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Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

$FUN·$1.3B·Leisure·Consumer Cyclical
$11.07-4.1%YTD-25.2%1Y-48.4%
Price updated 1m ago·X counts updated 2d ago
FUFUN
$FUNSix Flags Entertainment Corporation
$11.07-4.07%113 posts1×
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On X

Top X posts

The complete picture of $FUN on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

113X posts · last 7 days
Sep 11Sep 27
Chatter Meter
1×
QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $FUN's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 69% of tracked names.

Neutral sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-11

The $FUN cashtag is a FunToken/SportFun crypto (100K+ club with 4 new mini-games, PYTH deposit conversion 0% fees, UCL tournament markets, Robinhood/Uniswap trading watch) — not Cedar Fair. Sample is Web3-gaming community; no equity signal.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $FUN — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Broken storySelling offAI verdict · as of 2026-09-29

Falling on heavy selling — points lower unless it turns around.

Six Flags at 0.1% of 52-week range with Jana Partners activist pressure — the tape is priced for a sale, not a recovery.

Six Flags Entertainment (formerly Cedar Fair, ticker still FUN) is the merged US regional theme-park operator. The tape has been unrelenting, and Jana Partners is now actively pushing for a sale.

The tension in one line:

  • The tape is destroyed: -25% YTD with the stock at 0.1% of its 52-week range and -48% TTM — this is a full multiple compression as the post-merger execution failed to deliver the promised synergies at a leveraged (45x debt/equity) balance sheet.
  • Jana Partners is pushing for a sale: an active-activist push to sell the company is the specific near-term catalyst, and Six Flags introducing FlexPay is exactly the operational-tinkering that reads like preparing to be sold rather than fixing the core.
  • Fundamentals show summer bounce, spring collapse: Q2 EPS of $1.99 crushed by 442% but Q1 EPS was -$2.65 (missed by 194%) — this is a seasonally-lumpy business where FY estimates are still deeply negative (-$3.02 for FY26).

The bull path is a specific sale/take-private announcement at a premium to the tape. The bear path is another season of soft attendance without a sale materializing. Watch for any 13D activity from Jana, and Nov 4 Q3 print for attendance and per-capita spending metrics.

What to watch: Nov 4 Q3 print (consensus $1.98 EPS) — attendance trends, per-capita spending, and any Jana Partners 13D activity. A sale announcement is the specific catalyst; another soft season without one confirms the de-rate.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Theme park and water park operator running 40+ amusement properties across North America after the Cedar Fair and Six Flags merger.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Leisure sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $FUN.

Leisure · Consumer Cyclical

No material change from last week — Consumer leisure spending is bifurcated by income: premium outdoor brands and resort-style fitness clubs hold firm while mid-income dining and entertainment venues face traffic softness.

What this means for $FUN

Neutral — Theme park and water park operator running 40+ amusement properties across North America after the Cedar Fair and Six Flags merger.

Industry benchmark

6-name peer basket
+11.4%YTD
+3.8%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-0.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
4.8%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
11.1%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.8%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.6Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-450%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
36.3%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
45.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 6, 2026$1.99$0.37+441.8%
Q1 2026May 7, 2026$-2.65$-2.71+2.2%
Q4 2025Feb 19, 2026$-0.91$-0.31-193.5%
Q3 2025Nov 7, 2025$11.77$2.24+425.4%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $1.98

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$527.4M-43.3%100%16.8%$-2.00$3.2M
Q1 FY26$225.6M+11.7%-75.3%-106%$-2.65$-137.1M
Q4 FY25$650.1M-5.4%15.6%2.3%$-0.91$-109.3M
Q3 FY25$1.3B-2.3%40.2%33.1%$-11.80$256.2M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 9 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$2.9B$2.9B – $2.9B-$3.02-$3.18 – -$2.739
FY27$3.0B$3.0B – $3.1B-$0.15-$0.35 – $0.259
FY28$3.1B$3.0B – $3.1B$0.47$0.10 – $0.915
FY29$3.2B$3.2B – $3.3B$1.56$1.54 – $1.592

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.1×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.0%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-25.7%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-34.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 99.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.2% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.375-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyAug 12John T ReillyCEO15.7K sh$248KBuyJun 15Rehan JafferDirector125.0K sh$2.9MBuyJun 12Rehan JafferDirector125.0K sh$3.0MBuyMay 21Marilyn G SpiegelDirector2.5K sh$48KBuyMay 12Richard M HaddrillChair10.0K sh$191KBuyMay 12Marilyn G SpiegelDirector2.5K sh$48K
+ 10 other (10 awards) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsJul 173
AI summary

A new 10%+ beneficial owner filed a Form 3 initial statement of ownership for FUN (FUN) dated 2026-07-17. The filing reports initial beneficial ownership of shares, representing approximately a 10%+ stake of outstanding shares. Form 3 is required within 10 days of crossing the 10% ownership threshold and is an administrative disclosure. This indicates significant insider or institutional accumulation and may precede further Schedule 13D/G activity.

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 28-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

FUN (FUN) disclosed an officer or director change (Item 5.02) on 2026-07-02. Also disclosed: Item 7.01. Details: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Executive transitions are administrative disclosures; materiality depends on the seniority of the affected position. No new financial terms were disclosed in this filing.

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 18-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

FUN (FUN) disclosed an officer or director change (Item 5.02) on 2026-07-01. Details: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Executive transitions are administrative disclosures; materiality depends on the seniority of the affected position. No new financial terms were disclosed in this filing.

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 173
AI summary

A new 10%+ beneficial owner filed a Form 3 initial statement of ownership for FUN (FUN) dated 2026-06-17. The filing reports initial beneficial ownership of shares, representing approximately a 10%+ stake of outstanding shares. Form 3 is required within 10 days of crossing the 10% ownership threshold and is an administrative disclosure. This indicates significant insider or institutional accumulation and may precede further Schedule 13D/G activity.

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 33
8-KOfficer or director changeMay 278-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KShareholder voteMay 278-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
3New insider — initial holdingsMay 273
+ 17 other (5 13Gs · 4 8-Ks · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Six Flags Launches FlexPay—Is There Any FUN Left in the Stock?marketbeat.com·1d agoSix Flags: Jana Partners Is Knocking Againseekingalpha.com·4d agoSix Flags Could Go Private. Disney Shareholders Should Pay Attention.247wallst.com·6d agoSix Flags Faces Pressure From an Activist Investor to Seek a Saleinvestopedia.com·6d agoWall Street Breakfast Podcast: US Diesel Dilemmaseekingalpha.com·7d ago

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