Bally's (BALY) Competitors

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

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

92.7% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Bally's shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 74.9% of Bally's shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is PK or BALY more profitable?

Park Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 2.25% compared to Bally's' net margin of -23.55%. Park Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 0.76% beat Bally's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Park Hotels & Resorts	2.25%	0.76%	0.30%
Bally's	-23.55%	-72.98%	-4.55%

Does the media prefer PK or BALY?

In the previous week, Park Hotels & Resorts had 3 more articles in the media than Bally's. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Park Hotels & Resorts and 3 mentions for Bally's. Park Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Bally's' score of 0.52 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bally's	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, PK or BALY?

Park Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bally's has a beta of 1.96, meaning that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PK or BALY?

Park Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Bally's. Bally'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
Park Hotels & Resorts	$2.60B	0.82	$212M	$0.27	39.61
Bally's	$2.45B	0.27	-$567.75M	-$11.71	-1.17

Do analysts rate PK or BALY?

Park Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.20%. Bally's has a consensus price target of $11.00, suggesting a potential downside of 19.41%. Given Park Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Park Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Bally's.

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
Bally's	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Summary

Park Hotels & Resorts beats Bally's on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.