Inspirato (NASDAQ:ISPO – Get Free Report) and Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:FUN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
Risk and Volatility
Inspirato has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Six Flags Entertainment has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Inspirato and Six Flags Entertainment, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Inspirato | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Six Flags Entertainment | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2.31 |
Six Flags Entertainment has a consensus price target of $16.92, suggesting a potential upside of 121.36%. Given Six Flags Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Six Flags Entertainment is more favorable than Inspirato.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
39.5% of Inspirato shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of Six Flags Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.0% of Inspirato shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Six Flags Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Inspirato and Six Flags Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Inspirato | -4.24% | N/A | -4.10% |
| Six Flags Entertainment | -57.25% | 7.43% | 0.38% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Inspirato and Six Flags Entertainment”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Inspirato | $247.65 million | 0.22 | -$5.39 million | ($0.87) | -4.90 |
| Six Flags Entertainment | $3.10 billion | 0.25 | -$1.60 billion | ($17.32) | -0.44 |
Inspirato has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Six Flags Entertainment. Inspirato is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Six Flags Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Six Flags Entertainment beats Inspirato on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Inspirato
Inspirato Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a subscription-based luxury travel company. The company's portfolio includes luxury vacation homes, and accommodations at luxury hotels and resorts, as well as luxury safaris, cruises, custom-designed itineraries, and other experiences. It is involved in solving critical pain points for hospitality suppliers seeking to monetize their property with rental income. In addition, the company offers Inspirato Pass for member to book pass trips; Inspirato Club for members to book trips up to one year in advance Inspirato for Good, a platform designed to help nonprofit organizations accelerate funding results; Inspirato for Business, a business-to-business channel through which subscription and travel products are sold directly to businesses seeking to leverage luxury accommodations to recruit, retain, and reward their employees. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
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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