Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (MSGS)Communication Services | Entertainment | New York, United States | NYSE
336.02 USD
+5.14
(1.553%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 335.37 -0.65 (-0.653%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 6:25 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 1:02 a.m. EDT
Madison Square Garden Sports is currently trading as a high-beta event stock, not a value investment. The market is betting entirely on the execution of the Spin-Off plan, driving a 'hot money' bias toward the upside with a gamma scalp target of $400. Fundamentally, the stock is a losing money shop with unsustainable valuation metrics (P/E > 1600), making the current 336% price level a speculative premium for the spin-upside rather than a reflection of earnings. It is a perfect candidate for a momentum trade but a terrible long-term hold. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.090258 |
| MSTL | 0.093826 |
| AutoETS | 0.096305 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.096311 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 54% |
| H-stat | 2.93 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.085 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.47 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2022-10-13 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2022-10-13 |
| Revenue per Share | 44.4 |
| Market Cap | 8,087,776,768 |
| Forward P/E | 1604.68 |
| Beta | 0.56 |
| Profit Margins | -1.55% |
| Website | https://www.msgsports.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 1:02 a.m. EDT: Options data reveals a massive bullish gamma exposure and Call Wall at the $400 strike for the August expiration, indicating a strong speculative 'momentum play' is being staged by traders anticipating a significant rally before the potential spin-off announcement. Conversely, Put Open Interest is heavily clustered at $290-$300, creating a floor but suggesting defensive positioning. The IV spikes on deep OTM calls ($400-410) vs the underlying price suggest speculators are pricing in a volatile upside breakaway (>10%) rather than the modest 0.2% directional prediction from the forecasting model.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-14 | 7.0 | 4.726217 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.8124056 |
| Address1 | Two Pennsylvania Plaza |
| All Time High | 345.48 |
| All Time Low | 99.21541 |
| Ask | 337.01 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.9 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 214,330 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 252,130 |
| Average Volume | 252,130 |
| Average Volume10Days | 214,330 |
| Beta | 0.564 |
| Bid | 335.61 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | -11.719 |
| City | New York |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 336.02 |
| Current Ratio | 0.467 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 338.5126 |
| Day Low | 331.15 |
| Display Name | Madison Square Garden Sports |
| Dividend Date | 1,667,174,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,770,303,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,770,303,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 6.449 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 6.419 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,770,298,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,638,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,638,600 |
| Ebitda | 7,435,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.00694 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 1,236.633 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 8.585 |
| Enterprise Value | 9,194,363,904 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.18926 |
| Eps Forward | 0.2094 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.67 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,665,705,600 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 314.7494 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 21.2706 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.06757948 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 81.240555 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 345.48 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -9.460022 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.027382256 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 183.58 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 152.43999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.8303736 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 183.58 - 345.48 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,442,496,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 17,134,236 |
| Forward Eps | 0.2094 |
| Forward P E | 1,604.68 |
| Free Cashflow | 16,631,250 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 514 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.32784 |
| Gross Profits | 351,128,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.037639998 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.95097 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 24,069,333 |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Industry Disp | Entertainment |
| Industry Key | entertainment |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,665,705,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 7.0 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,751,241,600 |
| Last Split Date | 1,587,340,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 1,402:1000 |
| Long Business Summary | 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. It also operates the Madison Square Garden Training Center, a professional sports team performance 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. |
| Long Name | Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 8,087,776,768 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_289813109 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -16,586,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 8,087,777,274 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 332.49 |
| Operating Cashflow | 3,477,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.054980002 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 212 465 4111 |
| Post Market Change | -0.65341187 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.19445625 |
| Post Market Price | 335.36658 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,464,743 |
| Previous Close | 330.88 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -1,775.441 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -28.673094 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 7.551387 |
| Profit Margins | -0.01546 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.314 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.875 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 5.13998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.55343 |
| Regular Market Day High | 338.5126 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 331.15 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 331.15 - 338.5126 |
| Regular Market Open | 332.49 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 330.88 |
| Regular Market Price | 336.02 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 139,154 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00177 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.128 |
| Revenue Per Share | 44.4 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 19,539,816 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0382 |
| Shares Short | 918,944 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 775,051 |
| Short Name | Madison Square Garden Sports Co |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0482 |
| Short Ratio | 3.82 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | MSGS |
| Target High Price | 430.0 |
| Target Low Price | 295.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 367.5 |
| Target Median Price | 371.5 |
| Total Cash | 81,302,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.378 |
| Total Debt | 1,187,889,024 |
| Total Revenue | 1,071,032,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.67 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 248.02396 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 87.99603 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.35478845 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 139,154 |
| Website | https://www.msgsports.com |
| Zip | 10,121 |