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

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

Volatility and Risk

Allied Gaming & Entertainment has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cedar Fair has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allied Gaming & Entertainment	$9.26 million	4.31	-$3.60 million	($0.27)	-3.35
Cedar Fair	$1.82 billion	2.55	$124.56 million	($0.64)	-72.27

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%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Allied Gaming & Entertainment and Cedar Fair, as reported by MarketBeat.

	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 21.54%. Given Cedar Fair’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cedar Fair is more favorable than Allied Gaming & Entertainment.

Insider and 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, 1.6% of Cedar Fair shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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. provides entertainment and gaming products worldwide. It operates esports properties to connect players and fans through a network of connected arenas; a flagship gaming arena located at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada; a mobile esports truck that serves as a battleground and content generation hub; and a studio for recording and streaming gaming events. The company was formerly known as Allied Esports Entertainment Inc. and changed its name to Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc. in December 2022. Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc. is based in New York, New York.

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.