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  • Become a Thrillionaire: The 3 Theme Park Stocks you Should Own

    By Ben Popkin - May 23, 2013 | Tickers: FUN, SEAS, SIX

    With summer approaching, the days are getting hotter, students are starting their vacations, and amusement parks across America are opening to millions of excited thrill seekers. With roller coasters, water rides, shows, and games, amusement parks offer entertainment for everyone. And with over 400 amusement parks open in the United States, there is no shortage of attractions for consumers to enjoy until they’re nauseous. Overall, the industry rakes in more »

  • Finding Value in a Hot Market

    By John Timmes - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, IHG, SIX

    In the current stock market boom, P/E ratios continue to climb higher and higher.  It has become increasingly difficult to find stocks that appear undervalued based on their current P/E.  The S&P 500 currently trades at a P/E of 19.29 versus a historical average of 15.49.  Either investors are expecting more growth in the economy, or the market has gotten a bit ahead of more »

  • DUPLICATE:Finding Value in a Hot Market

    By John Timmes - May 21, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, IHG, SIX

    In the current stock market boom, P/E ratios continue to climb higher and higher.  It has become increasingly difficult to find stocks that appear undervalued based on their current P/E.  The S&P500 currently trades at a P/E of 19.29 versus a historical average of 15.49.  Either investors are expecting more growth in the economy, or the market has gotten a bit ahead of itself more »

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

    By Robert Ciura - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: FUN, SIX | Editor's Choice

    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. 

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  • Should You Join in the SeaWorld IPO Bandwagon?

    By Roberto Bañaga - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: SEAS, SIX, BX

    The global theme-park industry continues to grow. Global Industry Analysts expects the global theme-park industry to reach $31.8 billion by 2017. However, most of the growth will be driven by emerging markets like China, India and Korea. European and North American markets have matured as growth in visitor attendance is stabilizing.

    Theme park and entertainment company Seaworld Entertainment (NYSE: SEAS) launched its IPO of 26 million shares on April 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 »

  • This Amusement Park Operator Is a Better Wager Than SeaWorld

    By Jordan Wathen - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: SEAS, SIX

    SeaWorld (NYSE: SEAS) went public last Friday, pricing at the top of the range at $27 per share as Blackstone exits a major private equity investment.

    The company has an impressive list of destination and regional resorts and theme parks. In 2012, 24 million visitors flocked to its parks located all around the country, from its namesake SeaWorld property in San Diego opened in 1964 to its newest Aquatica resort more »

  • Should You Buy These High-Profile Stocks After Monday’s Earnings?

    By Brian Nichols - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: BEAV, CAT, SIX

    Trying to determine whether to buy, sell, or hold after earnings can be a tricky business. Often times, retail investors incorrectly assess earnings and the performance that is created. Therefore, I am looking at three stocks that moved on Monday to determine if post-earning reactions create value, or not.

    A Stock I Wouldn’t Touch Right Now

    After a 25% loss over the last year (compared with a 12% gain more »

  • Did These Analysts Make the Right Calls?

    By Brian Nichols - April 22, 2013 | Tickers: NCT, OSTK, SIX

    During earnings season, analysts are hard at work to issue revised outlooks, upgrades, downgrades, etc. While many of these calls will move stocks on the call alone, investors shouldn’t fall victim to buying only because of the upgrade. In this piece, I am assessing three calls to determine whether they are good or bad and if the notes warrant the calls.

    Newcastle Investment (NYSE: NCT)

    On Friday, shares of more »

  • 3 Turnaround Stories at 3 Different Stages

    By Michael Carter - February 27, 2013 | Tickers: COH, SIX, WWE

    In basketball, when a player posts up (back against a defender), in order to shoot and score, he/she has to turn around to face the basket.  This can be achieved by turning in the air and timing the jump shot when the defender it not likely to jump and challenge the shot.  Michael Jordan perfected this to create his nearly unstoppable fade-away jumper.  The turnaround jump shot is somewhat 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.

  • 4 Stocks from a Deep Value Investor

    By Federico Zaldua - January 8, 2013 | Tickers: ATNY, EA, H, SIX

    In this article I analyze Hayman Advisors portfolio. Kyle Bass is the managing member and principal of Hayman Advisors, which he founded in late 2005 at Dallas. Hayman is a deep-value oriented hedge fund that specializes in recognizing distressed debt and special situations at the micro level. The fund holds a highly concentrated portfolio of just five equity positions. Be sure that every purchase was deeply analyzed.

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  • 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.

  • 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 »

  • 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 »

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