A leisure business trading at over 50 times forward earnings carries below-minimum business quality, a 2-and-2 earnings record over the past year, and 21% short interest — with only 2.6% headroom to the near-term price ceiling and a risk/reward of 0.37-to-1, the setup offers no margin of safety despite a constructive near-term price chart.
Thesis pillars
- Below Minimum Business Quality→Stable
- Erratic Earnings Track Record↑Improving
- Heavy Short Interest And Elevated Iv→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Six Flags Entertainment Corpora (FUN) Stock Analysis
Oversold Bounce setup · Inst Constrain edge
Consumer Cyclical · Leisure
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.94: Quality below floor (2.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10 and A.R:R 6.6:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 27%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
The Company is North America's largest regional amusement park operator with 26 amusement parks, 15 separately gated water parks and nine resort properties. Of the 41 amusement and water parks, 37 are located in the United States, two are located in Mexico and two are located in... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.94: Quality below floor (2.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10 and A.R:R 6.6:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 27%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: Oversold RSI 26, near Bollinger lower, volume surge. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 20d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-15Recent Developments — Six Flags Entertainment Corpora
Latest news
- NEWS Bank of America, Johnson & Johnson, Six Flags Entertainment, Citigroup and Applied Materials: Why These 5 Stocks Are on — benzinga Oct 13, 2026 neutral
- NEWS 'Six Flags Closes Ten Rides After Fatal Roller Coaster Accident' - Bloomberg — benzinga Oct 13, 2026 negative
- NEWS Six Flags Stock Hits 7-Year Low After Roller Coaster Death: What It Means for Jana Partners, Travis Kelce — benzinga Oct 13, 2026 negative
- NEWS Reported October 12, 'Man dies in fall from Six Flags Over Georgia roller coaster, several injured, police and witnesses — benzinga Oct 13, 2026 negative
- NEWS 12 Consumer Discretionary Stocks Moving In Tuesday's Pre-Market Session — benzinga Oct 13, 2026 neutral
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.94: Quality below floor (2.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10 and A.R:R 6.6:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 27%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: Oversold RSI 26, near Bollinger lower, volume surge. Prior stop was $8.60. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $17.73 (+98.4% upside). Prior stop was $8.60. Stop-loss: $8.60.
Quality below floor (2.6 < 4.0).
Six Flags Entertainment Corpora trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 336.1). TrendMatrix value score: 7.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
21 analysts cover FUN with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $20.
What does Six Flags Entertainment Corpora do?The Company is North America's largest regional amusement park operator with 26 amusement parks, 15 separately gated...
The Company is North America's largest regional amusement park operator with 26 amusement parks, 15 separately gated water parks and nine resort properties. Of the 41 amusement and water parks, 37 are located in the United States, two are located in Mexico and two are located in Canada. The parks are family-oriented, with recreational facilities for people of all ages, and provide clean and attractive environments with exciting rides and immersive entertainment.