Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. LYV scored 36.7, MSGE scored 58.6 — MSGE leads.
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LYV
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
Entertainment · Quality-Growth
36.7
$170.33 · $39.7B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
21.9
MSGE leads
MSGE
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.
Entertainment · Quality-Growth
58.6
$80.84 · $3.8B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthMSGE+12.5%
Highest qualityMSGE83 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueMSGE-57%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
LYV
stronger →← stronger
MSGE
65
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
83
67
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
86
11
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
28
MSGE is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
LYV
MSGE
$1.4bC+
FCF
$323mC
+8.8%B
Rev
+12.5%B+
6.20D
D/E
—
1.5xB+
P/S
—
4.47D
PEG
11.16D
—
P/E
58.6xC
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
LYV
MSGE
97% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
57% below
~24%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-11%/yr
-53%
1-yr DCF upside
+109%
-49%
5-yr DCF upside
+134%
-45%
10-yr DCF upside
+179%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
LYV
Why this score
Durable high returns
MSGE
Why this score
Durable high returns
The companies
LYVLive Nation Entertainment, Inc.
Entertainment · $170.33 · beta 1.17
Why now
Entertainment · market cap $39.7b. 10% off the 52-week high of $189.25. 24 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $201.96 (implying +19% upside).
Moat
Higher-variance name — the moat signals on the quantitative card are modest, so the durability case rests on execution (turning current growth into durable earnings power) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than an entrenched competitive position.
Risk
D/E 6.20 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Net margin 0.5% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
MSGEMadison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.
Entertainment · $80.84 · beta 0.56
Why now
Entertainment · market cap $3.8b. 11% off the 52-week high of $90.41. Revenue growing +13%, comfortably above the S&P median. 8 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $91.63 (implying +13% upside).
Moat
Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income, mostly because of cash released from working capital ($181m) — a release that doesn't repeat every year the way earnings can.
Risk
Trailing P/E 58.6x prices in sustained high growth — any quarter that disappoints triggers sharp re-rating.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where LYV and MSGE diverge
On the headline score the gap is 21.9 points in favor of MSGE. The widest single difference is Quality, where MSGE leads by 18.6 points.
QualityLYV 64.9 · MSGE 83.5MSGE +18.6
GrowthLYV 67.3 · MSGE 85.8MSGE +18.5
ValueLYV 11.3 · MSGE 28.1MSGE +16.8
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is MSGE or LYV the better stock?
MSGE scores higher: MSGE 58.6, LYV 36.7 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do MSGE and LYV differ most?
The widest gap is quality, where MSGE leads by 19 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. MSGE leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are MSGE and LYV scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.