Studio City Ih (MSC) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, MSC or PK?

Studio City Ih has a beta of -0.13, suggesting that its share price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Park Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to MSC or PK?

In the previous week, Park Hotels & Resorts had 2 more articles in the media than Studio City Ih. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Park Hotels & Resorts and 6 mentions for Studio City Ih. Park Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Studio City Ih's score of 0.61 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
Studio City Ih	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Park Hotels & Resorts	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MSC or PK more profitable?

Park Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 4.90% compared to Studio City Ih's net margin of -15.56%. Park Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 2.65% beat Studio City Ih's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Studio City Ih	-15.56%	-14.77%	-3.23%
Park Hotels & Resorts	4.90%	2.65%	1.05%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MSC or PK?

92.7% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.9% of Studio City Ih shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer MSC or PK?

Park Hotels & Resorts has a consensus target price of $12.11, indicating a potential upside of 11.98%. Given Park Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Park Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Studio City Ih.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Studio City Ih	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Park Hotels & Resorts	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MSC or PK?

Park Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Studio City Ih. Studio City Ih 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
Studio City Ih	$639.15M	1.40	-$105.83M	-$0.50	-8.48
Park Hotels & Resorts	$2.59B	0.83	$212M	$0.59	18.33

Summary

Park Hotels & Resorts beats Studio City Ih on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.