Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (MSGS)Communication Services | Entertainment | New York, United States | NYSE
389.34 USD
-4.31
(-1.095%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 388.96 -0.38 (-0.378%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:44 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:15 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is bullish, driven by the company's proximity to its 200-day moving average and a positive statistical forecast for the coming month. Momentum is reinforced by institutional buying and a strong analyst consensus, with the stock trading well above its long-term average. However, the long-term investment case is tempered by significant balance sheet fragility; negative book value and high debt levels relative to cash create a ceiling on valuation despite impressive revenue growth. The dividend is negligible and unreliable, offering no income buffer. While the sports franchise success drives the stock price higher, the underlying financial structure remains precarious, making this a momentum play rather than a classic compounder. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.023311 |
| AutoETS | 0.073803 |
| MSTL | 0.074303 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.078786 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 61% |
| H-stat | 0.75 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.708 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.59 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2022-10-13 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2022-10-13 |
| Revenue per Share | 47.769 |
| Market Cap | 9,375,284,224 |
| Trailing P/E | 1255.94 |
| Forward P/E | -2029.93 |
| Beta | 0.58 |
| Profit Margins | 0.67% |
| Website | https://www.msgsports.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:15 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside continuation with significant open interest in out-of-the-money calls at strikes above the current price, particularly at the 430 and 470 levels. However, there is substantial hedging activity via out-of-the-money puts at lower strikes (310 to 360), suggesting a belief in volatility or a floor for the downside. Implied volatility remains elevated across expirations, reflecting uncertainty surrounding upcoming events.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-14 | 7.0 | 4.726217 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.0106752 |
| Address1 | Two Pennsylvania Plaza |
| All Time High | 438.93 |
| All Time Low | 99.21541 |
| Ask | 389.78 |
| Ask Size | 120 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.0 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 223,580 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 243,803 |
| Average Volume | 243,803 |
| Average Volume10Days | 223,580 |
| Beta | 0.578 |
| Bid | 388.9 |
| Bid Size | 80 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | -10.936 |
| 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 | 389.34 |
| Current Ratio | 0.503 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 396.34 |
| Day Low | 387.045 |
| Display Name | Madison Square Garden Sports |
| Dividend Date | 1,667,174,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,629,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,629,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,624,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,363,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,363,400 |
| Ebitda | 33,909,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.02939 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 305.85 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 8.988 |
| Enterprise Value | 10,371,082,240 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.55927 |
| Eps Forward | -0.1918 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.31 |
| 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 | 393.1864 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -3.846405 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.0097826505 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 101.06752 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 438.93 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -49.589996 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.112979285 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 193.865 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 195.47499 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.0083047 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 193.865 - 438.93 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,442,496,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 15,932,734 |
| Forward Eps | -0.1918 |
| Forward P E | -2,029.927 |
| Free Cashflow | 58,219,124 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 522 |
| Fullday Change | -4.31 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.09488 |
| Fullday Price | 388.962 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.33605 |
| Gross Profits | 387,739,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03733 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.01537 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 24,079,941 |
| 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 | 1,782,777,600 |
| 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. It 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. The company's 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 | 9,375,284,224 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_289813109 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 7,735,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,814,313,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 9,479,068,774 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 393.45 |
| Operating Cashflow | 62,663,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.11756 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 212 465 4111 |
| Post Market Change | -0.37799072 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.097085 |
| Post Market Price | 388.962 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,960,655 |
| Previous Close | 393.65 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -696.1575 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -35.60168 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 8.125417 |
| Profit Margins | 0.00672 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.418 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -4.31 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.09488 |
| Regular Market Day High | 396.34 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 387.045 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 387.045 - 396.34 |
| Regular Market Open | 393.45 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 393.65 |
| Regular Market Price | 389.34 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 245,975 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01276 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.367 |
| Revenue Per Share | 47.769 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 19,550,424 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0541 |
| Shares Short | 1,302,866 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,234,632 |
| Short Name | Madison Square Garden Sports Co |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0683 |
| Short Ratio | 6.4 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | MSGS |
| Target High Price | 584.0 |
| Target Low Price | 415.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 480.66666 |
| Target Median Price | 475.0 |
| Total Cash | 164,511,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 6.832 |
| Total Debt | 1,160,308,992 |
| Total Revenue | 1,153,821,952 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.31 |
| Trailing P E | 1,255.9354 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 323.5858 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 65.75421 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.20320489 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 245,975 |
| Website | https://www.msgsports.com |
| Zip | 10,121 |