PRKS vs. IGT, FUN, SIX, MSGS, RSI, SGHC, MSGE, GDEN, MTN, and TNL
Should you be buying United Parks & Resorts stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Parks & Resorts include International Game Technology (IGT), Cedar Fair (FUN), Six Flags Entertainment (SIX), Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), Super Group (SGHC), Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE), Golden Entertainment (GDEN), Vail Resorts (MTN), and Travel + Leisure (TNL). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) and United Parks & Resorts (NYSE:PRKS) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
International Game Technology received 511 more outperform votes than United Parks & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.07% of users gave International Game Technology an outperform vote while only 37.50% of users gave United Parks & Resorts an outperform vote.
United Parks & Resorts has lower revenue, but higher earnings than International Game Technology. United Parks & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Game Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
United Parks & Resorts has a net margin of 13.84% compared to United Parks & Resorts' net margin of 4.98%. United Parks & Resorts' return on equity of 20.84% beat International Game Technology's return on equity.
44.3% of International Game Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of International Game Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of United Parks & Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
International Game Technology has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Parks & Resorts has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.
International Game Technology currently has a consensus price target of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 36.69%. United Parks & Resorts has a consensus price target of $59.80, indicating a potential upside of 14.74%. Given United Parks & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe International Game Technology is more favorable than United Parks & Resorts.
In the previous week, International Game Technology had 17 more articles in the media than United Parks & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for International Game Technology and 8 mentions for United Parks & Resorts. International Game Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat United Parks & Resorts' score of 0.32 indicating that United Parks & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
International Game Technology beats United Parks & Resorts on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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