Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) Competitors $33.22 -0.56 (-1.64%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$33.72 +0.50 (+1.50%) As of 04:33 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SPHR vs. MSGS, FUN, SGHC, PRKS, BATRA, RSI, IQ, MANU, GENI, and BATRKShould you be buying Sphere Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sphere Entertainment include Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS), Cedar Fair (FUN), Super Group (SGHC), United Parks & Resorts (PRKS), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), iQIYI (IQ), Manchester United (MANU), Genius Sports (GENI), and Atlanta Braves (BATRK). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry. Sphere Entertainment vs. Madison Square Garden Sports Cedar Fair Super Group United Parks & Resorts Atlanta Braves Rush Street Interactive iQIYI Manchester United Genius Sports Atlanta Braves Madison Square Garden Sports (NYSE:MSGS) and Sphere Entertainment (NYSE:SPHR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings. Does the media refer more to MSGS or SPHR? In the previous week, Madison Square Garden Sports had 2 more articles in the media than Sphere Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Madison Square Garden Sports and 8 mentions for Sphere Entertainment. Sphere Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Madison Square Garden Sports' score of 0.59 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sphere Entertainment 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk & volatility, MSGS or SPHR? Madison Square Garden Sports has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sphere Entertainment has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher 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$1.07B4.38$58.77M$2.3782.18Sphere Entertainment$1.13B1.06-$200.65M-$9.08-3.69 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% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MSGS or SPHR? 68.9% of Madison Square Garden Sports shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Sphere Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 22.1% of Madison Square Garden Sports shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.1% of Sphere Entertainment 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. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MSGS or SPHR? Madison Square Garden Sports received 2 more outperform votes than Sphere Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 40.63% of users gave Madison Square Garden Sports an outperform vote while only 32.35% of users gave Sphere Entertainment an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMadison Square Garden SportsOutperform Votes1340.63% Underperform Votes1959.38% Sphere EntertainmentOutperform Votes1132.35% Underperform Votes2367.65% Do analysts rate MSGS or SPHR? Madison Square Garden Sports presently has a consensus target price of $250.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.36%. Sphere Entertainment has a consensus target price of $46.75, indicating a potential upside of 39.57%. Given Sphere Entertainment's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sphere Entertainment is more favorable than Madison Square Garden Sports.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Madison Square Garden Sports 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Sphere Entertainment 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 SummaryMadison Square Garden Sports beats Sphere Entertainment on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$1.20B$4.27B$7.57B$19.41BDividend YieldN/A1.48%2.97%3.75%P/E Ratio-3.1912.6716.5033.07Price / Sales1.0617.409.6326.50Price / Cash30.1829.6016.4217.54Price / Book0.497.234.264.53Net Income-$200.65M$31.96M$259.84M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.52%-1.03%-1.18%-1.09%1 Month Performance-23.26%-5.71%-4.71%-3.84%1 Year Performance-31.75%-4.99%-4.35%3.64% Sphere Entertainment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPHRSphere Entertainment3.4824 of 5 stars$33.23-1.6%$46.75+40.7%-31.5%$1.19B$1.13B-3.1610,900Positive NewsGap UpMSGSMadison Square Garden Sports3.7356 of 5 stars$192.08+1.7%$250.00+30.2%+7.4%$4.61B$1.07B81.05890FUNCedar Fair3.3001 of 5 stars$38.82+2.7%$55.07+41.8%-10.9%$3.90B$2.71B-60.6653,050Analyst ForecastSGHCSuper Group4.0088 of 5 stars$6.71-0.1%$10.50+56.6%+100.1%$3.34B$1.56B111.773,700Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsGap UpPRKSUnited Parks & Resorts3.5987 of 5 stars$49.02+2.8%$61.36+25.2%-10.9%$2.70B$1.73B12.292,800Analyst ForecastBATRAAtlanta Braves2.8739 of 5 stars$42.41+0.9%$60.00+41.5%+8.6%$2.62B$662.75M-58.101,240Positive NewsRSIRush Street Interactive4.1496 of 5 stars$10.79+0.8%$15.50+43.7%+69.7%$2.46B$924.08M-539.25470Positive NewsIQiQIYI3.763 of 5 stars$2.49+6.0%$2.91+16.9%-41.2%$2.39B$29.23B24.905,860News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeMANUManchester United1.3709 of 5 stars$13.65-0.5%$20.75+52.0%-3.1%$2.31B$620.67M-13.381,040GENIGenius Sports1.647 of 5 stars$9.47+3.0%$12.25+29.4%+92.5%$2.04B$510.89M-29.582,300High Trading VolumeBATRKAtlanta Braves3.2893 of 5 stars$38.98+1.3%$53.00+36.0%+5.2%$2.00B$662.75M-53.401,240News CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Madison Square Garden Sports Alternatives Cedar Fair Alternatives Super Group Alternatives United Parks & Resorts Alternatives Atlanta Braves Alternatives Rush Street Interactive Alternatives iQIYI Alternatives Manchester United Alternatives Genius Sports 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:SPHR) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredDo this Before Elon's Reveal on April 23rdElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. 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