Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN – Get Free Report) and Allied Gaming & Entertainment (NASDAQ:AGAE – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
64.7% of Cedar Fair shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Allied Gaming & Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Cedar Fair shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.4% of Allied Gaming & Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Cedar Fair and Allied Gaming & Entertainment”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cedar Fair | $1.82 billion | 2.56 | $124.56 million | ($0.64) | -72.34 |
| Allied Gaming & Entertainment | $9.26 million | 4.53 | -$3.60 million | ($0.27) | -3.52 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Cedar Fair and Allied Gaming & Entertainment, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cedar Fair | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2.79 |
| Allied Gaming & Entertainment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Cedar Fair presently has a consensus target price of $56.21, suggesting a potential upside of 21.41%. Given Cedar Fair’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cedar Fair is more favorable than Allied Gaming & Entertainment.
Profitability
This table compares Cedar Fair and Allied Gaming & Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cedar Fair | 0.99% | 113.05% | 2.41% |
| Allied Gaming & Entertainment | -114.68% | -7.13% | -5.27% |
Volatility and Risk
Cedar Fair has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allied Gaming & Entertainment has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Cedar Fair beats Allied Gaming & Entertainment on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Allied Gaming & Entertainment
Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc. provides entertainment and gaming products worldwide. It operates esports properties to connect players and fans through a network of connected arenas; a flagship gaming arena located at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada; a mobile esports truck that serves as a battleground and content generation hub; and a studio for recording and streaming gaming events. The company was formerly known as Allied Esports Entertainment Inc. and changed its name to Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc. in December 2022. Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc. is based in New York, New York.
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