Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) Competitors

Madison Square Garden Entertainment (NYSE:MSGE) and Life Time Group (NYSE:LTH) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, MSGE or LTH?

Madison Square Garden Entertainment has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Life Time Group has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MSGE or LTH more profitable?

Life Time Group has a net margin of 8.03% compared to Madison Square Garden Entertainment's net margin of 3.97%. Life Time Group's return on equity of 9.05% beat Madison Square Garden Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Madison Square Garden Entertainment	3.97%	-458.14%	2.92%
Life Time Group	8.03%	9.05%	3.33%

Does the media favor MSGE or LTH?

In the previous week, Life Time Group had 3 more articles in the media than Madison Square Garden Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Life Time Group and 15 mentions for Madison Square Garden Entertainment. Life Time Group's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Madison Square Garden Entertainment's score of 0.65 indicating that Life Time Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Madison Square Garden Entertainment	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Life Time Group	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, MSGE or LTH?

Life Time Group has higher revenue and earnings than Madison Square Garden Entertainment. Life Time Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Madison Square Garden Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Madison Square Garden Entertainment	$942.73M	1.90	$37.43M	$0.76	49.55
Life Time Group	$2.62B	2.38	$156.24M	$1.02	27.77

Do analysts prefer MSGE or LTH?

Madison Square Garden Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $43.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.18%. Life Time Group has a consensus price target of $35.92, suggesting a potential upside of 26.82%. Given Life Time Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Life Time Group is more favorable than Madison Square Garden Entertainment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Madison Square Garden Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Life Time Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MSGE or LTH?

96.9% of Madison Square Garden Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Life Time Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.3% of Madison Square Garden Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Life Time Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Life Time Group beats Madison Square Garden Entertainment on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.