Six Flags, Shift4 and Even OraSure Shares Rise After Earnings; PPL Is Due Tomorrow

May 7, 2026

— Jeff Ward, Lehigh Valley News Briefs

Shares of Six Flags, Shift and even OraSure gained Thursday after reporting earnings.

Those gains came as the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped less than 1% to 49,597.

Six Flags, owner of Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom, lost $269 million in the first quarter, which is no surprise because most parks are closed. Revenue rose 12% to $226 million compared to the year-ago quarter, and Chief Executive John Reilly, who took over in December, continued to make management changes at the Charlotte, North Carolina-based company.

The shares (NYSE:FUN) rose $3.07 to $22.76.

Shift4 shares (NYSE:FOUR) jumped $3.97 to $46.85. The payment-processing company is expanding geographically and in its business lines.

Upper Saucon Township-based Shift4’s main business is still processing credit-card payments at hotels, restaurants, arenas and other businesses, reported first-quarter gross revenue of $1.12 billion, up 32% from the first quarter of 2025.

Shift4’s adjusted net income per share was 97 cents. Adjusted income excludes some items that the company considers one-time or unusual.

Shift4 and Six Flags reported results early Thursday.

OraSure (NASDAQ:OSUR) reported results Wednesday after the end of regular trading. The Bethlehem-based maker of diagnostic kits and specimen-collection devices reported an adjusted loss of 24 cents per share and another decline in revenue.

Still, the shares rose 13 cents to $3.13 today, although OraSure’s stock has been bouncing around the $3 mark, sometimes dipping below it, for months. The company has been promising potential new products and a move into more home tests for sexually transmitted diseases for some time.

Tomorrow is PPL’s turn to report. The Allentown-based utility has drawn interest because of the potential to sell electricity to data centers, which consume lots of energy and and in some areas, are not wanted.

PPL will report first-quarter results early Friday.

Disclosure: I own shares in PPL and Six Flags.