Allied Gaming & Entertainment (NASDAQ:AGAE) versus Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN) Head to Head Survey

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

3.2% of Allied Gaming & Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of Cedar Fair shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.4% of Allied Gaming & Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Cedar Fair shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Allied Gaming & Entertainment and Cedar Fair, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allied Gaming & Entertainment	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cedar Fair	1	1	12	0	2.79

Cedar Fair has a consensus price target of $56.21, suggesting a potential upside of 31.25%. Given Cedar Fair’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cedar Fair is more favorable than Allied Gaming & Entertainment.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Allied Gaming & Entertainment and Cedar Fair”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allied Gaming & Entertainment	$7.66 million	5.51	-$3.60 million	($0.27)	-3.54
Cedar Fair	$1.80 billion	2.39	$124.56 million	($0.64)	-66.92

Cedar Fair has higher revenue and earnings than Allied Gaming & Entertainment. Cedar Fair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allied Gaming & Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Allied Gaming & Entertainment and Cedar Fair’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allied Gaming & Entertainment	-114.68%	-7.13%	-5.27%
Cedar Fair	0.99%	113.05%	2.41%

Risk and Volatility

Allied Gaming & Entertainment has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cedar Fair has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cedar Fair beats Allied Gaming & Entertainment on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Allied Gaming & Entertainment

Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. operates as an experiential entertainment company, which engages in the creation of esports venues and live events for both video games and poker. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.