Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN) and Pop Culture Group (NASDAQ:CPOP) Critical Comparison

Pop Culture Group (NASDAQ:CPOP) and Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Pop Culture Group and Cedar Fair, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pop Culture Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cedar Fair	1	1	12	0	2.79

Cedar Fair has a consensus target price of $56.21, suggesting a potential upside of 23.90%. Given Cedar Fair’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cedar Fair is more favorable than Pop Culture Group.

Profitability

This table compares Pop Culture Group and Cedar Fair’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pop Culture Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cedar Fair	0.99%	113.05%	2.41%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Pop Culture Group and Cedar Fair”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pop Culture Group	$47.38 million	0.09	-$12.41 million	N/A	N/A
Cedar Fair	$1.80 billion	2.53	$124.56 million	($0.64)	-70.89

Cedar Fair has higher revenue and earnings than Pop Culture Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.7% of Cedar Fair shares are held by institutional investors. 24.9% of Pop Culture Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Cedar Fair shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Pop Culture Group has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cedar Fair has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cedar Fair beats Pop Culture Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pop Culture Group

Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd hosts entertainment events to corporate clients in China. The company hosts concerts and hip-hop related events, including stage plays, dance competitions, cultural and musical festivals, and promotional parties, as well as creates hip-hop related online programs; and provides event planning and execution services comprising communication, planning, design, production, reception, execution, and analysis services to advertising and media service providers, industry associations, and companies in a range of industries, such as consumer goods, real estate, tourism, entertainment, technology, e-commerce, education, and sports. It also offers marketing services, including brand promotion, such as trademark and logo design, visual identity system design, brand positioning and personality design, and digital solutions; and other services, including digital collection sales, music recording services, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) software services, and advertisement distribution services to corporate clients. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Xiamen, China. Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd is a subsidiary of Joya Enterprises Limited.

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.