Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality (PRSU) Competitors

Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) and Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality (NYSE:PRSU) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Do analysts prefer APLD or PRSU?

Applied Digital presently has a consensus price target of $15.18, suggesting a potential downside of 5.41%. Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality has a consensus price target of $29.67, suggesting a potential downside of 20.08%. Given Applied Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Applied Digital is more favorable than Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Applied Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, APLD or PRSU?

Applied Digital has a beta of 6.17, indicating that its share price is 517% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality has a beta of 1.91, indicating that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of APLD or PRSU?

65.7% of Applied Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of Applied Digital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor APLD or PRSU?

In the previous week, Applied Digital had 24 more articles in the media than Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Applied Digital and 1 mentions for Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality. Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Applied Digital's score of 0.70 indicating that Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Applied Digital	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, APLD or PRSU?

Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Digital. Applied Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality, 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
Applied Digital	$144.19M	29.11	-$231.07M	-$1.09	-14.72
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality	$366.49M	2.86	$368.54M	$11.55	3.21

Is APLD or PRSU more profitable?

Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality has a net margin of 51.67% compared to Applied Digital's net margin of -107.22%. Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality's return on equity of 21.30% beat Applied Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Applied Digital	-107.22%	-50.03%	-13.45%
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality	51.67%	21.30%	11.41%

Summary

Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality beats Applied Digital on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.