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• Will These Theme Parks Take Investors on a Wild Ride?

  By Robert Ciura - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: FUN, SIX |

  Income investors have a tough job, which is the increasingly difficult search for yield. Markets keep breaching new highs, and it seems that the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index are up a percent or more every single day.

  When it comes to producing yield from your equity investments, it’s easy to default to the usual suspects: utilities, consumer staples, or telecom stocks. While those are more »

• Two Cents on Six Flags

  By John Timmes - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: FUN, SIX, DIS

  Chances are you have heard of Six Flags, most of you have probably visited one of their theme parks over the years.  You remember the procedure: bring a coke can to save $10, still pay $50 to enter the park, wait an hour for a 56 second ride on steel pipes only to lose the $25 lunch you purchased earlier from a 17 year-old in a shark costume. 

  Six Flags more »

• So Tell Me Shamu, What's the Plan?

  By Jon Quast - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: FUN, SEAS, SIX

  On April 19, SeaWorld Entertainment (NYSE: SEAS) made a big splash with its IPO. Shares were up as much as 26% in the first day of trading. Now, you are probably used to seeing companies have a sensational first day of trading, followed by a steep drop.  Rather than try to predict daily price swings, I think we would be a lot better off looking at what kind of company more »

• 3 Summer Stocks to Look At

  By Austin Higgins - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: FUN, SEAS, SIX

  The summer months are right around the corner. With warmer weather, people often enjoy tourist and recreation activities outside. Companies that offer outdoor recreation and entertainment may seem to give investors a great opportunity for returns. But, can any of the big providers deliver returns?

  The big name

  Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE: SIX) owns and operates amusement parks in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It has 16 parks in more »

• Is this Theme Park Worth a Look?

  By William Bias - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: FUN, CMCSA, SEAS, SIX, DIS

  On April 19, theme park SeaWorld (NYSE: SEAS) made its initial public offering (IPO). Subsequently, its stock price soared like a rocket, increasing 24% on its first day of trading. As an investor, it's important to look at owning stocks from a business ownership perspective and not as a line item on a stock brokerage statement. With that said you should ask, what does the future hold for SeaWorld more »

• Don't Jump on the SeaWorld Ride Just Yet

  By Rupert Hargreaves - April 27, 2013 | Tickers: FUN, SEAS, SIX

  Like any normal hotly anticipate IPO, theme park owner SeaWorld Entertainment (NYSE: SEAS) surged in its first day of trading, closing up 24% even after pricing at the high end of its IPO range.

  At a price of $33.5 a share, the company trades on a ttm P/E of 36 and a price to book ratio of 5.5, even though the company has made a loss in more »

• Theme Park Expansion Will Provide a Boost for Dreamworks Animation Shares

  By Chris Katje - April 13, 2013 | Tickers: FUN, CMCSA, DWA, RCL, DIS

  Dreamworks Animation (NASDAQ: DWA) has released 26 animated movies in its history. The company continues to count on two to three releases per year to obtain its annual revenue and profits. However, that may be changing as the company boosts its licensing power and sees growth in its characters being licensed for theme parks. Similar to rival Disney (NYSE: DIS), the company is counting on other segments than movies to more »

• Frugality Psyche: Good For Some Companies, Bad For Others

  By Reuben Brewer - March 25, 2013 | Tickers: FUN, COH, GPS, TIF, DIS

  "Consumers are suffering from the 'overhang of a frugality psyche,'" Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at PNC Financial Services Group recently told Bloomberg.com. That's bad news for some companies, but likely to be good news for others like Coach (NYSE: COH), Tiffany (NYSE: TIF), and Disney (NYSE: DIS).

  Spending on Wants

  Consumers generally spend on two types of items, things they need and things they want. Food, medical care more »

• LPs Looking Increasingly Like CanRoys

  By Reuben Brewer - March 18, 2013 | Tickers: BRY, FUN, EPD, LINE

  The recent move by Linn Energy (NASDAQ: LINE) to buy Berry Petroleum (NYSE: BRY) has highlighted the tax benefits of the limited partnership (LPs) structure. While this deal isn't earth shattering, the increasing prominence of LPs is looking frighteningly similar to the rise of CanRoys. The demise of that Canadian corporate structure didn't end well for investors.

  CanRoys

  CanRoys were very similar in nature to limited partnerships in more »

• Closing Tax Loopholes Still A Risk

  By Reuben Brewer - February 14, 2013 | Tickers: AB, CG, FUN, FIG, PENN, STON, BX

  President Obama used an interview just prior to the Super Bowl to highlight the need to raise more revenue through the tax code. He, once again, brought up the carried interest loophole as an example that helps the rich at the expense of funding the U.S. Government. This could be bad news for some companies.

  A Fiscal Cliff Punt

  The big news at the end of last year was more »

• Top Dividend Stocks For The Ultimate Retirement Portfolio

  By Cagdas Ozcan - February 11, 2013 | Tickers: AHGP, ARLP, MO, FUN, CLF, DRI, EPB, EEP, ETP, GCI, INTC, LO, MRK, NRP, NTI, PBI, RAI, TCPC, TNH, WPZ

  Each one of us dream of sitting on our seats next to the fireplace talking to our grandchildren when we are retired, while our investments are filling our pockets. That is one sweet goal of every of us, and it is never unachievable. It's all about knowing where to invest for the latter part of your life.

