MSGK
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.
MSGK has a slight edge over VZ overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MSGK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
MSGK's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, but its cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
VZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VZ's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
MSGK PE Valuation
MSGK has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $32.43 | -30% |
| Forward | 9x | $46.55 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $43.63 | -6.3% |
| Current | 12x | $46.55 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $56.75 | +22% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VZ's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.0x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
MSGK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect MSGK's losses to shrink, with revenue holding steady.
VZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect VZ's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
MSGK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.24 | +$0.94 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.71 | -518% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.53 | -130% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.75 | -134% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.70 | -138% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.17 | -77% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.79 | +50% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.20 | +59% |
MSGK has returned to profit: it earned $0.24 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
VZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.19 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.93 | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.85 | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.11 | -2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.06 | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.68 | +103% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.29 | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.20 | +57% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.14 | +51% |
VZ has the edge over MSGK on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
MSGK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $45.5M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $278.7M | +37% |
| Q1 2026 | $432.2M | +1.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $403.4M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $39.5M | -26% |
| Q2 2025 | $204M | -10% |
| Q1 2025 | $424.2M | -1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $357.8M | +9.4% |
MSGK's revenue is recovering but still below its 2019 peak: $45M last quarter, up 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -56% | +14 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +23 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5% | -7.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.5% | +1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -70% | -54 points |
| Q2 2025 | -11% | -34 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.6% | -11 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7% | -5.1 points |
MSGK's operating margin was −56% last quarter, up 14 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.3B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.3B | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.4B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4B | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.8B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $34.5B | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.5B | +1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.7B | +1.6% |
VZ's revenue has held roughly level: $34.3B last quarter, up 1.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +19 points |
VZ has the edge over MSGK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MSGK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$146.9M | -$61.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $57.6M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $57.4M | +1369% |
| Q4 2025 | $31.6M | -48% |
| Q3 2025 | -$85.3M | -$58.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $49.4M | -54% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.9M | -0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $61.2M | +84% |
MSGK's free cash flow was −$353,000 over the past year, against $29M the year before.
VZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.5B | +2.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $8B | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.1B | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B | +9.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | +20% |
VZ has the edge over MSGK on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
MSGK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +113K shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +216K shares |
| 3 years | +0.2% | +77K shares |
| 5 years | +0.5% | +163K shares |
| Available history | -28% | -12.4M shares |
MSGK has 32M diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2020 | $330,000 |
VZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -10M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -72M shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -55M shares |
| 5 years | +0.4% | +17M shares |
| Available history | +0.5% | +21M shares |
VZ has the edge over MSGK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
MSGK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 27.0x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q3 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
MSGK's net debt is about 7.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.1 years a year ago.
VZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
VZ has the edge over MSGK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
MSGK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 66.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 64.3 | Neutral |
MSGK's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 64 (neutral).
VZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.6 | Neutral |
VZ's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (neutral).
MSGK PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | MSGK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 1,299x | 16x | 7,775% above |
| PE % | 100 | 26 | 74 pts above |
MSGK has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 58 | 26 | 32 pts above |
VZ has the edge over MSGK on valuation relative to its sector.
MSGK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $305.3 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $300.6 | 4.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $262.3 | 20% above |
| 100 week MA | $208.7 | 51% above |
| 200 week MA | $176.3 | 79% above |
MSGK is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 79% above its 200-week average.
VZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.1 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.3 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.1 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.2 | 5.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.4 | 12% above |
VZ is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 12% above its 200-week average.
MSGK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $110.7 | $133.5 | +21% |
| 2021 | $133.5 | $131.1 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | $131.1 | $136.7 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | $136.7 | $136.9 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | $136.9 | $166.5 | +22% |
| 2025 | $166.5 | $195.9 | +18% |
| 2026 YTD | $195.9 | $314.9 | +61% |
MSGK has the edge over VZ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.5 | $58.8 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | $58.8 | $52.7 | -10% |
| 2022 | $52.7 | $38.4 | -27% |
| 2023 | $38.4 | $37.7 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | $37.7 | $39.9 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | $39.9 | $40.5 | +1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.5 | $46.6 | +15% |
VZ has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 15% so far in 2026.