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Yields Of 4-15% On 3 Stocks Poised To Benefit From An Economic Recovery
Mike the PhD • Wed, May 22 • 4 Comments
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's Management Presents JPMorgan TMT Conference Call - Transcript
Tue, May 14
Six Flags Announces Two-For-One Stock Split and Quarterly Cash Dividend

PR Newswire (May 8, 2013)
Ortega® Named Official Partner of Six Flags and Presenting Sponsor of Cinco de Mayo

PR Newswire (Apr 25, 2013)
Six Flags Entertainment CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Apr 23
Man Of Steel Movie Could Make Time Warner DC Comics Unit Pay Off
Chris Katje • Mon, Apr 22
2013 Season Off to a Record Start at Six Flags with 32 Percent Revenue Growth

PR Newswire (Apr 22, 2013)
IPO Preview: SeaWorld Entertainment
IPOdesktop • Fri, Apr 19 • 5 Comments
Six Flags to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

PR Newswire (Apr 18, 2013)
SeaWorld Entertainment IPO: Risks To Consider Before Diving In
Dan Scott • Wed, Apr 17 • 5 Comments
Cramer's Mad Money - What Does The Street Want From Banks? (4/16/13)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Wed, Apr 17
The Top 3 Drivers Of Six Flags' Inflated Price
Changjie Wu • Mon, Apr 15 • 5 Comments
Cramer's Mad Money - Which Company Should Buy Netflix? (4/3/13)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Thu, Apr 4 • 4 Comments
A Fundamental View Of Six Flags' Stock Price
Changjie Wu • Tue, Apr 2 • 11 Comments
Six Flags Sets Date to Announce First Quarter 2013 Earnings

PR Newswire (Apr 2, 2013)
2 Ways To Play An Improving U.S. Consumer
Simon Moore • Mon, Apr 1
Best Dogs Chase 8.3% To 45% Gains: March M/Y Consumer Cyclical Sector
Fredrik Arnold • Wed, Mar 27
Dissecting Hayman Capital's Q4 2012 Holdings
Profit Fan • Fri, Mar 8
Six Flags' CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 20
Another Record Year for Six Flags in 2012

PR Newswire (Feb 20, 2013)

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The Top 3 Drivers Of Six Flags' Inflated Price
Changjie Wu • Mon, Apr 15 • 5 Comments
A Fundamental View Of Six Flags' Stock Price
Changjie Wu • Tue, Apr 2 • 11 Comments
Six Flags Entertainment: An Attractive 6% Yield For Your Wallet
Kapitall • Wed, Nov 14, 2012
Six Flags: Too Risky To Be Attractive And Too Expensive At Current Market Price
Tiago Romão • Tue, Jun 12, 2012 • 2 Comments
Six Flags Looks Attractive With Double the Dividend
Robert Weinstein • Wed, Aug 10, 2011
Six Flags: Fun Ride Ahead
Zone Buster • Tue, Apr 5, 2011
Avenue Capital Discloses Previously Confidential Six Flags Information
Tyler Durden • Tue, Jun 16, 2009
Six Flags Mercifully Reaches Its Inevitable End
Todd Sullivan • Mon, Jun 15, 2009 • 3 Comments
Fidelity 1, Six Flags Public Relations Department 0
Tyler Durden • Sat, Jun 13, 2009 • 4 Comments
Six Flags: The White Flag Is Next
Todd Sullivan • Fri, Mar 13, 2009 • 8 Comments
Can Six Flags Get Off the Debt Rollercoaster?
SA Editor Judy Weil • Wed, Nov 12, 2008
Six Flags: Riding High, But for How Long?
George Gutowski • Mon, Nov 10, 2008
Can Six Flags Survive this Roller Coaster Ride?
Rishin Banker • Mon, Aug 25, 2008 • 3 Comments
Shapiro Spins Like Crazy for Six Flags
Todd Sullivan • Wed, Aug 6, 2008 • 6 Comments
Six Flags Is No Bargain Even at a Buck
Tyler Mayoras • Sun, Jul 6, 2008 • 23 Comments
Will This Summer Be Six Flags' Last Ride?
Todd Sullivan • Sun, Jun 29, 2008 • 5 Comments
Six Flags: More Excuses, Potholes Ahead
Todd Sullivan • Tue, Mar 11, 2008 • 4 Comments
Six Flags: Next Stop Is Bankruptcy
Scott Rothbort • Sun, Nov 11, 2007 • 2 Comments
Six Flags Shares Are Riding Downhill With No Chance Of A Rebound
Todd Sullivan • Thu, Oct 18, 2007
Six Flags: A Ripoff
Todd Sullivan • Tue, Oct 2, 2007 • 37 Comments

