Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (NASDAQ:CSSEP – Get Free Report) and Madison Square Garden Sports (NYSE:MSGS – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment and Madison Square Garden Sports’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment | $212.20 million | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Madison Square Garden Sports | $1.03 billion | 4.79 | $58.77 million | $0.98 | 209.61 |
Madison Square Garden Sports has higher revenue and earnings than Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Madison Square Garden Sports | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Madison Square Garden Sports has a consensus price target of $235.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.40%. Given Madison Square Garden Sports’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Madison Square Garden Sports is more favorable than Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
68.9% of Madison Square Garden Sports shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.3% of Madison Square Garden Sports shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment and Madison Square Garden Sports’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Madison Square Garden Sports | 5.72% | -18.69% | 4.30% |
Summary
Madison Square Garden Sports beats Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. operates as an advertising-supported video-on-demand (VOD) company in the United States and internationally. It owns and operates various ad-supported and subscription-based VOD networks, including Redbox, Crackle, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Popcornflix, Popcornflix Kids, Popcornflix Comedy, FrightPix, Truli, and Españolflix, as well as Pivotshare, subscription VOD platform. The company also operates Redbox Free Live TV, a free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service with various channels as well as a transactional video-on-demand (TVOD) service; and a network of kiosks for DVD rentals. In addition, it is involved in the creation, acquisition, and distribution of films and TV series; and licensing of content through theatrical, home video, pay-per-view, free, cable and pay television, and subscription and advertising video-on-demand platforms. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Cos Cob, Connecticut. Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Chicken Soup for the Soul Productions, LLC.
About Madison Square Garden Sports
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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