Red Flagging Six Flags

In case you missed it, shares of Six Flags (PKS) have been on quite the run ever since the company put itself up for sale in August, rising from $5 to the current price tag of $7.22 each. There was no doubt that a sale would have been a welcomed event for investors. After all, the company hasn't made money in years and has over $1 billion in debt (in fact, their debt load is more than 150% of the current market cap).

There is only one problem though. We learned this week that the company is no longer pursuing a sale. The reason? Nobody wants any part of Six Flags. That's right, after four months of shopping the company, they didn't get a single offer.

Don't worry, though. Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder is now Chairman of the Board and the company has a new CEO, Mark Shapiro. Recently CEO of Snyder's investment firm, Shapiro, 35, was also formerly an executive at ESPN. What does he know about running a theme park company? I'd presume not much, which can't be a good sign for investors in PKS.