Comparing Sports Field (OTCMKTS:SFHI) and Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:FUN)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Six Flags Entertainment and Sports Field, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Six Flags Entertainment	1	1	13	0	2.80
Sports Field	0	0	0	0	0.00

Six Flags Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $49.20, suggesting a potential upside of 62.81%. Given Six Flags Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Six Flags Entertainment is more favorable than Sports Field.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Six Flags Entertainment	-11.30%	0.66%	0.12%
Sports Field	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Six Flags Entertainment and Sports Field”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Six Flags Entertainment	$2.71 billion	1.13	-$231.16 million	($2.78)	-10.87
Sports Field	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

64.7% of Six Flags Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Six Flags Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Sports Field shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Six Flags Entertainment beats Sports Field on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Sports Field

Sports Field Holdings, Inc. designs and builds athletic facilities. The firm through its subsidiary, FirstForm, Inc. engages in the design, engineering and construction of athletic facilities and sports complexes. It also designs, develops and manufactures sports surfacing products and associated pre-engineered construction systems. The company was founded on February 8, 2011 and is headquartered in St. Charles, IL.