Six Flags Entertainment vs United Parks & Resorts
FUN and PRKS side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FUN and PRKS compare
United Parks & Resorts is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Six Flags Entertainment ($1.9B against $1.1B).
United Parks & Resorts grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−1.9% versus −7.1% for Six Flags Entertainment).
United Parks & Resorts keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 7.6% compared with −31.9% at Six Flags Entertainment.
United Parks & Resorts scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 3 for Six Flags Entertainment), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FUN | PRKS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.1B | $1.9B |
| Share price | $11.10 | $41.75 |
| Change, 1 year | −32.1% | 19.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −77.0% | −37.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.01 | 1.05 |
| Employees | 4,225 | 3,300 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 15.6× |
| P/S | 0.4× (better) | 1.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 8.5× |
| P/FCF | 7.7× (better) | 12.6× |
| FCF yield | 13.0% (better) | 7.9% |
| Fair value | – | $63.76 |
| Margin of safety | – | 34.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −7.1% | −1.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 76.4% (better) | 30.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −31.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −18.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 91.5% | – |
| Operating margin | −18.8% | 18.6% (better) |
| Net margin | −31.9% | 7.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 5.1% | 9.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | −510% | – |
| Return on invested capital | −8.7% | 12.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 4.59 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.4× |
| Current ratio | 0.52 | 0.55 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −0.38 | 1.76 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 19.2% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 19.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 104% | 134% |
| Held by insiders | 14.2% | 63.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $21.5M (better) | −$881K |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 31.7% | 30.2% |
Go deeper
- FUN stock overview
- FUN income statement
- FUN valuation and score
- PRKS stock overview
- PRKS income statement
- PRKS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.