SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. SEAS stock rose 1.7% in premarket trades after the company beat analyst estimates for fourth-quarter profit and revenue. SeaWorld said its fourth-quarter profit fell to $49.01 million, or 76 cents a share, from $71.34 million, or 92 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter. The company’s latest quarter beat the Wall Street estimate of 71 cents a share, according to analyst estimates compiled by FactSet. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 5% to $390.52 million from $370.82 million, and ahead of the analyst forecast of $388.1 million.
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