Inspirato (NASDAQ:ISPO – Get Free Report) and Madison Square Garden (NYSE:MSGS – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and earnings.
Risk and Volatility
Inspirato has a beta of -0.03, meaning that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Madison Square Garden has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Inspirato and Madison Square Garden, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Inspirato | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Madison Square Garden | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2.33 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
39.5% of Inspirato shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Madison Square Garden shares are held by institutional investors. 50.0% of Inspirato shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.1% of Madison Square Garden shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Inspirato and Madison Square Garden”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Inspirato | $247.65 million | 0.22 | -$5.39 million | ($0.87) | -4.90 |
| Madison Square Garden | $1.04 billion | 7.29 | -$22.44 million | ($0.69) | -456.01 |
Inspirato has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inspirato, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Inspirato and Madison Square Garden’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Inspirato | -4.24% | N/A | -4.10% |
| Madison Square Garden | -1.55% | N/A | -1.10% |
Summary
Madison Square Garden beats Inspirato on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Inspirato
Inspirato Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a subscription-based luxury travel company. The company's portfolio includes luxury vacation homes, and accommodations at luxury hotels and resorts, as well as luxury safaris, cruises, custom-designed itineraries, and other experiences. It is involved in solving critical pain points for hospitality suppliers seeking to monetize their property with rental income. In addition, the company offers Inspirato Pass for member to book pass trips; Inspirato Club for members to book trips up to one year in advance Inspirato for Good, a platform designed to help nonprofit organizations accelerate funding results; Inspirato for Business, a business-to-business channel through which subscription and travel products are sold directly to businesses seeking to leverage luxury accommodations to recruit, retain, and reward their employees. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
About Madison Square Garden
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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