Cedar Fair is a leisure company located in Ohio, United States, which is part of the Consumer Cyclical sector, and is traded under the ticker FUN on the NYSE exchange.
Cedar Fair stock last closed at $37.90, down 0.76% from the previous day, and has decreased 7.76% in one year. It has overperformed other stocks in the Leisure industry by 0.04 percentage points. Cedar Fair stock is currently +11.34% from its 52-week low of $34.04, and -16.5% from its 52-week high of $45.39.
At the moment, there are 51.03M shares of FUN outstanding. The market cap of FUN is $1.93B. In the last 24 hours, 67,331 FUN shares were traded.
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Analysts use many financial metrics, analyses, models, and charts to gauge FUN's fair value.
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Out of 8 Wall Street analysts who monitor FUN, the consensus analyst rating on FUN is a Strong Buy
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Ian Zaffino, a top 24% analyst from Oppenheimer initiates coverage on FUN with a buy rating and announces their FUN price target of $49.00, on Feb 8, 2024.
Thomas Yeh, a bottom 17% analyst from Morgan Stanley maintains FUN with a strong buy rating and raises their FUN price target from $50.00 to $55.00, on Dec 14, 2023.
James Hardiman, a top 17% analyst from Citigroup upgrades FUN to a strong buy rating and raises their FUN price target from $40.00 to $46.00, on Nov 3, 2023.
Citigroup's James Hardiman upgraded their rating on Cedar Fair (NYSE: FUN) from Hold to Strong Buy on 2023/11/03. The analyst also raised their price target by 15% from $40 to $46.
Citigroup's update followed an assessment of Cedar Fair's Q3 2023 earnings report released on 2023/11/02.
Commenting on the merger announced as the companies wrap up the FY 2023 season, Hardiman said that there is "solid value" in Cedar Fair and Six Flags separately but the merger will add "significant additional value."
In fact, it was a "pleasant surprise that the merger synergies are so large," the analyst added.
Citigroup upgraded both companies to Stong Buy on the expectation that the merger will create substantial value, Hardiman noted.
For Q3 2023, Cedar Fair reported:
Management did not provide financial guidance in its press release or earnings call.
President & CEO Richard A. Zimmerman commented: “The strength and resiliency of our business model was on full display during our peak attendance and revenue months, as we delivered another strong performance and positioned Cedar Fair for a great finish to 2023.
“Our rapid recovery during Q3, combined with our meaningful cost-saving measures, helped offset attendance and revenue shortfalls experienced earlier in the year and put us back on track to deliver another very strong performance in 2023."
“Today, we also announced that we have entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Six Flags to create a leading amusement park operator in North America with the largest portfolio of best-in-class parks and brands.
“With Six Flags, we will expand our footprint, enhance the resilience of our business model, and bolster our financial profile to drive in-park investments. This transaction will allow us to build on our strategy to transform our park operations and deliver the most entertaining experiences to guests.”
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Last year, FUN earnings were $124.56M. Over the last 5 year, FUN's earnings have increased by 1.72% per year. This was slower than the Leisure industry average of 82.95%.
Last year, FUN revenue was $1.80B. In the last five year, FUN's revenue has gone up by 5.93% per year. This was slower than the Leisure industry average of 19.13%.
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In the past year, executives and large shareholders at FUN have sold more shares than they have bought.
Tim Fisher, Chief Operating Officer of FUN, was the latest FUN insider to sell. They sold $218,684.52 worth of FUN shares on Feb 26, 2024.
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Cedar Fair pays a dividend of 3.17%, compared to the Leisure industry's average dividend yield of 2.98%. If you owned $1,000 worth of FUN stock, you would have received $31.66 in the past year.
Cedar Fair dividend payments have not consistently grown over the past decade and have not remained stable.
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