Park Hotels & Resorts (PK) Competitors

Park Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:PK) and Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PK or HST?

Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Park Hotels & Resorts. Host Hotels & Resorts 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	41.02
Host Hotels & Resorts	$5.68B	2.05	$697M	$0.94	17.99

Is PK or HST more profitable?

Host Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 11.12% compared to Park Hotels & Resorts' net margin of 2.25%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 9.90% beat Park Hotels & Resorts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Park Hotels & Resorts	2.25%	0.76%	0.30%
Host Hotels & Resorts	11.12%	9.90%	5.07%

Is PK or HST a better dividend stock?

Park Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Park Hotels & Resorts pays out 370.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 85.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Park Hotels & Resorts has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Host Hotels & Resorts has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PK or HST?

92.7% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Park Hotels & Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to PK or HST?

In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 7 more articles in the media than Park Hotels & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 7 mentions for Park Hotels & Resorts. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Park Hotels & Resorts' score of 0.78 indicating that Host Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news 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
Host Hotels & Resorts	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PK or HST?

Park Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus target price of $12.18, indicating a potential upside of 9.99%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus target price of $17.88, indicating a potential upside of 5.71%. Given Park Hotels & Resorts' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Park Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Host 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
Host Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Which has more volatility and risk, PK or HST?

Park Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Host Hotels & Resorts beats Park Hotels & Resorts on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.