Super League Gaming (NASDAQ:SLGG – Get Free Report) and Sphere Entertainment (NYSE:SPHR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Super League Gaming and Sphere Entertainment, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Super League Gaming | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Sphere Entertainment | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Super League Gaming presently has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 46,628.97%. Sphere Entertainment has a consensus target price of $31.33, indicating a potential downside of 10.40%. Given Super League Gaming’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Super League Gaming is more favorable than Sphere Entertainment.
Risk and Volatility
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Super League Gaming and Sphere Entertainment’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Super League Gaming | $20.00 million | 0.23 | -$85.45 million | ($2.20) | -0.04 |
| Sphere Entertainment | $573.83 million | 2.11 | $502.77 million | $14.25 | 2.45 |
Sphere Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Super League Gaming. Super League Gaming is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sphere Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Super League Gaming and Sphere Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Super League Gaming | -423.89% | -171.32% | -109.69% |
| Sphere Entertainment | 32.74% | 16.81% | 6.45% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
30.6% of Super League Gaming shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Sphere Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Super League Gaming shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.6% of Sphere Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Sphere Entertainment beats Super League Gaming on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Super League Gaming
Super League Gaming, Inc. builds and operates networks of games, monetization tools, and content channels across metaverse gaming platforms that empower developers, energize players, and entertain fans. The company's solutions provide access to an audience consisting of players in the metaverse environments, fans of various gaming influencers, and viewers of gameplay content across social media and digital video platforms. The company's platform includes access to in-game communities, a metaverse advertising platform, and a network of highly viewed channels and original shows on Instagram, TikTok, Snap, YouTube, and Twitch, as well as cloud-based livestream production tools and an esports invitational tournament series. Its properties also deliver opportunities for brands and advertisers to achieve insights and marketing outcomes with gamers of various ages. The company was formerly known as Nth Games, Inc. and changed its name to Super League Gaming, Inc. in June 2015. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
About Sphere Entertainment
Sphere Entertainment Co. engages in the entertainment business. It produces, presents, or hosts various live entertainment events, including concerts, family shows, and special events, as well as sporting events, such as professional boxing, college basketball and hockey, professional bull riding, mixed martial arts, and esports and wrestling in its venues, including The Garden, Hulu Theater, Radio City Music Hall, and the Beacon Theatre in New York City; and The Chicago Theatre. The company also operates entertainment dining and nightlife venues markets under the Tao, Marquee, Lavo, Beauty & Essex, Cathédrale, Hakkasan, and Omnia brand names. The company was formerly known as Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. and changed its name to Sphere Entertainment Co. in April 2023. Sphere Entertainment Co. was founded in 2006 and is based in New York, New York.
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