Yields Of 4-15% On 3 Stocks Poised To Benefit From An Economic Recovery
Mike the PhD • Wed, May 22 • 4 Comments
Man Of Steel Movie Could Make Time Warner DC Comics Unit Pay Off
Chris Katje • Mon, Apr 22
IPO Preview: SeaWorld Entertainment
IPOdesktop • Fri, Apr 19 • 5 Comments
SeaWorld Entertainment IPO: Risks To Consider Before Diving In
Dan Scott • Wed, Apr 17 • 5 Comments
Cramer's Mad Money - What Does The Street Want From Banks? (4/16/13)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Wed, Apr 17
Cramer's Mad Money - Which Company Should Buy Netflix? (4/3/13)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Thu, Apr 4 • 4 Comments
2 Ways To Play An Improving U.S. Consumer
Simon Moore • Mon, Apr 1
Best Dogs Chase 8.3% To 45% Gains: March M/Y Consumer Cyclical Sector
Fredrik Arnold • Wed, Mar 27
Dissecting Hayman Capital's Q4 2012 Holdings
Profit Fan • Fri, Mar 8
10 High-Yielding Dividends In Unique Industries
Kevin Quon • Sat, Dec 22, 2012 • 10 Comments
Behavioral Analysis Picks Up A High-Profit, Low-Risk Score In Brunswick
Peter F. Way • Tue, Dec 4, 2012 • 1 Comment
Hedge Fund Legend Kyle Bass Loves These Stocks
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5 Stocks With Increasing Dividend Yields To Reconsider
Bill Maurer • Thu, Oct 25, 2012
Earnings Season Launches Under Cloud Of Low Expectations
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Parks, Restoration Projects Confound Disney
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Analysis On Top Dividend Stocks Of Hayman Capital
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Dividend Screen • Wed, Aug 29, 2012 • 1 Comment
Cedar Fair Approaches End Of Key Period
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Mid Caps With Over 3% Yield Going Ex-Dividend Next Week
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Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's Management Presents JPMorgan TMT Conference Call - Transcript
Tue, May 14
Six Flags Entertainment CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Apr 23
Six Flags' CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 20
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's CEO Presents at UBS Global Media and Communications Conference (Transcript)
Wed, Dec 5, 2012
Six Flags' CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Oct 24, 2012
Six Flags Entertainment's CEO Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Jul 24, 2012
Six Flags Entertainment CEO Presents at Goldman Sachs Lodging, Gaming, Restaurant and Leisure Conference (Transcript)
Tue, Jun 5, 2012
Six Flags Entertainment's CEO Presents at Barclays Capital Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference (Transcript)
Mon, Jun 4, 2012
Six Flags Entertainment's CEO Presents at 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference (Transcript)
Thu, May 17, 2012
Six Flags Entertainment's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Apr 25, 2012
Six Flags Entertainment's CEO Discusses at UBS Media and Communications Conference (Transcript)
Sun, Mar 11, 2012
Six Flags Entertainment's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 15, 2012
Six Flags Entertainment's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Conference Call
Thu, Oct 27, 2011
Six Flag's CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results- Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Jul 25, 2011
Six Flags Entertainment CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, May 3, 2011
Six Flags CEO Discusses Q4 2010 - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Feb 22, 2011
Six Flags Entertainment CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Nov 3, 2010
Six Flags CEO Discusses Q2 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Aug 16, 2010
Six Flags Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, May 8, 2009
Six Flags, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Mar 16, 2009

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at CNBC.com (May 10, 2013)
Six Flags Announces Two-For-One Stock Split and Quarterly Cash Dividend

PR Newswire (May 8, 2013)
Ortega® Named Official Partner of Six Flags and Presenting Sponsor of Cinco de Mayo

PR Newswire (Apr 25, 2013)
2013 Season Off to a Record Start at Six Flags with 32 Percent Revenue Growth

PR Newswire (Apr 22, 2013)
A Make-or-Break Week Ahead for the Stock Market

at CNBC.com (Apr 20, 2013)
Six Flags to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

PR Newswire (Apr 18, 2013)
SeaWorld Set to Price IPO Ahead of Debut

at Fox Business (Apr 18, 2013)
Cramer: This IPO Could Make a Big Splash

at CNBC.com (Apr 16, 2013)
Early Movers: CAG, TSLA, VZ & More

at CNBC.com (Apr 3, 2013)
Six Flags Sets Date to Announce First Quarter 2013 Earnings

PR Newswire (Apr 2, 2013)
Another Record Year for Six Flags in 2012

PR Newswire (Feb 20, 2013)
Six Flags Entertainment and KIDZ BOP Announce Partnership and Live Audition Tour for National Talent Search, KIDZ Star USA 2013

PR Newswire (Feb 11, 2013)
Six Flags Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

