Analyzing Six Flags Entertainment (FUN) & Its Rivals

Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:FUN) is one of 382 public companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Six Flags Entertainment to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Risk & Volatility

Six Flags Entertainment has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Six Flags Entertainment’s competitors have a beta of 1.44, suggesting that their average stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Six Flags Entertainment and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Six Flags Entertainment	-31.91%	-15.95%	-0.37%
Six Flags Entertainment Competitors	8.57%	-41.62%	2.16%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Six Flags Entertainment and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Six Flags Entertainment	$3.10 billion	-$1.60 billion	-1.11
Six Flags Entertainment Competitors	$3.43 billion	$250.18 million	-157.80

Six Flags Entertainment’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Six Flags Entertainment. Six Flags Entertainment is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Six Flags Entertainment and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Six Flags Entertainment	2	6	6	0	2.29
Six Flags Entertainment Competitors	3818	17308	25629	907	2.50

Six Flags Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $14.85, suggesting a potential upside of 46.64%. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 58.41%. Given Six Flags Entertainment’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Six Flags Entertainment has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

64.7% of Six Flags Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Six Flags Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.1% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Six Flags Entertainment competitors beat Six Flags Entertainment on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Six Flags Entertainment

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation operates amusement parks, water parks and related resort properties. Its attractions include rides, live entertainment, family activities, dining and seasonal events, with access offered through single-day tickets, season passes and other guest programs. The company serves visitors across the United States, Canada and Mexico through parks that include properties formerly operated by both the Six Flags and Cedar Fair organizations. Six Flags Entertainment was formed when Cedar Fair and Six Flags combined in a merger completed in 2024.