Research Analysts Set Expectations for Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:MSGS)

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (NYSE:MSGS) – Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Madison Square Garden Sports in a report issued on Thursday, May 2nd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of ($1.07) for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Madison Square Garden Sports’ current full-year earnings is $2.11 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Madison Square Garden Sports’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.96 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.05) EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.72 EPS.

Madison Square Garden Sports Trading Up 0.7 %

NYSE:MSGS opened at $184.65 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $184.37 and its 200 day simple moving average is $180.46. Madison Square Garden Sports has a twelve month low of $164.79 and a twelve month high of $215.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 188.42 and a beta of 0.92.

Madison Square Garden Sports (NYSE:MSGS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.78 by ($1.21). Madison Square Garden Sports had a net margin of 2.59% and a negative return on equity of 7.23%. The firm had revenue of $430.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $420.76 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.18 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Madison Square Garden Sports

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MSGS. NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Madison Square Garden Sports in the 3rd quarter valued at about $62,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its stake in Madison Square Garden Sports by 40.8% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 449 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. lifted its holdings in Madison Square Garden Sports by 400.0% in the fourth quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 500 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC boosted its stake in Madison Square Garden Sports by 312.4% in the first quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,000 after acquiring an additional 428 shares during the period. Finally, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale acquired a new stake in shares of Madison Square Garden Sports during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $102,000. Institutional investors own 68.94% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Chairman James Lawrence Dolan sold 18,000 shares of Madison Square Garden Sports stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.88, for a total transaction of $3,345,840.00. Following the sale, the chairman now owns 164,583 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,592,688.04. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In other Madison Square Garden Sports news, COO David G. Hopkinson sold 937 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.21, for a total value of $180,100.77. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 2,385 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $458,420.85. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Chairman James Lawrence Dolan sold 18,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.88, for a total transaction of $3,345,840.00. Following the transaction, the chairman now owns 164,583 shares in the company, valued at $30,592,688.04. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 46,176 shares of company stock worth $8,661,793. 22.28% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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 two development league teams, the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League and the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League.