MSGS vs. IGT, PRKS, SIX, FUN, RSI, SGHC, MSGE, MTN, HGV, and ASO
Should you be buying Madison Square Garden Sports stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Madison Square Garden Sports include International Game Technology (IGT), United Parks & Resorts (PRKS), Six Flags Entertainment (SIX), Cedar Fair (FUN), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), Super Group (SGHC), Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE), Vail Resorts (MTN), Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), and Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) and Madison Square Garden Sports (NYSE:MSGS) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.
International Game Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Madison Square Garden Sports. International Game Technology 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.
International Game Technology has a net margin of 3.62% compared to International Game Technology's net margin of 2.59%. Madison Square Garden Sports' return on equity of 21.10% beat International Game Technology's return on equity.
In the previous week, Madison Square Garden Sports had 24 more articles in the media than International Game Technology. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Madison Square Garden Sports and 7 mentions for International Game Technology. Madison Square Garden Sports' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat International Game Technology's score of 0.28 indicating that International Game Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
International Game Technology received 502 more outperform votes than Madison Square Garden Sports when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.13% of users gave International Game Technology an outperform vote while only 34.48% of users gave Madison Square Garden Sports an outperform vote.
44.3% of International Game Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Madison Square Garden Sports shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of International Game Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.3% of Madison Square Garden Sports shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
International Game Technology has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Madison Square Garden Sports has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
International Game Technology presently has a consensus price target of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 54.15%. Given Madison Square Garden Sports' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe International Game Technology is more favorable than Madison Square Garden Sports.
Summary
International Game Technology beats Madison Square Garden Sports on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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