Seaport Res Ptn Comments on Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.’s Q2 2025 Earnings (NYSE:MSGS)

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (NYSE:MSGS) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Madison Square Garden Sports in a research note issued on Monday, October 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now forecasts that the company will earn $0.77 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.74. The consensus estimate for Madison Square Garden Sports’ current full-year earnings is $1.42 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Madison Square Garden Sports’ Q3 2025 earnings at $2.84 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($1.35) EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS.

Separately, Macquarie decreased their price objective on shares of Madison Square Garden Sports from $240.00 to $235.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 16th.

Madison Square Garden Sports Trading Up 1.4 %

Shares of MSGS stock opened at $216.10 on Thursday. Madison Square Garden Sports has a 12 month low of $164.79 and a 12 month high of $217.32. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $205.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $194.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 88.93 and a beta of 0.93.

Madison Square Garden Sports (NYSE:MSGS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 13th. The company reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.73. Madison Square Garden Sports had a net margin of 5.72% and a negative return on equity of 18.69%. The company had revenue of $227.25 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $167.71 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.39) earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 79.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Insider Transactions at Madison Square Garden Sports

In related news, CEO James Lawrence Dolan sold 629 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.30, for a total transaction of $131,649.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 10,192 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,133,185.60. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 22.28% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Madison Square Garden Sports

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL raised its stake in shares of Madison Square Garden Sports by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 573,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,192,000 after acquiring an additional 3,995 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in shares of Madison Square Garden Sports by 9.2% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 48,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,907,000 after acquiring an additional 4,136 shares during the period. SageView Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in Madison Square Garden Sports in the fourth quarter worth approximately $253,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Madison Square Garden Sports by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,926,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,367,000 after purchasing an additional 58,903 shares during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of Madison Square Garden Sports by 71.0% during the 1st quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 2,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $482,000 after buying an additional 1,084 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.94% of the company’s stock.

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.