Park National (PRK) Competitors $143.64 -1.08 (-0.75%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock PRK vs. GGAL, WF, UWMC, COOP, QFIN, BMA, OMF, PFSI, CADE, and VLYShould you be buying Park National stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Park National include Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL), Woori Financial Group (WF), UWM (UWMC), Mr. Cooper Group (COOP), Qifu Technology (QFIN), Banco Macro (BMA), OneMain (OMF), PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI), Cadence Bank (CADE), and Valley National Bancorp (VLY). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Park National vs. Grupo Financiero Galicia Woori Financial Group UWM Mr. Cooper Group Qifu Technology Banco Macro OneMain PennyMac Financial Services Cadence Bank Valley National Bancorp Grupo Financiero Galicia (NASDAQ:GGAL) and Park National (NYSE:PRK) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings. Is GGAL or PRK a better dividend stock? Grupo Financiero Galicia pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Park National pays an annual dividend of $4.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Grupo Financiero Galicia pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Park National pays out 46.0% 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. Grupo Financiero Galicia is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GGAL or PRK? Grupo Financiero Galicia has higher revenue and earnings than Park National. Grupo Financiero Galicia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Park National, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGrupo Financiero Galicia$7.27T0.00$1.28B$6.798.84Park National$520.61M4.46$151.42M$9.3115.43 Do analysts rate GGAL or PRK? Grupo Financiero Galicia currently has a consensus price target of $59.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.73%. Park National has a consensus price target of $181.75, indicating a potential upside of 26.53%. Given Park National's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Park National is more favorable than Grupo Financiero Galicia.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Grupo Financiero Galicia 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Park National 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GGAL or PRK? 62.7% of Park National shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Park National 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. Which has more risk and volatility, GGAL or PRK? Grupo Financiero Galicia has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Park National has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GGAL or PRK? Grupo Financiero Galicia received 351 more outperform votes than Park National when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.31% of users gave Grupo Financiero Galicia an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Park National an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGrupo Financiero GaliciaOutperform Votes35158.31% Underperform Votes25141.69% Park NationalOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes17100.00% Is GGAL or PRK more profitable? Park National has a net margin of 23.46% compared to Grupo Financiero Galicia's net margin of 0.00%. Park National's return on equity of 12.31% beat Grupo Financiero Galicia's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Grupo Financiero GaliciaN/A N/A N/A Park National 23.46%12.31%1.50% Does the media refer more to GGAL or PRK? In the previous week, Park National had 13 more articles in the media than Grupo Financiero Galicia. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Park National and 4 mentions for Grupo Financiero Galicia. Grupo Financiero Galicia's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Park National's score of 0.36 indicating that Grupo Financiero Galicia is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Grupo Financiero Galicia 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Park National 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryGrupo Financiero Galicia and Park National tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Park National News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PRK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PRK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPark NationalNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.32B$20.45B$10.76B$18.33BDividend Yield3.02%3.90%5.83%4.23%P/E Ratio15.4311.6821.5630.99Price / Sales4.462.6125.4625.38Price / Cash18.7211.1617.6217.53Price / Book1.871.082.564.26Net Income$151.42M$2.17B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.50%-0.82%-0.07%-1.29%1 Month Performance-8.04%-5.43%-3.71%-7.34%1 Year Performance15.42%15.60%534.20%1.23% Park National Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRKPark National2.9859 of 5 stars$143.64-0.7%$181.75+26.5%+14.9%$2.32B$520.61M15.431,790GGALGrupo Financiero Galicia2.4419 of 5 stars$61.37+13.9%$59.00-3.9%+115.7%$9.05B$7.27T9.0412,012News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeWFWoori Financial Group3.5036 of 5 stars$33.82+0.4%N/A+17.2%$8.37B$12.62T4.40150Short Interest ↑News CoverageUWMCUWM3.2112 of 5 stars$4.74+8.5%$7.25+53.0%-24.4%$7.58B$1.42B-20.618,000Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageCOOPMr. Cooper Group4.7071 of 5 stars$116.37+5.8%$119.78+2.9%+51.5%$7.40B$3.02B11.436,600Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsQFINQifu Technology3.7931 of 5 stars$38.95+7.1%$45.10+15.8%+111.3%$6.14B$14.04B7.882,199Short Interest ↑Positive NewsBMABanco Macro3.101 of 5 stars$91.00+15.4%$50.83-44.1%+86.9%$5.81B$3.23T7.988,000Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeOMFOneMain4.9886 of 5 stars$44.11+2.2%$58.17+31.9%-4.5%$5.27B$4.54B10.409,200News CoveragePositive NewsPFSIPennyMac Financial Services4.9743 of 5 stars$97.89+4.9%$122.67+25.3%+10.5%$5.03B$2.41B16.764,140Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsCADECadence Bank4.6594 of 5 stars$27.52+1.2%$38.09+38.4%+4.6%$5.01B$921.95M9.946,570Upcoming EarningsVLYValley National Bancorp4.6737 of 5 stars$8.06+2.4%$10.67+32.3%+9.7%$4.51B$1.84B11.683,830Short Interest ↑ Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GGAL Alternatives WF Alternatives UWMC Alternatives COOP Alternatives QFIN Alternatives BMA Alternatives OMF Alternatives PFSI Alternatives CADE Alternatives VLY Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PRK) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryThe crypto summit Wall Street wants to stop Learn how to structure your portfolio like the top hedge funds...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump’s betrayal exposed Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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