Updating Cedar Fair L.P., C.R. Bard Inc., and The Boeing Co.

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CEDAR FAIR L.P. $52 (New York symbol FUN; Income Portfolio, Consumer sector; Units outstanding: 55.8 million; Market cap: $2.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Dividend yield: 5.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cedarfair.com) lost $1.51 a share in the first quarter of 2014, compared to a loss of $1.95 a year earlier. Cedar Fair typically loses money in the first quarter, as most of its 11 amusement parks and four water parks close during the winter. Revenue fell 3.2%, to $40.5 million from $41.8 million, as Easter and spring break fell in the second quarter of 2014. However, revenue rose at its Knott’s Berry Farm year-round park in southern California. Cedar Fair is a hold. C.R. BARD INC. $147 (New York symbol BCR; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 76.3 million; Market cap: $11.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.8; Dividend yield: 0.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.crbard.com) earned $152.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2014, up 12.8% from $135.3 million a year earlier…