B. Riley Equities Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for PRKS

United Parks & Resorts Inc. (NYSE:PRKS - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for United Parks & Resorts in a report released on Thursday, November 7th. B. Riley analyst E. Wold now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.49 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.50. B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $71.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for United Parks & Resorts' current full-year earnings is $4.14 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for United Parks & Resorts' FY2025 earnings at $4.86 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on PRKS. Macquarie reduced their price target on shares of United Parks & Resorts from $75.00 to $70.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on United Parks & Resorts from $57.00 to $56.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut United Parks & Resorts from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $63.00 to $53.00 in a report on Thursday, August 8th. Mizuho reiterated an "underperform" rating and set a $43.00 price objective (down from $45.00) on shares of United Parks & Resorts in a research note on Friday. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on United Parks & Resorts from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $62.90.

United Parks & Resorts Price Performance

NYSE:PRKS traded up $0.32 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $57.09. The stock had a trading volume of 207,343 shares, compared to its average volume of 892,364. United Parks & Resorts has a 12 month low of $44.72 and a 12 month high of $60.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.31 billion, a PE ratio of 14.23 and a beta of 2.00. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $51.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $51.72.

United Parks & Resorts (NYSE:PRKS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $2.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.23 by ($0.15). United Parks & Resorts had a negative return on equity of 88.99% and a net margin of 13.85%. The company had revenue of $545.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $550.47 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.92 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider George Anthony Taylor sold 23,837 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.94, for a total transaction of $1,261,930.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 85,463 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,524,411.22. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In other United Parks & Resorts news, Director Yoshikazu Maruyama sold 12,984 shares of United Parks & Resorts stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.07, for a total transaction of $650,108.88. Following the transaction, the director now owns 41,766 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,091,223.62. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider George Anthony Taylor sold 23,837 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.94, for a total transaction of $1,261,930.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 85,463 shares in the company, valued at $4,524,411.22. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 37,366 shares of company stock valued at $1,938,984 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of United Parks & Resorts

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in United Parks & Resorts in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC bought a new position in United Parks & Resorts during the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Blue Trust Inc. bought a new stake in shares of United Parks & Resorts in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. KBC Group NV bought a new stake in United Parks & Resorts during the 3rd quarter worth about $54,000. Finally, Amalgamated Bank bought a new position in shares of United Parks & Resorts during the third quarter worth $65,000.

About United Parks & Resorts

United Parks & Resorts Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a theme park and entertainment company in the United States. It operates and licenses SeaWorld theme parks in Orlando, Florida; San Antonio, Texas; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and San Diego, California, as well as Busch Gardens theme parks in Tampa, Florida, and Williamsburg, Virginia.