Alpine Acquisition (NASDAQ:REVE – Get Rating) and Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN – Get Rating) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.
Risk and Volatility
Alpine Acquisition has a beta of -0.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cedar Fair has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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This table compares Alpine Acquisition and Cedar Fair's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Alpine Acquisition | N/A | N/A | $6.09 million | N/A | N/A |
| Cedar Fair | $1.34 billion | 1.83 | -$48.52 million | $4.71 | 9.54 |
Alpine Acquisition has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cedar Fair.
Profitability
This table compares Alpine Acquisition and Cedar Fair's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Alpine Acquisition | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Cedar Fair | 14.88% | -23.14% | 6.54% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
71.8% of Alpine Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Cedar Fair shares are held by institutional investors. 19.4% of Alpine Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Cedar Fair shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Alpine Acquisition and Cedar Fair, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Alpine Acquisition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Cedar Fair | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
Cedar Fair has a consensus target price of $52.13, indicating a potential upside of 15.96%. Given Cedar Fair's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cedar Fair is more favorable than Alpine Acquisition.
Summary
Cedar Fair beats Alpine Acquisition on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Alpine Acquisition
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Alpine Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. It intends to enter into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar business combination with one or more target businesses. It intends to focus its search on drive-to destination hotels, digital entertainment and gaming, and lodging technology businesses. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Fountain Hills, Arizona.
About Cedar Fair
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Cedar Fair LP engages in the operation of amusement parks, outdoor and indoor water parks, and hotels. Its amusement parks include Cedar Point, Kings Island, Canada's Wonderland, Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom, Valleyfair, Kings Dominion, Worlds of Fun, Knott's Berry Farm, and California's Great America. The company was founded on May 13, 1983 and is headquartered in Sandusky, OH.
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