Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PK or ARMK?

Aramark received 145 more outperform votes than Park Hotels & Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.83% of users gave Aramark an outperform vote while only 53.94% of users gave Park Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Park Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 294 53.94%	Underperform Votes 251 46.06%
Aramark	Outperform Votes 439 61.83%	Underperform Votes 271 38.17%

Is PK or ARMK a better dividend stock?

Park Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Aramark pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Park Hotels & Resorts pays out 63.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aramark pays out 42.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more volatility & risk, PK or ARMK?

Park Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aramark has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PK or ARMK more profitable?

Park Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 12.66% compared to Aramark's net margin of 1.51%. Aramark's return on equity of 14.06% beat Park Hotels & Resorts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Park Hotels & Resorts	12.66%	9.63%	3.91%
Aramark	1.51%	14.06%	3.28%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PK or ARMK?

Aramark has higher revenue and earnings than Park Hotels & Resorts. Park Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aramark, 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	$2.70B	1.04	$97M	$1.57	8.68
Aramark	$17.40B	0.60	$262.52M	$0.99	39.58

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PK or ARMK?

92.7% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Aramark shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to PK or ARMK?

In the previous week, Aramark had 4 more articles in the media than Park Hotels & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Aramark and 4 mentions for Park Hotels & Resorts. Aramark's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Park Hotels & Resorts' score of 0.70 indicating that Aramark is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Park Hotels & Resorts	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aramark	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PK or ARMK?

Park Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus price target of $18.65, suggesting a potential upside of 36.88%. Aramark has a consensus price target of $42.59, suggesting a potential upside of 8.70%. Given Park Hotels & Resorts' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Park Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Aramark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Park Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Aramark	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Summary

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