Clover Leaf Capital (NASDAQ:CLOE – Get Free Report) and Madison Square Garden Sports (NYSE:MSGS – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Clover Leaf Capital and Madison Square Garden Sports”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Clover Leaf Capital | N/A | N/A | -$1.05 million | ($0.23) | -52.61 |
| Madison Square Garden Sports | $1.03 billion | 5.04 | $58.77 million | $2.43 | 88.93 |
Madison Square Garden Sports has higher revenue and earnings than Clover Leaf Capital. Clover Leaf Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Madison Square Garden Sports, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Clover Leaf Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Madison Square Garden Sports | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Madison Square Garden Sports has a consensus target price of $235.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.75%. Given Madison Square Garden Sports’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Madison Square Garden Sports is more favorable than Clover Leaf Capital.
Profitability
This table compares Clover Leaf Capital and Madison Square Garden Sports’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Clover Leaf Capital | N/A | N/A | -9.57% |
| Madison Square Garden Sports | 5.72% | -18.69% | 4.30% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
18.5% of Clover Leaf Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Madison Square Garden Sports shares are held by institutional investors. 75.7% of Clover Leaf Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.3% of Madison Square Garden Sports shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
Clover Leaf Capital has a beta of 0.08, suggesting that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Madison Square Garden Sports has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Madison Square Garden Sports beats Clover Leaf Capital on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Clover Leaf Capital
Clover Leaf Capital Corp. does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, and other business combination with one or more businesses. It intends to acquire companies operating in the cannabis industry. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Miami, Florida.
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 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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