Madison Square Garden (MSGS) Competitors $199.83 -2.27 (-1.12%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$199.71 -0.12 (-0.06%) As of 08/1/2025 04:32 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MSGS vs. WMG, PLNT, LTH, SGHC, RSI, FUN, BATRA, MANU, PRKS, and BATRKShould you be buying Madison Square Garden stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Madison Square Garden include Warner Music Group (WMG), Planet Fitness (PLNT), Life Time Group (LTH), Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), Six Flags Entertainment (FUN), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), Manchester United (MANU), United Parks & Resorts (PRKS), and Atlanta Braves (BATRK). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry. Madison Square Garden vs. Its Competitors Warner Music Group Planet Fitness Life Time Group Super Group (SGHC) Rush Street Interactive Six Flags Entertainment Atlanta Braves Manchester United United Parks & Resorts Atlanta Braves Warner Music Group (NASDAQ:WMG) and Madison Square Garden (NYSE:MSGS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends. Do analysts rate WMG or MSGS? Warner Music Group currently has a consensus price target of $33.72, indicating a potential upside of 17.79%. Madison Square Garden has a consensus price target of $252.60, indicating a potential upside of 26.41%. Given Madison Square Garden's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Madison Square Garden is more favorable than Warner Music Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Warner Music Group 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53Madison Square Garden 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Is WMG or MSGS more profitable? Warner Music Group has a net margin of 7.14% compared to Madison Square Garden's net margin of 0.45%. Warner Music Group's return on equity of 64.64% beat Madison Square Garden's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Warner Music Group7.14% 64.64% 4.93% Madison Square Garden 0.45%-1.76%0.34% Do institutionals and insiders believe in WMG or MSGS? 96.9% of Warner Music Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Madison Square Garden shares are held by institutional investors. 72.2% of Warner Music Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Madison Square Garden shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, WMG or MSGS? Warner Music Group has higher revenue and earnings than Madison Square Garden. Warner Music Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Madison Square Garden, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWarner Music Group$6.43B2.32$435M$0.8732.91Madison Square Garden$1.03B4.67$58.77M$0.21951.57 Does the media favor WMG or MSGS? In the previous week, Warner Music Group had 3 more articles in the media than Madison Square Garden. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Warner Music Group and 3 mentions for Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Warner Music Group's score of 0.80 indicating that Madison Square Garden is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Warner Music Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Madison Square Garden 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk and volatility, WMG or MSGS? Warner Music Group has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Madison Square Garden has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryWarner Music Group beats Madison Square Garden on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Madison Square Garden News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MSGS 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 MSGS 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 MSGS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMadison Square GardenLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.85B$8.55B$8.08B$20.65BDividend YieldN/A2.16%3.25%3.67%P/E Ratio951.6244.9818.9629.03Price / Sales4.672.354.2566.13Price / Cash78.1613.7816.2522.84Price / Book-17.973.584.784.43Net Income$58.77M$330.72M$218.90M$994.22M7 Day Performance-1.12%-4.11%-4.70%-3.39%1 Month Performance-3.86%11.26%38.37%-2.09%1 Year Performance2.36%4.76%19.84%10.09% Madison Square Garden Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MSGSMadison Square Garden3.6686 of 5 stars$199.83-1.1%$252.60+26.4%-0.2%$4.85B$1.03B951.62890Positive NewsWMGWarner Music Group4.1275 of 5 stars$31.04-0.4%$33.72+8.6%-1.4%$16.24B$6.43B35.815,800Upcoming EarningsPLNTPlanet Fitness4.2378 of 5 stars$111.16-1.4%$106.63-4.1%+48.0%$9.49B$1.18B42.713,806Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionLTHLife Time Group3.2224 of 5 stars$29.06-0.5%$35.92+23.6%+26.7%$6.41B$2.62B29.8243,800News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeSGHCSuper Group (SGHC)3.8995 of 5 stars$10.77-2.1%$13.13+21.9%+183.0%$5.54B$1.84B26.193,300Upcoming EarningsRSIRush Street Interactive3.1477 of 5 stars$15.28+0.4%$15.89+4.0%+79.6%$3.49B$924.08M138.36470Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownFUNSix Flags Entertainment4.5501 of 5 stars$31.41-0.6%$45.67+45.4%-36.7%$3.19B$2.71B52.6798,000Upcoming EarningsBATRAAtlanta Braves1.531 of 5 stars$48.68-1.3%$52.50+7.8%+4.3%$3.05B$662.75M0.001,450News CoverageUpcoming EarningsMANUManchester United2.566 of 5 stars$17.46+0.1%$23.00+31.7%+4.5%$2.95B$833.39M0.001,140PRKSUnited Parks & Resorts3.0542 of 5 stars$50.70-1.2%$57.38+13.2%-6.2%$2.82B$1.73B13.4316,700News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsBATRKAtlanta Braves3.4723 of 5 stars$45.29-0.5%$57.00+25.9%+5.0%$2.34B$662.75M0.001,240News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Warner Music Group Alternatives Planet Fitness Alternatives Life Time Group Alternatives Super Group (SGHC) Alternatives Rush Street Interactive Alternatives Six Flags Entertainment Alternatives Atlanta Braves Alternatives Manchester United Alternatives United Parks & Resorts Alternatives Atlanta Braves 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:MSGS) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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