SeaWorld (SEAS) Slammed on Weak Q2, Outlook

SeaWorld Entertainment (SEAS) Defended at KeyBanc

KeyBanc maintained a Buy rating on SeaWorld Entertainment (NYSE: SEAS) with a modified price target of $26.00 (from $40.00). Analyst Scott W. Hamann said recent difficulties were transitory in nature.

"Following disappointing 2Q14 results, we believe that the recent weakness, which was primarily isolated to specific issues at SeaWorld San Diego and Orlando, remains more transitory in nature. Strength across the rest of the portfolio and at... More

Macquarie Downgrades SeaWorld Entertainment (SEAS) to Neutral

Macquarie downgraded SeaWorld Entertainment (NYSE: SEAS) from Outperform to Neutral.

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Shares of SeaWorld Entertainment closed at $18.90 yesterday.

Wells Fargo Downgrades SeaWorld Entertainment (SEAS) to Market Perform

Wells Fargo downgraded SeaWorld Entertainment (NYSE: SEAS) from Outperform to Market Perform with a price target of $20-$22 (from $40-$42). The change follows weak Q2 results and fallout from animal rights activists in California.

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BofA/Merrill Lynch Downgrades SeaWorld Entertainment (SEAS) to Neutral

BofA/Merrill Lynch downgraded SeaWorld Entertainment (NYSE: SEAS) from Buy to Neutral with a price target of $20.00 (from $43.00) following Q2 results which the firm described as "abnormally light."

Analyst Bryan Goldberg said the normalization of business trends and valuation multiples now appears meaningfully... More

Goldman Sachs Comments on SeaWorld (SEAS) Following Q2 Results

Goldman Sachs maintained a Neutral rating on SeaWorld Entertainment (NYSE: SEAS). Comments follow Q2 results and guidance. Analyst Afua Ahwoi said demand pressures could be structural.

"The company said 2Q attendance was adversely impacted by demand pressures related to media attention surrounding... More

SeaWorld (SEAS) Admits Impact from Animal Activism For First Time, FBR Capital Notes

FBR Capital analyst Barton Crockett weighed in on SeaWorld Entertainment (NYSE: SEAS) which is down 29% following weak Q2 results and outlook. The analyst noted that the results featured the company's first acknowledgement of attendance pressures tied to animal activism.

Crockett notes total revenue of $405.2 million, was down 1.5% year-over-year, and missed their $442.5 million estimate for up 7.6% and FactSet consensus of $447.9 million. The attendance increase of... More

Seaworld Entertainment (SEAS) Misses Q2 EPS by 16c, Offers Guidance, Announces $250M Buyback

Seaworld Entertainment (NYSE: SEAS) reported Q2 EPS of $0.43, $0.16 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.59. Revenue for the quarter came in at $405.2 million versus the consensus estimate of $445.29 million.

Guidance: For the full year of 2014, the Company now expects full year 2014 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA to be down in the range... More

SeaWorld (SEAS): Build Posiitons Ahead of Q2 Print, Says Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo maintained an Outperform rating on SeaWorld Entertainment (NYSE: SEAS) with a price target of $40-$42. Analyst Timothy Conder thinks the stock is discounting worries, including minimal or no Q2 2014 attendance growth and lower annual 2014
guidance, and he recommends building... More