Comparing Six Flags Entertainment (FUN) & Its Competitors

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

Volatility & Risk

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

Institutional & Insider 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Six Flags Entertainment and its peers, 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 currently has a consensus price target of $14.85, indicating 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 peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Six Flags Entertainment has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

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

Six Flags Entertainment Company Profile

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.