th.

Madison Square Garden Sports Price Performance

MSGS traded up $2.95 during trading on Thursday, hitting $208.37. 109,601 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 97,861. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 87.92 and a beta of 0.91. Madison Square Garden Sports has a 12-month low of $178.35 and a 12-month high of $237.99. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $221.69 and a 200 day moving average of $215.18.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Madison Square Garden Sports

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in MSGS. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new stake in Madison Square Garden Sports in the second quarter worth $640,000. Creative Planning lifted its position in shares of Madison Square Garden Sports by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 2,481 shares of the company's stock worth $467,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Madison Square Garden Sports by 19.6% during the 3rd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 3,924 shares of the company's stock valued at $817,000 after purchasing an additional 642 shares in the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB increased its position in shares of Madison Square Garden Sports by 20.9% during the third quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 3,472 shares of the company's stock valued at $723,000 after buying an additional 600 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Madison Square Garden Sports by 142.6% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 638 shares of the company's stock worth $133,000 after buying an additional 375 shares during the period. 68.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Madison Square Garden Sports

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. operates as a professional sports company in the United States. The company owns and operates a portfolio of assets that consists of the New York Knickerbockers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. Its other professional franchises include development league teams, the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League and the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League.