Portillo's (PTLO) Competitors

Portillo's (NASDAQ:PTLO) and Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:PK) are both restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor PTLO or PK?

In the previous week, Portillo's had 30 more articles in the media than Park Hotels & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Portillo's and 6 mentions for Park Hotels & Resorts. Park Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Portillo's' score of 0.60 indicating that Park Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Portillo's	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Park Hotels & Resorts	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer PTLO or PK?

Portillo's currently has a consensus target price of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 62.34%. Park Hotels & Resorts has a consensus target price of $12.11, suggesting a potential upside of 9.16%. Given Portillo's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Portillo's is more favorable than Park Hotels & Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Portillo's	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Park Hotels & Resorts	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09

Is PTLO or PK more profitable?

Portillo's has a net margin of 4.19% compared to Park Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 2.25%. Portillo's' return on equity of 6.25% beat Park Hotels & Resorts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Portillo's	4.19%	6.25%	2.03%
Park Hotels & Resorts	2.25%	0.76%	0.30%

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

98.3% of Portillo's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Portillo's shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, PTLO or PK?

Portillo's has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Park Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, PTLO or PK?

Park Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Portillo's. Portillo's 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
Portillo's	$710.55M	0.81	$29.52M	$0.45	17.11
Park Hotels & Resorts	$2.60B	0.85	$212M	$0.27	41.09

Summary

Portillo's beats Park Hotels & Resorts on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.