Lucky Strike Entertainment (NYSE:LUCK – Get Free Report) and Madison Square Garden (NYSE:MSGS – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Lucky Strike Entertainment and Madison Square Garden’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment | -3.80% | N/A | -1.95% |
| Madison Square Garden | -2.31% | N/A | -1.60% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Lucky Strike Entertainment and Madison Square Garden, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Madison Square Garden | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2.40 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Lucky Strike Entertainment and Madison Square Garden”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment | $1.20 billion | 0.96 | -$10.02 million | ($0.38) | -21.82 |
| Madison Square Garden | $1.04 billion | 5.95 | -$22.44 million | ($0.98) | -262.52 |
Lucky Strike Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lucky Strike Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
68.1% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Madison Square Garden shares are owned by institutional investors. 84.2% of Lucky Strike Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.1% of Madison Square Garden shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Lucky Strike Entertainment has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Madison Square Garden has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Lucky Strike Entertainment beats Madison Square Garden on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lucky Strike Entertainment
Lucky Strike Entertainment Corp. engages in operating bowling centers. It offers entertainment concepts with lounge seating, arcades, food and beverage offerings, and hosting and overseeing professional and non-professional bowling tournaments and related broadcasting. The company was founded by Thomas F. Shannon in 1997 and is headquartered in Mechanicsville, VA.
About Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. operates as a professional sports company in the United States. The company owns and operates a portfolio of assets that consists of the New York Knickerbockers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. Its other professional franchises include development league teams, the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League and the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. The company also owns Knicks Gaming, an esports franchise that competes in the NBA 2K League. In addition, it operates professional sports team performance centers, the Madison Square Garden Training Center in Greenburgh. The company was formerly known as The Madison Square Garden Company. Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.
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