PR Newswire (Feb 7, 2013)
Six Flags Entertainment and Roadrunner Records Announce Groundbreaking Partnership and Release of First Ever Original Song for Coaster by Australian Band Airbourne

PR Newswire (Feb 7, 2013)
Six Flags Sets Date to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Earnings

PR Newswire (Jan 17, 2013)
$800 Million of Six Flags Notes Priced at 5.25%

PR Newswire (Dec 11, 2012)
Quarterly Dividend Raised 50 Percent to 90 Cents Per Share Following Tenth Consecutive Record Quarter at Six Flags

PR Newswire (Oct 24, 2012)
Outside the Box: Watch out for window dressing

at MarketWatch.com (Oct 24, 2012)
Value Plays on the Radar

at CNBC.com (Oct 9, 2012)
Six Flags to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

PR Newswire (Oct 8, 2012)

SIX vs. ETF Alternatives

Company Description

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Sector: Services

Industry: General Entertainment

Country: United States

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Tuesday, May 14, 10:59 AM Heard during Six Flags Entertainment's (SIX +1.2%) presentation at the JPMorgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference: 1) Rides are being swapped out between amusement parks to increase demand from the family market by refreshing attractions showing their age. 2) Extra cash will be returned to shareholders via a "balanced" approach between dividends and buybacks. 3) The company has been successful raising the average guest spending per visit and sees converting singe-day ticket buyers to season pass purchasers as a way to grow revenue. (webcast) Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, May 9, 6:56 AM Six Flags Entertainment (SIX) announces two-for-one split in the form of stock dividend. The stock will be received on June 26 to shareholders on record of June 12. The board declares $0.90/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 4.70%. For shareholders of record May 30. Payable June 10. Ex-div date May 28. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Monday, April 22, 8:38 AM Six Flags (SIX) beat estimates as the company benefited from a calendar shift which saw more schools schedule spring breaks in March than April a year ago. Sector watch: The company - along with sector peers Cedar Fair (FUN) and SeaWorld (SEAS) - continues to see the initiative of upselling guests early on seasonal passes pay off. 1 Comment [Consumer]
Monday, April 22, 8:16 AM Six Flags (SIX): Q1 EPS of -$1.23 beats by $0.43. Revenue of $88M (+32% Y/Y) beats by $19.8M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Monday, April 22, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Monday’s open: BEAV, BOH, CAT, CHKP, HAL, HAS, NVR, PHG, SIX Comment! [Earnings]
Sunday, April 21, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Monday’s open: BEAV, BOH, CAT, CHKP, HAL, HAS, NVR, PHG, SIX 1 Comment [Earnings]
Friday, April 19, 9:56 AM Six Flags (SIX +2.7%) trades higher after Credit Suisse initiates with an Outperform rating. "Upgraded parks, improved marketing, renewed focus on pricing, operating efficiencies, and a healthier balance sheet," are all positive factors cited in the report which also notes that SIX is "an undiscovered story." Price target: $87. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, April 8, 12:22 PM Blackstone's (BX +0.5%) planned IPO of SeaWorld has been quintupled to $500M from $100M. SeaWorld’s sales last year were around $1.43B - a larger amount than both Six Flags (SIX -0.9%) and Cedar Fair (FUN -0.6%) churned up. Comment! [Consumer]
Wednesday, April 3, 7:06 AM Goldman Sachs sets its sights on amusement park operator Six Flags (SIX), initiating coverage of the company as a Conviction List Buy and setting a $83.50 price target on shares. Comment! [Consumer]
Wednesday, February 20, 3:31 PM Not happy with the bids it got from a number of buyout firms, Blackstone (BX) sources let leak the company is leaning towards an IPO of theme-park operator SeaWorld Entertainment. Comment! [Financials]
Wednesday, February 20, 8:15 AM More on Six Flags' (SIX) Q4: Theme park admissions during the quarter were up 6.7% Y/Y while guest spending per capita rose 3% to $35.82. A strong response to the sale of passes for the 2013 season boosted revenue totals. (PR) Comment! [Consumer, Earnings]
Wednesday, February 20, 8:05 AM Six Flags (SIX): Q4 EPS of $2.59. Revenue of $144M (+5% Y/Y) beats by $8.04M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Thursday, January 17, 1:40 PM Six Flags (SIX +0.4%) is a potential bidder for SeaWorld, according to inside sources. The amusement park operator could be competing with Apollo Global Management as SeaWorld goes down a dual path of talking with potential buyers and drumming up interest for an IPO. Comment! [Consumer, M&A]
Friday, January 4, 8:32 AM After filing for an IPO last month, SeaWorld may explore a private sale before taking the public plunge. According to sources, preliminary talks with P-E firms are ongoing. Despite the flirtation, the IPO route may be more favorable with peers Six Flags (SIX) and Cedar Fair (FUN) soaring over the last year to push up amusement park sector valuations. Comment! [Consumer]
Wednesday, January 2, 11:08 AM The upcoming IPO of SeaWorld could raise the profile for Six Flags (SIX +1.2%) and Cedar Fair (FUN +2.1%) with valuation speculated to range as high as $3B. The prevailing line of thought from some analysts after taking in SeaWorld's S-1 is that Six Flags and Cedar Fair may pose more bang for the buck while also offering up better diversification with their properties. Comment! [Consumer]
Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 1:12 PM Oppenheimer thinks Six Flags (SIX +0.4%) could increase its leverage closer to the level of rivals to use the extra cash to buy back up to $500M of stock. Amusement park operators such as Six Flags have more flexibility than many companies to make balance sheet optimization moves with operations wound down for the winter period. Comment! [Consumer]

