Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) Competitors

Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:PK) and Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer PK or WING?

In the previous week, Wingstop had 11 more articles in the media than Park Hotels & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Wingstop and 17 mentions for Park Hotels & Resorts. Park Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Wingstop's score of 0.58 indicating that Park Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Park Hotels & Resorts	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wingstop	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PK or WING a better dividend stock?

Park Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Wingstop pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Park Hotels & Resorts pays out 99.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Wingstop pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has better earnings & valuation, PK or WING?

Park Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Wingstop. Park Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wingstop, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Park Hotels & Resorts	$2.60B	0.75	$97M	$1.01	9.59
Wingstop	$625.81M	10.02	$70.18M	$3.71	60.56

Which has more volatility and risk, PK or WING?

Park Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wingstop has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PK or WING more profitable?

Wingstop has a net margin of 17.37% compared to Park Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 8.16%. Park Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 5.63% beat Wingstop's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Park Hotels & Resorts	8.16%	5.63%	2.27%
Wingstop	17.37%	-21.59%	20.86%

Do analysts rate PK or WING?

Park Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus price target of $16.39, indicating a potential upside of 69.15%. Wingstop has a consensus price target of $348.23, indicating a potential upside of 55.00%. Given Park Hotels & Resorts' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Park Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Wingstop.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Park Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Wingstop	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PK or WING?

92.7% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Wingstop shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PK or WING?

Wingstop received 310 more outperform votes than Park Hotels & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.80% of users gave Wingstop an outperform vote while only 53.25% of users gave Park Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Park Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 295 53.25%	Underperform Votes 259 46.75%
Wingstop	Outperform Votes 605 61.80%	Underperform Votes 374 38.20%

Summary

Wingstop beats Park Hotels & Resorts on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.