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United Parks & Resorts Inc (NYSE: PRKS) closed the day trading at $47.33 down -2.97% from the previous closing price of $48.78. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.97 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.82 million shares were traded. PRKS stock price reached its highest trading level at $48.67 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $46.725.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of PRKS, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 34.39 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.03. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.47 and its Current Ratio is at 0.59.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Barclays on March 14, 2025, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $50.
On August 08, 2024, Goldman Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $63 to $53.
On April 04, 2024, Guggenheim started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $73.Guggenheim initiated its Buy rating on April 04, 2024, with a $73 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 10 ’25 when Finazzo Christopher L. sold 9,598 shares for $43.18 per share. The transaction valued at 414,442 led to the insider holds 119,776 shares of the business.
Surrett Byron sold 965 shares of PRKS for $41,090 on Jun 10 ’25. The insider now owns 19,356 shares after completing the transaction at $42.58 per share. On Jun 10 ’25, another insider, Surrett Byron, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 965 shares for $42.58 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PRKS now has a Market Capitalization of 2601938432 and an Enterprise Value of 4885872640. As of this moment, United’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.63, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.849 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.6.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PRKS is 1.48, which has changed by 0.00488317 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18569505 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PRKS has reached a high of $60.83, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.68. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.86%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, PRKS traded about 749.27K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PRKS traded about 693340 shares per day. A total of 54.97M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 53.81M. Insiders hold about 2.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 124.92% stake in the company. Shares short for PRKS as of 1752537600 were 5883839 with a Short Ratio of 7.85, compared to 1749772800 on 6260522. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5883839 and a Short% of Float of 21.490000000000002.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of United Parks & Resorts Inc (PRKS) is the result of assessments by 4.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.36, with high estimates of $2.53 and low estimates of $2.09.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.23 and $4.0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.78. EPS for the following year is $4.95, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $5.31 and $4.23.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $498.91M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $511.81M to a low estimate of $485.5M. As of the current estimate, United Parks & Resorts Inc’s year-ago sales were $497.59MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $545.73M. There is a high estimate of $557M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $526.2M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PRKS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.76B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.69B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.73B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.73BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.77B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.82B and the low estimate is $1.73B.
