Critical Contrast: Brera (NASDAQ:BREA) & Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN)

Brera (NASDAQ:BREA) and Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Brera has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cedar Fair has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Brera and Cedar Fair’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brera	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cedar Fair	6.80%	-23.97%	6.70%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Brera and Cedar Fair”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brera	$1.15 million	8.90	-$4.80 million	N/A	N/A
Cedar Fair	$1.82 billion	1.15	$124.56 million	$2.43	16.74

Cedar Fair has higher revenue and earnings than Brera.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

68.3% of Brera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of Cedar Fair shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Cedar Fair shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Brera and Cedar Fair, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brera	0	0	0	0	N/A
Cedar Fair	1	1	9	0	2.73

Cedar Fair has a consensus price target of $57.91, suggesting a potential upside of 42.35%. Given Cedar Fair’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cedar Fair is more favorable than Brera.

Summary

Cedar Fair beats Brera on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brera

Brera Holdings PLC develops, manages, and operates football clubs. The company operates a football club under the Brera FC brand name. Brera Holdings PLC was founded in 2000 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

About Cedar Fair

Cedar Fair, L.P. owns and operates amusement and water parks, as well as complementary resort facilities. Its amusement parks include Cedar Point located on Lake Erie between Cleveland and Toledo in Sandusky, Ohio; Knott's Berry Farm near Los Angeles, California; Canada's Wonderland near Toronto, Ontario; Kings Island near Cincinnati, Ohio; Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina; Kings Dominion situated near Richmond, Virginia; California's Great America located in Santa Clara, California; Dorney Park in Pennsylvania; Worlds of Fun located in Kansas City, Missouri; Valleyfair situated near Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; Michigan's Adventure situated near Muskegon, Michigan; Schlitterbahn Waterpark & Resort New Braunfels in New Braunfels, Texas; and Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston in Galveston, Texas. The company also owns and operates the Castaway Bay Indoor Waterpark Resort, Hotel Breakers, Cedar Point's Express Hotel, and Sawmill Creek Resort. Cedar Fair, L.P. was founded in 1983 and is based in Sandusky, Ohio.