Head to Head Survey: Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:FUN) & TIX (OTCMKTS:TIXC)

TIX (OTCMKTS:TIXC) and Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:FUN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares TIX and Six Flags Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TIX	N/A	N/A	N/A
Six Flags Entertainment	-56.44%	9.64%	1.70%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares TIX and Six Flags Entertainment”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TIX	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Six Flags Entertainment	$2.71 billion	0.58	-$231.16 million	($17.72)	-0.88

TIX has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Six Flags Entertainment.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for TIX and Six Flags Entertainment, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TIX	0	0	0	0	0.00
Six Flags Entertainment	2	4	9	0	2.47

Six Flags Entertainment has a consensus price target of $28.29, indicating a potential upside of 81.32%. Given Six Flags Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Six Flags Entertainment is more favorable than TIX.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

64.7% of Six Flags Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 37.5% of TIX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Six Flags Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

TIX has a beta of -2.43, meaning that its share price is 343% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Six Flags Entertainment has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Six Flags Entertainment beats TIX on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TIX

Tix Corporation, through its subsidiary, operates as an entertainment company in the United States and internationally. The company provides discount ticketing and discount dinner reservations services. It offers discount tickets under short-term, exclusive, and nonexclusive agreements in Las Vegas at a discount of up to 50 percent for same day shows, concerts, attractions, and tours, as well as discount dining and shopping offers. As of March 19, 2020, the company operated nine discount ticket stores in Las Vegas under its Tix4Tonight marquee; and tix4tonight.com, an online ticket sales site. In addition, it provides online booking services for shows, concerts, tours, attractions, and other entertainment and leisure activities. The company was formerly known as Cinema Ride, Inc. and changed its name to Tix Corporation in March 2005. Tix Corporation was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Studio City, California. On August 24, 2021, Tix Corporation, along with its affiliate, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada. The plan was later approved as Chapter 11 liquidation on February 7, 2022.

About Six Flags Entertainment

Cedar Fair, L.P. owns and operates amusement and water parks, as well as complementary resort facilities. Its amusement parks include Cedar Point located on Lake Erie between Cleveland and Toledo in Sandusky, Ohio; Knott's Berry Farm near Los Angeles, California; Canada's Wonderland near Toronto, Ontario; Kings Island near Cincinnati, Ohio; Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina; Kings Dominion situated near Richmond, Virginia; California's Great America located in Santa Clara, California; Dorney Park in Pennsylvania; Worlds of Fun located in Kansas City, Missouri; Valleyfair situated near Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; Michigan's Adventure situated near Muskegon, Michigan; Schlitterbahn Waterpark & Resort New Braunfels in New Braunfels, Texas; and Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston in Galveston, Texas. The company also owns and operates the Castaway Bay Indoor Waterpark Resort, Hotel Breakers, Cedar Point's Express Hotel, and Sawmill Creek Resort. Cedar Fair, L.P. was founded in 1983 and is based in Sandusky, Ohio.