Financial Analysis: Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN) and Brera (NASDAQ:BREA)

Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN) and Brera (NASDAQ:BREA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cedar Fair and Brera”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cedar Fair	$1.82 billion	1.15	$124.56 million	$2.43	16.76
Brera	$1.15 million	7.26	-$4.80 million	N/A	N/A

Cedar Fair has higher revenue and earnings than Brera.

Profitability

This table compares Cedar Fair and Brera’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cedar Fair	6.80%	-23.97%	6.70%
Brera	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.7% of Cedar Fair shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Brera shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Cedar Fair shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Cedar Fair has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brera has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Cedar Fair and Brera, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cedar Fair	1	1	9	0	2.73
Brera	0	0	0	0	N/A

Cedar Fair presently has a consensus price target of $57.91, indicating a potential upside of 42.21%. Given Cedar Fair’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cedar Fair is more favorable than Brera.

Summary

Cedar Fair beats Brera on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cedar Fair

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.

About Brera

Brera Holdings PLC develops, manages, and operates football clubs. The company operates a football club under the Brera FC brand name. Brera Holdings PLC was founded in 2000 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.