NYSE:PRKS United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) Stock Price, News & Analysis $30.16 -0.92 (-2.95%) As of 01:45 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About United Parks & Resorts Stock (NYSE:PRKS) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get United Parks & Resorts alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$29.90▼$31.4050-Day Range$30.57▼$45.4952-Week Range$28.77▼$52.03Volume227,250 shsAverage Volume926,156 shsMarket Capitalization$1.37 billionP/E Ratio11.88Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$45.40Consensus RatingHold Company Overview United Parks & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: PRKS) is a theme park and entertainment company that owns and operates a portfolio of destination amusement and water parks in the United States. Its properties combine rides, live entertainment, animal exhibits, educational experiences, seasonal events and hospitality-related offerings. The company’s portfolio includes SeaWorld parks in Orlando, San Antonio and San Diego; Busch Gardens parks in Tampa and Williamsburg, Virginia; Sesame Place parks in Pennsylvania and California; and water parks and attractions such as Aquatica, Adventure Island, Water Country USA and Discovery Cove. Its parks offer roller coasters, family attractions, water-based activities, animal encounters and interactive experiences designed for regional and destination visitors. United Parks & Resorts was formerly known as SeaWorld Entertainment and adopted its current name in 2024. The company traces its roots to SeaWorld, which opened in San Diego in 1964, and has expanded through the development and acquisition of multiple theme park and water park brands. Its operations are concentrated across several U.S. markets, including Florida, Texas, California, Virginia and Pennsylvania.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More United Parks & Resorts Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks92nd Percentile Overall ScorePRKS MarketRank™: 4.58854860186 of 5 starsUnited Parks & Resorts scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 90th out of 483 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingUnited Parks & Resorts has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialUnited Parks & Resorts has a consensus price target of $45.40, representing about 51.1% upside from its current price of $30.04.Amount of Analyst CoverageUnited Parks & Resorts has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about United Parks & Resorts' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth17.89% Earnings GrowthEarnings for United Parks & Resorts are expected to grow by 17.89% in the coming year, from $2.85 to $3.36 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of United Parks & Resorts is 11.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.71.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of United Parks & Resorts is 11.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.17.Price to Earnings Growth RatioUnited Parks & Resorts has a PEG Ratio of 2.87. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Read more about United Parks & Resorts' valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted11.96% of the float of United Parks & Resorts has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverUnited Parks & Resorts has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.39.Change versus previous monthShort interest in United Parks & Resorts has recently decreased by 7.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldUnited Parks & Resorts does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthUnited Parks & Resorts does not have a long track record of dividend growth. News and Social Media3.7 / 5News Sentiment0.85 News SentimentUnited Parks & Resorts has a news sentiment score of 0.85. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for United Parks & Resorts this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for PRKS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added United Parks & Resorts to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, United Parks & Resorts insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $333,759.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders1.70% of the stock of United Parks & Resorts is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsUnited Parks & Resorts has minimal institutional ownership at this time.Read more about United Parks & Resorts' insider trading history. Receive PRKS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for United Parks & Resorts and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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Download your copy now and lock it in at no cost, regardless of future pricing.October 23 at 1:00 AM | Profits Run (Ad)United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) Gets a Hold from CitiOctober 9, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comWhy United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) Stock Is Trading Lower TodayOctober 8, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comUNITED PARKS & RESORTS INC. ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2026 EARNINGS RELEASE DATE AND CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATIONOctober 8, 2026 | prnewswire.comUnited Parks & Resorts (PRKS) Could Be 32% Below Fair Value As Leadership Changes LandSeptember 29, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comDoes United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) New Leadership Split Reframe Its Core Operational Turnaround Story?September 28, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines PRKS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PRKS shares performed this year? United Parks & Resorts' stock was trading at $36.32 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, PRKS stock has decreased by 17.3% and is now trading at $30.04. How were United Parks & Resorts' earnings last quarter? United Parks & Resorts Inc. (NYSE:PRKS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 4th. The company reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.67 by $0.33. The firm's revenue was down 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Is United Parks & Resorts doing a stock buyback? United Parks & Resorts' board authorized a stock repurchase plan on Friday, September 5th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $0 in shares, according to EventVestor. This permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued. When did United Parks & Resorts IPO? United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) raised $663 million in an IPO on Friday, April 19th 2013. The company issued 26,000,000 shares at $24.00-$27.00 per share. Who are United Parks & Resorts' major shareholders? Top institutional investors of United Parks & Resorts include Pinnacle Associates Ltd. (1.39%), Inspire Investing LLC (0.04%), Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC (0.02%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher L Finazzo, George Anthony Taylor, James Mikolaichik, Yoshikazu Maruyama, Kyle Robert Miller, Christopher Dold, James W Forrester Jr, Byron Surrett and Jayson Maxwell. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of United Parks & Resorts? Shares of PRKS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Company Calendar Last Earnings8/04/2026Today10/23/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/05/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (1m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 PRKS's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. PRKS has been in this zone for over one month. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConsumer Discretionary Industry Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Sub-IndustryLeisure Facilities Current SymbolNYSE:PRKS Previous SymbolNYSE:PRKS CIK1564902 Webwww.unitedparks.com Phone407-226-5011Fax302-655-5049Employees16,200Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for United Parks & Resorts$45.40 High Price Target$55.00 Low Price Target$34.00 Potential Upside/Downside+48.6%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.29 Research Coverage14 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.54 Trailing P/E Ratio12.07 Forward P/E Ratio10.72 P/E Growth2.87Net Income$168.35 million Net Margins8.11% Pretax Margin11.06% Return on Equity-27.85% Return on Assets5.04% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.48 Quick Ratio0.36 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.66 billion Price / Sales0.83 Cash Flow$6.38 per share Price / Cash Flow4.79 Book Value($7.99) per share Price / Book-3.82Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares45,340,000Free Float44,570,000Market Cap$1.39 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.25 The Infrastructure's Backbone: 10 Stocks Powering the AI BuildoutThe AI boom extends far beyond the biggest tech names. 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