  For me, one of the best ways of calculating fair value estimation more »

• Build It and They Will Come

  By Reuben Brewer - January 22, 2013 | Tickers: FUN, SIX, DIS

  Disney has just re-opened the kiddie are of its Magic Kingdom park in Orlando, Florida. Though not quite done yet, it is an impressive update and one that will likely help boost results at the amusement park for years to come. It isn't going to lead to huge earnings gains, but it is one more reason to love this entertainment giant.

• Shamu Makes a Splash on Wall Street: The New SeaWorld IPO

  By Evan Buck - January 3, 2013 | Tickers: BUD, FUN, GS, SIX, BX

  SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., whose theme parks are the home of killer whales and roller coasters, has just filed for a $100 million Initial Public Offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  The home of Shamu, sea otters, and approximately 67,000 sea life creatures has not revealed very much yet about its intentions.  Although SeaWorld has revealed that they plan to trade under the ticker “SEAS,” the company has not revealed how many shares of stock will be offered, what stock exchange will host their stock, how the shares will be priced, or when those shares will be offered to the public.  The company is going to be assisted through the process by JPMorgan and Chase and Goldman Sachs.  But, the announcement that SeaWorld is going public raises an important question:  Is SeaWorld a good investment to plunge in to?  I believe that the answer is yes in the short term and no in the long term.  SeaWorld and other similar amusement park companies have been doing fairly well as 2012 draws to a close, but SeaWorld needs to resolve its debt issues and find more stable sources of revenue than what it currently relies on.

• Cedar Fair, Weatherford, and More Stocks Insiders Are Buying

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - December 28, 2012 | Tickers: FUN, FRAN, NAV, OFG, WFT

  Insider purchases are worth tracking because on average, though not always, stocks bought by insiders outperform the market (Read about academic studies on insider trading). This can be helpful in a couple different ways. When researching a stock, for example, investors can consider insider activity as one of the many factors that go into an investment decision. Another way to use insider activity is to take a quick look at more »

• Insiders Are Bullish on This Stock

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - December 21, 2012 | Tickers: FUN, CMCSA, SIX, DIS

  Richard Zimmerman, the Chief Operating Officer of Cedar Fair (NYSE: FUN), a $1.8 billion market cap theme park company, bought 3,000 shares on Dec. 21 at an average price of $32.31 per share. This brings his total direct holdings to a bit above 55,000 shares. Studies show that insider purchases are bullish signs, and this makes sense as insiders should be reluctant to increase their economic more »

• A Fun Dividend to Invest In

  By Adam Levy - November 27, 2012 | Tickers: FUN, KO, SIX

  Shares of Cedar Fair (NYSE: FUN) have been on quite a roller coaster ride this year. Since new CEO, Matthew Ouimet took over in January, the share priced made its initial ascent only to take a significant drop in May, before climbing higher still, reaching a peak after its latest earnings release where the company actually missed analysts’ estimates by a huge $0.28 per share, and now falling back more »

• Disney’s Earnings Call from a SWOT Perspective

  By William Bias - November 18, 2012 | Tickers: FUN, HAS, DIS

  Upon studying the transcript of Disney’s (NYSE: DIS) Nov. 8 earnings call I realized discussing it from the perspective of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats would be most beneficial. Rest assured the strengths and opportunities far outweigh the weaknesses and threats.

• Potential Tax Changes Could Slam Financial LPs

  By Reuben Brewer - November 16, 2012 | Tickers: AB, CG, FUN, FIG, BX, WPC

  Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ: CG) co-founder David Rubenstein recently noted during the company's quarterly conference call that he believes the elimination of the carried interest tax "loophole" will be on the table in a second Obama term. This isn't surprising, since it's been on the table before, even while Republicans controlled the White House. This could be a very bad thing for some limited partnerships (LPs). Investors more »

• Special Situation: Titanic Assets

  By Mike Thiessen - November 8, 2012 | Tickers: FUN, PRXI, SIX

  Premier Exhibitions (NASDAQ: PRXI) is known around the world for the “Bodies: The Exhibition.”  It has been big around North America and became even more famous after a scandal a few years ago.   This same company owns and displays many artifacts from the Titanic.  According to an appraisal done in 2007, the assets are worth $189 million, which is more than the market value of the entire company at $131 more »

• Dividend Raised, Insider Purchase, But Don’t Buy

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - October 31, 2012 | Tickers: CCL, FUN, RCL, SIX, DIS

  Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) reported its results for the crucial third quarter of the year in late October. Revenue was 2% higher for the quarter than in the summer of 2011, driven by the company receiving more money from admissions. Expenses were generally unchanged, and so when a $67 million gain on sale is stripped from the results Six Flags’ operating income was up 4%. However, the market had been more »

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