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In the latest session, United Parks & Resorts Inc (NYSE: PRKS) closed at $51.98 down -1.72% from its previous closing price of $52.89. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.21 million shares were traded. PRKS stock price reached its highest trading level at $53.29 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $50.845.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of United Parks & Resorts Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 37.21 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.77. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.52 and its Current Ratio is at 0.64.
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 the company, Goldman on August 08, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $53 from $63 previously.
On April 04, 2024, Guggenheim started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $73.
On March 26, 2024, Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Underperform rating and target price of $47.Mizuho initiated its Underperform rating on March 26, 2024, with a $47 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 13 ’24 when Finazzo Christopher L. sold 13,000 shares for $55.62 per share. The transaction valued at 723,060 led to the insider holds 132,439 shares of the business.
Forrester James W Jr bought 875 shares of PRKS for $48,678 on Dec 13 ’24. On Dec 13 ’24, another insider, Christopher Finazzo, who serves as the Chief Commercial Officer of the company, bought 13,000 shares for $56.63 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 2859081984 and an Enterprise Value of 5152739328. As of this moment, United’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.05, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.979 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.656.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PRKS has reached a high of $60.83, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $44.72. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.84%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.95%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, PRKS has traded an average of 769.41K shares per day and 946090 over the past ten days. A total of 55.76M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 53.90M. Insiders hold about 2.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 129.39% stake in the company. Shares short for PRKS as of 1735603200 were 5820577 with a Short Ratio of 7.56, compared to 1732838400 on 6377988. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5820577 and a Short% of Float of 21.39.
