How to buy Six Flags Entertainment Corporation stock (FUN)

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is a leisure business based in the US. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation shares (FUN) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $46.40 – an increase of 0.65% over the previous week. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation employs 3,350 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $2.4 billion.

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Six Flags Entertainment Corporation stock price (NYSE: FUN)

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Six Flags Entertainment Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$46.40
52-week range	$35.30 - $58.70
50-day moving average more info button	$43.63
200-day moving average more info button	$43.86
Wall St. target price	$55.92
PE ratio more info button	19.2708
Dividend yield more info button	$0.3 (2.59%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$2.40

Is it a good time to buy Six Flags Entertainment Corporation stock?

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Six Flags Entertainment Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $46.25 from 2024-12-18

1 week (2024-12-13)	0.33%
1 month (2024-11-21)	2.10%
3 months (2024-09-20)	11.55%
6 months (2024-06-20)	-9.15%

1 year (2023-12-20)	22.74%
2 years (2022-12-20)	29.09%
3 years (2021-12-20)	5.94%
5 years (2019-12-20)	50.4386

Is Six Flags Entertainment Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Six Flags Entertainment Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's P/E ratio

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 19x. In other words, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation shares trade at around 19x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's PEG ratio

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.72. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's EBITDA

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $701.5 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$2.4 billion
Operating margin TTM	28.4%
Gross profit TTM	$788.8 million
Return on assets TTM	4.91%
Return on equity TTM	4.1%
Profit margin	0.96%
Book value	$23.35
Market Capitalization more info button	$4.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 50% of net profits

Recently Six Flags Entertainment Corporation has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Six Flags Entertainment Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.3 per share.

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 18 June 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 4 June 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's shares ever split?

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 17 November 1997 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Six Flags Entertainment Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Six Flags Entertainment Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's share price.

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $35.3009 up to $58.7. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's is 1.564. This would suggest that Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation overview

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation operates amusement-resort in North America. Its amusement-resort consists of amusement parks, water parks, and resort properties across 17 states in the U. S. , Canada, and Mexico. The company provides fun, experiences to various guests with coasters, themed rides, water parks, resorts, and a portfolio of intellectual property, such as Looney Tunes, DC Comics, and PEANUTS. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation was formerly known as Cedar Fair, L. P.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.288% of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation shares are held by insiders and 93.876% by institutions. How many people work for Six Flags Entertainment Corporation?
Latest data suggests 3,350 work at Six Flags Entertainment Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for Six Flags Entertainment Corporation?
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Six Flags Entertainment Corporation based?
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's address is: 8701 Red Oak Blvd, Charlotte, NC, United States, 28217 What is Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's ISIN number?
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's international securities identification number is: US1501851067 What is Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's CUSIP number?
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 150185106