United Parks & Resorts Inc (NYSE: PRKS) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 11.36x compared to its average ratio. PRKS has 36-month beta value of 1.45. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for PRKS is 53.87M, and currently, short sellers hold a 10.94% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PRKS on June 19, 2025 was 804.01K shares.
PRKS) stock’s latest price update
United Parks & Resorts Inc (NYSE: PRKS) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.65 compared to its previous closing price of 41.88. However, the company has seen a gain of 0.28% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-13 that Active-duty military and Veterans plus their guests are invited to visit the parks for FREE ORLANDO, Fla., June 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In advance of Independence Day, Busch Gardens parks in Tampa Bay and Williamsburg as well as Adventure Island and Water Country USA are proudly honoring the bravery and sacrifice of all U.S. military active-duty and veterans and their families to enjoy a day at the parks for FREE.
PRKS’s Market Performance
PRKS’s stock has risen by 0.28% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -13.81% and a quarterly drop of -13.07%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.31% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.35% for United Parks & Resorts Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.87% for PRKS’s stock, with a -15.94% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PRKS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PRKS stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for PRKS by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for PRKS in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $50 based on the research report published on March 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PRKS reach a price target of $53, previously predicting the price at $63. The rating they have provided for PRKS stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on August 08th, 2024.
Guggenheim gave a rating of “Buy” to PRKS, setting the target price at $73 in the report published on April 04th of the previous year.
PRKS Trading at -4.52% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PRKS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -30.02% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PRKS starting from Finazzo Christopher L., who sale 9,598 shares at the price of $43.18 back on Jun 10 ’25. After this action, Finazzo Christopher L. now owns 119,776 shares of United Parks & Resorts Inc, valued at $414,442 using the latest closing price.
Surrett Byron, the of United Parks & Resorts Inc, sale 965 shares at $42.58 during a trade that took place back on Jun 10 ’25, which means that Surrett Byron is holding 19,356 shares at $41,090 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PRKS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.27 for the present operating margin
- 0.79 for the gross margin
The net margin for United Parks & Resorts Inc stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.21.
Based on United Parks & Resorts Inc (PRKS), the company’s capital structure generated 1.25 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at -4.93. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.81.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 622.73 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.68. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.7. The receivables turnover for the company is 21.3for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.67. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.59.
Conclusion
To put it simply, United Parks & Resorts Inc (PRKS) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
