The stock of Six Flags Entertainment Corp (NYSE: FUN) has decreased by -2.44 when compared to last closing price of 45.01. Despite this, the company has experienced a -1.24% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-24 that Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
Is It Worth Investing in Six Flags Entertainment Corp (NYSE: FUN) Right Now?
FUN has 36-month beta value of 1.56. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FUN is 98.05M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.38% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of FUN on January 24, 2025 was 1.31M shares.
FUN’s Market Performance
The stock of Six Flags Entertainment Corp (FUN) has seen a -1.24% decrease in the past week, with a -9.72% drop in the past month, and a 10.08% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.85%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.36% for FUN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.07% for FUN’s stock, with a -1.22% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FUN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FUN stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for FUN by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for FUN in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $59 based on the research report published on December 09, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Guggenheim, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FUN reach a price target of $52. The rating they have provided for FUN stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 29th, 2024.
Oppenheimer gave a rating of “Outperform” to FUN, setting the target price at $60 in the report published on October 15th of the previous year.
FUN Trading at -5.94% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FUN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -25.20% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.36%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.85%, as shares sank -9.65% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.03% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FUN fell by -0.89%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +7.06% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $46.76. In addition, Six Flags Entertainment Corp saw -8.88% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FUN starting from White Robert Anderson, who sale 11,113 shares at the price of $46.16 back on Dec 13 ’24. After this action, White Robert Anderson now owns 43,948 shares of Six Flags Entertainment Corp, valued at $512,976 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FUN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.66 for the gross margin
The net margin for Six Flags Entertainment Corp stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 2.61, with 0.40 for asset returns.
Based on Six Flags Entertainment Corp (FUN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.04 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.9. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.04. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.68.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 472.37 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.66. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.98. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.87for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.2. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.40.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Six Flags Entertainment Corp (FUN) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
