Kura Sushi USA (KRUS) Competitors

Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:PK) and Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) are both restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PK or KRUS?

92.7% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.5% of Kura Sushi USA shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Kura Sushi USA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, PK or KRUS?

Park Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kura Sushi USA has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PK or KRUS more profitable?

Park Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 2.25% compared to Kura Sushi USA's net margin of -3.48%. Park Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 0.76% beat Kura Sushi USA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Park Hotels & Resorts	2.25%	0.76%	0.30%
Kura Sushi USA	-3.48%	-0.49%	-0.27%

Does the media prefer PK or KRUS?

In the previous week, Park Hotels & Resorts had 5 more articles in the media than Kura Sushi USA. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Park Hotels & Resorts and 2 mentions for Kura Sushi USA. Park Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Kura Sushi USA's score of 0.25 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kura Sushi USA	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer PK or KRUS?

Park Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.65%. Kura Sushi USA has a consensus target price of $93.78, suggesting a potential upside of 57.37%. Given Kura Sushi USA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kura Sushi USA is more favorable than Park Hotels & Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Park Hotels & Resorts	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Kura Sushi USA	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PK or KRUS?

Park Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Kura Sushi USA. Kura Sushi USA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Park Hotels & Resorts, 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	0.85	$212M	$0.27	40.91
Kura Sushi USA	$237.86M	3.03	-$8.80M	-$0.80	-74.49

Summary

Park Hotels & Resorts beats Kura Sushi USA on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.