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The price of United Parks & Resorts Inc (NYSE: PRKS) closed at $42.86 in the last session, down -10.73% from day before closing price of $48.01. In other words, the price has decreased by -$10.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.32 million shares were traded. PRKS stock price reached its highest trading level at $46.06 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.61.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PRKS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.35 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.18. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.54 and its Current Ratio is at 0.65.
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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 14 ’25 when Forrester James W Jr bought 1,100 shares for $46.79 per share.
Surrett Byron sold 7,008 shares of PRKS for $342,691 on Mar 10 ’25. The insider now owns 11,050 shares after completing the transaction at $48.90 per share. On Mar 07 ’25, another insider, Surrett Byron, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 7,008 shares for $48.90 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 2358542848 and an Enterprise Value of 4610829312. As of this moment, United’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.08, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.75. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.37. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.672 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.139.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PRKS is 1.51, which has changed by -0.24409169 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.036926866 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 $44.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.94%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.49%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PRKS traded on average about 923.42K shares per day over the past 3-months and 875340 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 55.03M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 53.93M. Insiders hold about 1.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 127.28% stake in the company. Shares short for PRKS as of 1741910400 were 5424409 with a Short Ratio of 5.87, compared to 1739491200 on 4860312. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5424409 and a Short% of Float of 19.91.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
