Atlanta Braves (NASDAQ:BATRK) and Madison Square Garden Entertainment (NYSE:MSGE) Head to Head Review

Madison Square Garden Entertainment (NYSE:MSGE) and Atlanta Braves (NASDAQ:BATRK) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Madison Square Garden Entertainment and Atlanta Braves, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Madison Square Garden Entertainment	0	4	2	1	2.57
Atlanta Braves	1	1	1	1	2.50

Madison Square Garden Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $49.17, suggesting a potential downside of 10.60%. Atlanta Braves has a consensus price target of $57.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.18%. Given Atlanta Braves’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Atlanta Braves is more favorable than Madison Square Garden Entertainment.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Madison Square Garden Entertainment and Atlanta Braves”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Madison Square Garden Entertainment	$942.73 million	2.36	$37.43 million	$0.70	78.56
Atlanta Braves	$662.75 million	3.12	-$2.07 million	($0.04)	-1,002.25

Madison Square Garden Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Atlanta Braves. Atlanta Braves 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.

Risk and Volatility

Madison Square Garden Entertainment has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlanta Braves has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Madison Square Garden Entertainment and Atlanta Braves’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Madison Square Garden Entertainment	3.65%	-310.15%	2.75%
Atlanta Braves	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.9% of Madison Square Garden Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of Atlanta Braves shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of Madison Square Garden Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Atlanta Braves shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Madison Square Garden Entertainment beats Atlanta Braves on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Madison Square Garden Entertainment

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. engages in the provision of entertainment services. Its portfolio of venues includes The Garden, Radio City Music Hall, the Beacon Theatre, The Theater at Madison Square, and The Chicago Theatre. The company was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

About Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. owns and operates the Atlanta Braves Major league baseball club. It also operates mixed-use development project, including retail, office, hotel, and entertainment projects. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.