HWH International (NASDAQ:HWH – 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 businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares HWH International and Six Flags Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| HWH International | -100.09% | -34.72% | -15.47% |
| Six Flags Entertainment | -56.44% | 9.64% | 1.70% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
25.7% of HWH International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of Six Flags Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 78.4% of HWH International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Six Flags Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| HWH International | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Six Flags Entertainment | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2.40 |
Six Flags Entertainment has a consensus price target of $26.86, indicating a potential upside of 52.88%. Given Six Flags Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Six Flags Entertainment is more favorable than HWH International.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares HWH International and Six Flags Entertainment”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| HWH International | $1.25 million | 9.57 | -$2.59 million | ($0.12) | -13.33 |
| Six Flags Entertainment | $2.71 billion | 0.66 | -$231.16 million | ($17.72) | -0.99 |
HWH International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Six Flags Entertainment. HWH International 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.
Risk and Volatility
HWH International has a beta of -0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 138% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Six Flags Entertainment has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Six Flags Entertainment beats HWH International on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About HWH International
HWH International Inc. operates a marketplace to provide products and services for health, wealth, and happiness. The company operates through HWH Marketplace, Hapi Cafés, Hapi Travel, and Hapi Wealth Builder segments. The HWH Marketplace segment provides products manufactured by its affiliate companies at a discounted price to its members. The Hapi Cafés segment operates Hapi Cafe branded outlets in Asia, including Singapore, Republic of China (Taiwan), Hong Kong, the People's Republic of China, and South Korea. The Hapi Travel segment offers vacation packages, hotels, cruises, and other travel products for HWH members. The Hapi Wealth Builder segment focuses on exploring the options of providing services to its members through financial educational materials. The company is based in Bethesda, Maryland. HWH International Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Alset International Limited.
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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