Head-To-Head Comparison: Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN) versus Kidoz (OTCMKTS:KDOZF)

Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN) and Kidoz (OTCMKTS:KDOZF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cedar Fair	6.80%	-23.97%	6.70%
Kidoz	-11.76%	-23.07%	-16.45%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cedar Fair and Kidoz”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	1.13	$124.56 million	$2.43	16.42
Kidoz	$13.33 million	0.73	-$2.01 million	($0.02)	-3.73

Cedar Fair has higher revenue and earnings than Kidoz. Kidoz is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cedar Fair, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cedar Fair	1	1	10	0	2.75
Kidoz	0	0	0	0	N/A

Cedar Fair currently has a consensus price target of $56.42, suggesting a potential upside of 41.43%. Given Cedar Fair’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cedar Fair is more favorable than Kidoz.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.7% of Cedar Fair shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Cedar Fair shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of Kidoz shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Cedar Fair has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kidoz has a beta of -1.59, meaning that its stock price is 259% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cedar Fair beats Kidoz on 11 of the 13 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 Kidoz

Kidoz Inc. develops and sells AdTech software products in Western Europe; Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe; North America; and internationally. The company also owns and develops mobile Kidoz safe ad network, the Kidoz kid-mode operating system, the Kidoz publisher SDK, the Rooplay edugames platform, and the Rooplay originals. In addition, it offers Rooplay, the cloud-based EduGame system for kids to learn and play. The company was formerly known as Shoal Games Ltd. and changed its name to Kidoz Inc. in April 2019. Kidoz Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.