Quinton Hobdy
I was right about most of these. $UBNT $OCN $HTZ $LINTA $CSCO $TM $ECL $SBGI $VIPS $SIX $MPC I'm also looking at $VIPS $NBG $GREK
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Quinton Hobdy: $WMT not a good pick. $TSN is a stronger choice than $SWY
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Quinton Hobdy
List of stocks with good upside potential. $UBNT $OCN $HTZ $LINTA $CISCO $TM $ECL $SBGI $VIPS $SIX....Maybe $MPC
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$MCC $EPAX and $SIX are the best yielding ex-dividend stocks for Monday - http://stks.co/aLaS - I like $SON $DNB and $SLF
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Michael Bryant
Six Flags Entertainment ($SIX) gives a 5.5% dividend. Looks great long term buy. http://yhoo.it/KEyGST;c=
Feb 21, 12:38 AM
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Michael Bryant
Roadrunner Transport ($RRTS), Catamaran ($CTRX), Six Flags ($SIX), Portfolio Recovery ($PRAA), & Chuy's ($CHUY) rose Thursday on unusual vol
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Ryan Mallory
LiveCharts: End of Week Mania | $TSCO $MENT $SIX are covered and others too http://bit.ly/VmLSC2
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Michael Bryant
However, I do remember Six Flags ($SIX) going bankrupt about six years ago.
Jan 17, 3:40 PM
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1980XLS-2.0: $FUN was $13, 2-1/2 yrs ago.
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Michael Bryant: Thanks. Looking into that, too. But $FUN gives 4.3% vs. 5.8% for $SIX.
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Michael Bryant
Six Flags ($SIX) looks cheaper than Realty Income ($O), offers a better dividend, & has better graph. http://yhoo.it/10CnKxb
Jan 17, 3:38 PM
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smokeyRose: and they are re-doing their park in NJ into a Disney type of theme. use to go all the time to six flags!
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Michael Bryant
Other dividend stocks to watch is $HCI, $SLF, $SIX, $TAN, $NTE, & $FUN. http://on-msn.com/WnUguV
Jan 3, 2:05 PM
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Michael Bryant
Discovery Communications ($DISCK), Six Flags ($SIX), Travelers ($TRV), Ingredion ($INGR), & Gap ($GPS) rose Wednesday on unusual volume.
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Quinton Hobdy
I was right about most of these. $UBNT $OCN $HTZ $LINTA $CSCO $TM $ECL $SBGI $VIPS $SIX $MPC I'm also looking at $VIPS $NBG $GREK
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Quinton Hobdy: $WMT not a good pick. $TSN is a stronger choice than $SWY
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Quinton Hobdy: I retract the comment about wal-mart it is a good pick, but not for me.
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Michael Bryant
However, I do remember Six Flags ($SIX) going bankrupt about six years ago.
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1980XLS-2.0: $FUN was $13, 2-1/2 yrs ago.
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Michael Bryant: Thanks. Looking into that, too. But $FUN gives 4.3% vs. 5.8% for $SIX.
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Michael Bryant
Six Flags ($SIX) looks cheaper than Realty Income ($O), offers a better dividend, & has better graph. http://yhoo.it/10CnKxb
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smokeyRose: and they are re-doing their park in NJ into a Disney type of theme. use to go all the time to six flags!
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Michael Bryant
Six Flags Entertainment (SIX) has really, really impressed me. But I wonder if this is another Sears (SHLD). http://yhoo.it/KEyGST;c=
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Maria Auziliadora: Checked FUN and that looks pretty good!!!
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seals: Sears? SIX is growing top line, raising price (under priced to FUN, but in better ) paying a big yld and buying back shares. Going to 100.
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talbano
AGo, SIX and FLR report next week - they habe all raised dividends which usually inidicates they will beat earnings & had/having a good QTR
2/10/12
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Ocean Man: Especially true for SIX as they raised their dividend 1000%!
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