Studio City Ih (MSC) Competitors

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

Is PK or MSC 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
Park Hotels & Resorts	4.90%	2.65%	1.05%
Studio City Ih	-15.56%	-14.77%	-3.23%

Which has better valuation & earnings, PK or MSC?

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
Park Hotels & Resorts	$2.60B	0.81	$212M	$0.59	17.95
Studio City Ih	$639.15M	1.42	-$105.83M	-$0.50	-8.60

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PK or MSC?

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

Do analysts recommend PK or MSC?

Park Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus target price of $12.11, indicating a potential upside of 14.36%. Given Park Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Park Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Studio City Ih.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, PK or MSC?

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

Does the media favor PK or MSC?

In the previous week, Park Hotels & Resorts had 3 more articles in the media than Studio City Ih. MarketBeat recorded 9 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 0.69 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Summary

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