Updating CEDAR FAIR L.P., SNAP-ON INC. , NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. and ALLIANT ENERGY CORP.

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CEDAR FAIR L.P. $49 (www.cedarfair.com) reported that its revenue rose 7.0% in the third quarter of 2013, to a record $592.1 million from $553.4 million a year earlier. Earnings per unit jumped 35.3%, to $3.41 from $2.52. These gains are due to a 7% rise in spending per visitor at Cedar Fair’s amusement parks. Overall attendance was flat. Cedar Fair also increased its quarterly distribution by 12.0%, to $0.70 a unit from $0.625. The new annual rate of $2.80 yields 5.7%. Hold. SNAP-ON INC. $106 (www.snapon.com) has raised its quarterly dividend by 15.8%, to $0.44 a share from $0.38. The new annual rate of $1.76 yields 1.7%. The stock trades at 18.0 times Snap-On’s likely 2013 earnings. That’s a high p/e ratio for a cyclical maker of tools for auto mechanics. Hold. NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. $30 (www.newellrubbermaid.com) recently sold its hardware businesses, which make a variety of hooks, hinges, doorknobs and paint brushes. If you exclude a gain on this sale, Newell…