Cedar Fair (FUN) Competitors

Planet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT) and Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer PLNT or FUN?

In the previous week, Planet Fitness had 1 more articles in the media than Cedar Fair. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Planet Fitness and 3 mentions for Cedar Fair. Planet Fitness' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Cedar Fair's score of 1.01 indicating that Planet Fitness is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Planet Fitness	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cedar Fair	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PLNT or FUN more profitable?

Planet Fitness has a net margin of 14.23% compared to Cedar Fair's net margin of 0.99%. Cedar Fair's return on equity of 113.05% beat Planet Fitness' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Planet Fitness	14.23%	-107.97%	7.25%
Cedar Fair	0.99%	113.05%	2.41%

Do analysts prefer PLNT or FUN?

Planet Fitness currently has a consensus target price of $105.41, suggesting a potential upside of 3.27%. Cedar Fair has a consensus target price of $49.20, suggesting a potential upside of 53.51%. Given Cedar Fair's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cedar Fair is more favorable than Planet Fitness.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Planet Fitness	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Cedar Fair	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PLNT or FUN?

Planet Fitness has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cedar Fair. Cedar Fair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Planet Fitness, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Planet Fitness	$1.21B	7.10	$138.31M	$2.12	48.15
Cedar Fair	$2.81B	1.15	$124.56M	-$2.78	-11.53

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PLNT or FUN?

95.5% of Planet Fitness shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of Cedar Fair shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Planet Fitness shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Cedar Fair shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PLNT or FUN?

Cedar Fair received 77 more outperform votes than Planet Fitness when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.80% of users gave Planet Fitness an outperform vote while only 68.58% of users gave Cedar Fair an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Planet Fitness	Outperform Votes 617 73.80%	Underperform Votes 219 26.20%
Cedar Fair	Outperform Votes 694 68.58%	Underperform Votes 318 31.42%

Which has more volatility and risk, PLNT or FUN?

Planet Fitness has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cedar Fair has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Planet Fitness beats Cedar Fair on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.