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Cedar Fair, L.P. (NYSE:FUN)

CAPS Rating: 2 out of 5

The Company is a regional amusement park operator, which owns amusement parks, outdoor water parks, indoor water parks and hotels.

Current Price $27.13 Mkt Cap $1.50B
Open $0.00 P/E Ratio 0.00
Prev. Close $27.04 Div. (Yield) 2.80 (8.30%)
Daily Range $26.97 - $27.30 Volume 392,953
52-Wk Range $16.44 - $27.30 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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342 Outperform
79 Underperform
 

All-Star Players

94 Outperform
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Wall Street

5 Outperform
1 Underperform
 

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greedwhenfearful (28.23)
Submitted December 16, 2011

Not only is the geographic diversity here amazing, Cedar Fair has also been paying a dividend since 1988 that typically ranged from 6-13% depending on the earnings power that year. It was cut in 2010 but is now back with a massive 13% yield.… More

aquabat63 (26.82)
Submitted January 31, 2009

Cedar Fair has made some really lousy business decisions in the past five years or so. Their investment is geauga lake was an absolutle debacle and their love affair with huge coasters is catching up with them. We all love big steel coasters, but… More

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Member Avatar greedwhenfearful (28.23) Submitted: 12/16/2011 2:17:02 PM : Outperform Start Price: $21.79 FUN Score: +13.04

Not only is the geographic diversity here amazing, Cedar Fair has also been paying a dividend since 1988 that typically ranged from 6-13% depending on the earnings power that year. It was cut in 2010 but is now back with a massive 13% yield. Management expects to keep the dividend around 9%. Over a 30 year period, I’m betting FUN will increase 5 fold. If you want to see an investment absolutely kill the market and grow massive wealth, take a 6-13% yielder and reinvest those dividends for 30 years in a tax deferred account like a Roth IRA or ESA. That’s what I’m doing with Cedar Fair. Ever just make the minimum payment on a credit card and wonder why the balance always stays the same? Be on the other side of that card. I get the benefits of credit card like interest rates with the fun of learning and following the amusement park business.

Amusement parks have two huge “moats.” The first being their land and when they purchased it. Amusement parks typically start out on inexpensive, unwanted farm land. If the park succeeds, the land around it becomes very valuable. When Walt Disney just announced the development of Disney World in Florida, real-estate values practically tripled over night. The second is they are extremely immune to becoming obsolete from technological competition. It’s going to take Matrix-like, jack-the-brain in virtual reality technology to get the amusement park experience at home and make them obsolete. Kinnect Disneyland Adventures is incredible, but it’s still not preventing me from going to Disneyland next year. If anything, it’s making me want to go there more. Like an incredibly immersive commercial.

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Member Avatar TMFDeej (99.21) Submitted: 12/5/2011 5:00:24 PM : Outperform Start Price: $18.27 FUN Score: +30.15

Hat tip to Jim Royal for finding this amusement park MLP (strange huh?) that expects to significantly increase its dividend over the next several years. I love finding companies that have hidden huge dividends. Uncle Warren used to like this type of situation as well as the increase usually leads to a substantial gain in the stock when it becomes evident.

Deej

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Member Avatar jdavis4982 (43.66) Submitted: 11/21/2011 7:46:18 PM : Outperform Start Price: $21.53 FUN Score: +12.64

Great business model and the board will increase dividend. This is a one year play to get dividend.

Leaderboard

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Score Leader

39272

39272 (69.57) Score: +311.83

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Top
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Member Name Member
Rating
Start
Date
Call Time
Frame
Start
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Stock
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Index
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Score Commentary
39272 69.57 11/10/2009 Outperform 5Y $6.23 +335.66% +23.83% +311.83 0 Comment
reeshau 53.36 11/18/2009 Outperform 5Y $6.52 +315.91% +21.86% +294.05 1 Comment
tcss007 96.55 11/18/2009 Outperform 5Y $6.72 +303.98% +21.66% +282.32 0 Comment
HighAssYield 99.36 11/20/2009 Outperform 5Y $6.73 +302.86% +23.90% +278.96 0 Comment
kristophoros 62.83 11/5/2009 Outperform NS $6.68 +306.26% +27.57% +278.69 0 Comment
yourfavoritepers 80.11 3/5/2009 Outperform NS $5.71 +374.79% +96.61% +278.18 0 Comment
This player feels very strongly about this pick and has marked it a Top Pick. Top Picks do not affect a player’s score. TMFConan 98.15 11/4/2009 Outperform 5Y $6.72 +303.98% +28.29% +275.69 1 Comment
cattfish < 20 3/2/2009 Outperform NS $6.63 +309.38% +89.96% +219.42 0 Comment
PayshnzGrasHpr 73.06 12/15/2009 12/11/2010 Outperform 3Y $8.42 +222.37% +21.44% +200.93 0 Comment
phalkor 59.61 2/27/2009 Outperform 3Y $7.01 +286.84% +86.09% +200.75 1 Comment

Wall Street

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Player Name Player
Rating
Start
Date
Call Time
Frame
Start
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Stock
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S&P
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Score End Date Commentary
TrackHilliard 96.54 10/4/2011 Outperform NS $16.78 +61.70% +22.80% +38.90 0 Comment
trackmerriman 70.87 11/11/2010 Outperform NS $14.30 +89.78% +11.82% +77.96 0 Comment
TrackLongbow 98.19 5/17/2010 Outperform NS $13.06 +107.81% +19.13% +88.67 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.02 5/17/2010 Outperform 3W $12.63 +114.76% +18.79% +95.97 0 Comment
TrackArgus 90.13 2/19/2009 Underperform NS $8.04 +237.43% +72.54% -164.88 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.02 1/26/2009 Underperform 3W $9.40 +43.07% +36.17% -6.90 5/18/2010 @ $13.45 0 Comment
TrackArgus 90.13 11/18/2008 Outperform NS $14.73 -37.82% -6.07% -31.75 2/19/2009 @ $9.16 0 Comment
TrackWellsFargo 92.44 11/14/2007 Outperform NS $17.98 +50.93% -4.96% +55.89 0 Comment
TrackKeyBanc 98.86 7/2/2007 Outperform NS $22.89 -52.64% -31.44% -21.20 8/28/2009 @ $10.84 0 Comment
TrackHilliard 96.54 8/14/2006 Outperform NS $18.49 +6.33% +4.61% +1.72 2/16/2011 @ $19.66 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.02 3/30/2006 Outperform 3W $24.71 -57.47% -35.55% -21.92 1/26/2009 @ $10.51 0 Comment

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