OneSpaWorld (NASDAQ:OSW – Get Free Report) and Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:FUN – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares OneSpaWorld and Six Flags Entertainment”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| OneSpaWorld | $961.00 million | 2.57 | $71.62 million | $0.75 | 32.40 |
| Six Flags Entertainment | $3.10 billion | 0.67 | -$1.60 billion | ($16.32) | -1.25 |
Profitability
This table compares OneSpaWorld and Six Flags Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| OneSpaWorld | 7.85% | 18.00% | 13.77% |
| Six Flags Entertainment | -52.76% | 5.17% | 0.51% |
Risk & Volatility
OneSpaWorld has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Six Flags Entertainment has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
96.0% of OneSpaWorld shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of Six Flags Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of OneSpaWorld shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Six Flags Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for OneSpaWorld and Six Flags Entertainment, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| OneSpaWorld | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Six Flags Entertainment | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2.57 |
OneSpaWorld currently has a consensus price target of $28.20, indicating a potential upside of 16.05%. Six Flags Entertainment has a consensus price target of $24.85, indicating a potential upside of 22.28%. Given Six Flags Entertainment’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Six Flags Entertainment is more favorable than OneSpaWorld.
Summary
OneSpaWorld beats Six Flags Entertainment on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About OneSpaWorld
OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited operates health and wellness centers onboard cruise ships and at destination resorts worldwide. Its health and wellness centers offer services, such as traditional body, salon, and skin care services and products; self-service fitness facilities, specialized fitness classes, and personal fitness training; pain management, detoxifying programs, and body composition analyses; weight management programs and products; and medi-spa services. The company also provides its guests access to beauty and wellness brands, including ELEMIS, Grown Alchemist, Kérastase, Dysport, Restylane, Thermage, CoolSculpting, truSculpt 3D, truSculpt iD, Good Feet, and Hyperice with various brands offered in the cruise market. The company is based in Nassau, Bahamas.
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.
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